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2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash · 333645 · 2002-02-06

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

MY WIFE HAD HER 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN PARK ON A FAIRLY LEVEL SURFACE, SHE GOT OUT OF HER VEHICLE TO CHECK ON SOME YOUNG PEOPLE. WHEN SHE GOT OU A FRIEND OF HERS IN ANOTHER SUV YELLED THAT HER JEEP WAS MOVING. SHE LOOKED BACK THE JEEP JUMPED A CURB RAN OVER FOUR 20 YEAR OLD SHRUBS THEN HIT A LAMP POST. THE VEHICLE DID NOT START MOVING UNTIL SHE WAS 20-30 FEET FROM THE JEEP. I REPORTED THIS TO JEEP, THAY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR WHO AGREED WITH ME THAT THE JEEP HAD TO BE IN GEAR TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ENOUGH MOMENTEUM TO JUMP THE CURB AND RUN OVER THE SHRUBS AND HIT THE LAMP POST. JEEP DENIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT FAULT, REFUSED TO REPAIR SMALL DAMAGE, THANK GOD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN MY DRIVE WAY WITH MY 28 MONTH OLD GIRL ANYWHERE NEAR THE JEEP. THIS IS A SAFTEY PROBLEM AND I NEED HELP. THANK YOU. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
757855
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