# 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `324131` · 2001-11-21 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
I PULLED INTO MY SON'S DRIVE-WAY TO PICK HIM UP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON WHILE I WAITED FOR HIM TO COME OUT. HE WAS SAYING SOMETHING TO ME SO I OPENED THE DOOR AND STOOD SO I COULD HEAR HIM. HE WAS ASKING FOR ME TO COME INSIDE. STANDING BESIDE THE JEEP WITH THE DOOR OPEN, I REACHED IN TO SHUT SHUT THE CAR OFF. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN IT STARTED GOING BACKWARDS. THE CAR HIT ME AND KNOCKED ME DOWN. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE CEMENT. MY SON RAN AFTER THE CAR AND STOPPED IT FROM GOING ACROSS THE STREET. THEN HE TOOK ME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. I HAD A CT SCAN AND SUFFERED HEAD AND TISSUE INJURIES, INCLUDING BLACK EYE (WEAR GLASSES), HEAD LUMP, NECK, FOREHEAD AND TEMPLE BRUISING, BRUISED SHOULDER, BRUISED BEHIND, BRUISED ARM AND BRUISED LEG.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*