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2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash1 injured · 324999 · 2001-11-30

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, I PUT MY JEEP INTO PARK WITH THE ENGINE IDLING. I GOT OUT OF THE JEEP, WALKED UP MY DRIVEWAY AND PICKED UP MY NEWSPAPER. WHEN I TURNED AROUND I SAW MY JEEP ROLL UP OVER THE CURB AND ACROSS MY FRONT LAWN. I RAN AFTER THE JEEP AND JUST AS I WAS JUMPING INTO THE DRIVER SEAT, I WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE JEEP, WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CRASHED INTO A STREET LAMP POST AND SMASHED INTO ME. MY JEEP ROLLED DOWN THE ROAD AND THROUGH NEIGHBOR'S YARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY .2 OF A MILE. MY JEEP CASHED INTO AND DAMAGED A CABLE AND TELEPHONE UTILITY BOX, TWO SECTIONS OF A WROUGHT IRON FENCE, 2 SECTIONS OF A WOODEN PRIVACY FENCE, BUSHES, ONE TREE, AN ELECTRIC OUTLET AND TWO CLAPBOARDS ON THE BOTTOM OF A HOUSE. WHEN I FINALLY CAUGHT UP TO MY JEEP IT WAS STILL IDLING AND THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PARK.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
755129
Machine
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