# 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `350834` · 2001-09-06 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR SHIFT IN THE PARK POSITION WITH THEN ENGINE STILL RUNNING, CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, TURNED TO GO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR, AND REALIZED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK IN THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT, BUT HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE ACCELERATOR, WHICH THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL BACKWARD ULTIMATELY ROLLING OVER THE CONSUMER CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY.*JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*