# 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `333645` · 2002-02-06 · 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
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
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