NHTSA Complaint #10882252 — 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

I HAVE HAD 2 INCIDENTS RELATING TO THE VEHICLE NOT PROPERLY ENGAGING IN PARK, DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MECHANISM. IN ONE INSTANCE I EXITED THE VEHICLE ASSUMING IT WAS IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, ROLLED FORWARD UNTIL STRIKING THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE AS WELL AS THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS FORTUNATE THE VEHICLE WAS ANGLED TOWARDS THE HOUSE, OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH MY BACK YARD INTO ANOTHER PART OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OUT OF MY GARAGE. AGAIN, I EXITED THE VEHICLE, THINKING IT WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY IN REVERSE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK INTO MY GARAGE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY JUMP BACK INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE AND APPLY THE BRAKES IN TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO SO THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STRUCK THE SIDE OF MY GARAGE WITH AN OPEN DOOR.