# 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `324837` · 2001-11-29 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
THE CAR WAS IDLING IN PARK AND IT SUDDENLY SLIPPED INTO REVERSE.  THE DRIVER HAD BEEN OUT OF THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS WHEN THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY SLID INTO EITHER REVERSE OR NEUTRAL.  FORTUNATELY, THE DRIVER CHASED THE CAR DOWN, JUMPED INTO THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR AWAY FROM STUDENTS WHO WERE WALKING NEARBY.  OTHERWISE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROHPE.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*