POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Miles at failure
37,498
Speed
3 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS PLACED IN "PARK" WITH ENGINE ON AND LEFT VACANT WHILE OWNER WALKED TO NEARBY HOUSING COMPLEX MAILBOXE. THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, INTO REVERSE, AND STRUCK THE OWNER AND THE BUILDING BEFORE OWNER RE-ENTERED VEHICLE AND REGAINED CONTROL. THE OWNER SUFFERED A SIGNIFICANT SCRATCH, ABOUT SEVEN INCHES LONG, ON WAIST AND SCRATCHES AND BRUISING ON THIGH, NOW SWOLLEN AND CAUSING A LIMP. VEHICLE'S TAILGATE IS SMASHED IN, BUMPER SCRAPED AND REAR WIPER BENT. *JB