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

crash1 injured · 333295 · 2002-02-05

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2001
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
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

VEHICLE WENT FROM PARK TO ROLLING FORWARD. I JUMPED IN TO BRAKE BUT VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. ROLLED FORWARD HITTING MY HOUSE AND KEPT GOING ACROSS LAWN AND HIT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. COPS DID NOT REPORT WHAT I TOLD THEM HAPPENED INSTEAD THEY WROTE WHAT THEY THOUGHT HAPPENED BUT THE FACT IS THAT THE VEHICLE MOVED WHEN IT SHOULDN'T HAVE, BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND, AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. HOW CAN I PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR EVEN AFTER THEY FIX IT?*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
757835
Machine
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