Jeep was in "park" in the garage - within 10 minutes of parking the jeep rolled out of the garage and down the driveway impacting a parked vehicle on the street. The jeep was found to be in park after the crash.
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission complaints
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While vehicle was in park with engine running and driver's side door open vehicle unexpectedly rolled backwards, hitting another vehicle. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
While in park vehicle jumped into reverse, hitting consumer.*ak
Consumer is experienced transmission problem such as the gears slipping.
Car was in park and engine was running when it jumped into reverse. Dealer checked out car and told me nothing was wrong.
Jeep jumped out of park into reverse while driver was exiting the vehicle resulting in an accident that caused massive head trauma requiring surgery and rehabilitation.
After starting vehicle it moves backwards before shifting into gear. This problem occurs only after the vehicle has been started. Dealer has been contacted. Nlm
While vehicle was in park and idling, it started rolling backwards and knocked owner to the ground, rolling over the bottom portion of her left calf muscle and causing several bruises, vehicle rolled across a section of the highway, and was stopped when it crashed into a guardrail, dealership was in possession of vehicle, but has not informed consumer as to any findings, consumer stated the problem has since occured on 2 other occasions, in which the transmission locked up, since this incident the vehiclehas been leaking when it rains on the passenger side, most likely a result of the impact.*jg
Vehicle was in park when it jumped out of gear and hit another vehicle. Both cars were totalled. Please provide any further information.
Vehicle jumped out of park and started rolling backwards after it had been put into park gear, and the key was removed from ignition. Consumer was able to stop vehicle, resulting in no injuries. Dealership examined vehicle, and could not reproduce the problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
Replaced right front sway bar link,/ axel assembly2-6-2001/ pinion seal 10-25-00.
On 11-12-01, I drove my jeep grand cherokee up to my workshop behind the house. I got out the jeep leaving the drivers door open, the engine was running, and the shifter was in park ! As I walked in front the jeep, it suddenly started moving backwards. I ran around to the driver side, but it was picking up speed. It moved backwards about 10 -15 yds before I caught up with it and jumped inside the drivers side to apply the brake. Had I not reached the brake, it would have slammed in my neighbors house. This is not the first time this has happened. I reported a similar incident in august 2000. At that time it did break the taillight on the jeep, dented the tailgate structure, and scraped the paint when it knocked down my pump house. Basically, this is a dangeous situation! As I said, this is the second time this has happened and I will never leave my engine running with the transmission in park. I strongly suggest this matter be looked into. I paid a lot of money for the jeep grand cherokee and now I can not trust it in park. Knowing this, I would never buy another one, nor suggest anyone else buy one either!
My car was in park and idling when I got out of the car to get something off the ground. When I got out, the car started rolling backwards and hit a car parked behind me. When I got back in the car, transmission had slipped into reverse.
Our jeep grand cherokee pinned our 2 children ages 2 and 4 between it and another car after being placed into park and jumping into reverse. It required both to be air evac'd to maricopa medical center for eval and treatment. We asked the dealership to check the transmission because it had jumped into reverse, they couldn't find a problem and stated they couldn't recreate it. No one was in the vehicle at the time that it popped into reverse. I hope this problem will be taken care of, we were told unless someone dies nothing can be done, fortunately we did not suffer any fatalities. We have since turned in the vehicle, if necessary I can try to provide the VIN number.
My car was running and it park, it automatically shifted into reverse, had my child in the car was adjusting his seat belt and I had to jump back into my car and step on the park. Narrowly missed rolling into the path of a semi-truck.
Consumer placed the transmission in park and then waited several seconds before exiting the vehicle. As she was exiting the vehicle, the jeep started to move in reverse and the driver's door knocked her to the ground. The tire of the jeep then ran over her legs. The vehicle continued to travel in reverse, made a turn to the left, drove over a curb and collided with a building. The vehicle then apparently shifted into forward gear as it travelled forward through a garden and failed before stopping in a group of trees. Yd
Jeep jumps backward while in park or stopped at a light. Very dangerous with 2 children at home. I am afraid I will hit someone behind me because the jeep will just 'jerk' beckwards with no warning. I would like information on how to get this corrected. I have called several dealers in the cleveland area, and none of them will admit to having any 'knowledge' of this problem.
After placing my SUV in park "to the best of my knowledge" it slipped into reverse while I was exiting the can and pinned me under the front tire. It required a hospital visit, and never happened again. I recently read that others have encountered the same problems with their jeeps and felt that I should report the incident.
While placing vehicle in park and getting out of vehicle, the gear slipped out of park and vehicle rolled backward between two trees while doors were open. *ak
Consumer put gear into park and started to exit vehicle. Vehicle suddenly started rolling backwards, and in an attempt to stop, attempted to apply pressure to brake pedal, but instead consumer's foot applied pressure to accelerator pedal. This resulted in vehicle accelerating backwards, and crashing into another vehicle. Please provide any additional information / attachments.
Vehicle was in park and motor was running when it jumped into reverse. Vehicle backed into tree and damaged left front door.
Vehicle was on an incline, the emergancy brake was on, while vehicle rolled back in to water. When the vehicle pulled out of the water the emergency brake was still on.
Pe 01 021/roll away in park: vehicle was parked and idling while parked in driveway when inadvertently it jumped out of gear into reverse, hit two trees and a large boulder. Manufacturer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information on this matter.
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.
Vehicle was placed in park to open gate, went through the gate, stopped vehicle again placed in parked, got out of vehicle to close gate, upon closing the gate, consumer looked up and saw that vehicle was in reverse and coming toward her, the vehicle crashed through the gate damaging the entire drivers side of vehicle.
Consumer left vehicle in idle position when getting out of vehicle. Then, vehicle went into reverse, and ran into a car trailer before stopping. Contacted dealer.
Vehicle was parked with engine running, came out of park and into reverse causing a collision, claim 45-0068-534.
While parked and idling, vehicle jumped into reverse causing damage, claim 42-8422-356.
Vehicle was parked with parking brake engaged and it jumped out of gear and rolled backward, claim 14-1154-955.
Consumer did not see incident, however assumes vehicle jumped out of park and went into reverse hitting a wall, and then went into drive hitting a vehicle, claim 32-v347-010.
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