NHTSA Complaint #892707 — 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE

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

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	892707
Vehicle	1996 JEEP CHEROKEE
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Date of Incident	January 16, 2001
Date Filed	July 13, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NC

Consumer Description

ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITH VEHICLE RUNNING AND SHIFTING GEAR INTO PARK POSITON, VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERESE ON ITS OWN FROM PARK, ROLLING BACKWARDS. INSURANCE HAS COVERED SOME COST OF DAMAGE, BUT DID NOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK CONSUMER HAS MADE SIX TRIPS TO THE AUTO SHOP TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES, ON THE FIRST OCCAISON, CONSUMER WAS ALMOST PINNED BETWEEN THE WALL AND VEHICLE, THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE RAN INTO THE HOUSE CAUSING DAMAGES WHILE KIDS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. *SLC

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