# 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `340453` · 2002-03-25 · 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:** CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING SINCE DECEMBER 2001.   CONSUMER WOULD PUT TRUCK IN PARK AND IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR.  ONCE HE THOUGHT THAT  HAD PLACED  VEHICLE  IN PARK, AND FOUND THAT HE HAD TO JUMP BACK INTO VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS GOING BACKWARD.  VEHICLE  IN  REPAIR SHOP REPLACING  TRANSMISSION.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*