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1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

1 injured · 350684 · 2001-09-19

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK, GOT OUT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO MOVE BACKWARDS, CONSUMER TRIED TO GET IN THE VEHICLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE DOOR HIT HER AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN, VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, CONSUMER REPORTED INCIDENT TO MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE STATING THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENGAGED.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
563166
Machine
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