NHTSA Complaint #892276 — 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	892276
Vehicle	1996 JEEP CHEROKEE
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Date of Incident	June 30, 2001
Date Filed	July 10, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

PE01021; VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHILE CONSUMER HOOKED A BOAT TO THE BACK OF VEHICLE. BOAT WEIGHED LESS THAN A 1,000 LBS. VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, HITTING SIDE OF THE TRAILER AND INTO LAKE HOUSTON UNDER 12FT OF WATER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER HAD NOT MADE ANY CONTACTS TO MANUFACTURER AND DEALER AT THIS TIME*AK. CONSUMER STATES WHILE LOADING BOAT ONTO THE TRAILER, ALL 4 WHEELS OF THE JEEP WERE NOT IN THE WATER, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, CONSUMER LEANED IN VEHICLE TO TURN KEY OFF WHEN IT BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARD, BOTH THE TRAILER AND THE JEEP WENT COMPLETELY UNDERWATER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STILL ON AND THE TIRES WERE ROLLING. *SLC

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