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1999 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash1 injured · 324682 · 2001-11-29

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, THEN HAD TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE, LEFT IT IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING, AS HE STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE, IT STARTED GOING BACKWARD. HE WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN GARAGE WALL AND DRIVER DOOR. HE MANAGED TO GET IN TO VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. CONSUMER SUFFERED BRUISES. DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, VEHICLE STILL AT DEALERSHIP.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
899654
Machine
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