Vehicle when in park will put itself into reverse and accelerate .
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission complaints
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While taking out a stroller and putting it on side, parking pawl jumped from park to reverse, making vehicle to crash into a tree. Consumer had contacted manufacturer, and they said they will send a technician to dealer area to inspect vehicle. *ak the gear shift would stick due to a design flaw.
Lever will shift from drive one to drive two. Dealer is inspecting vehicle at owner's expense. Please provide additional information.
Transmission would slip out of gear and rpms would rise. This would cause vehicle to jerk forward while driving. Problem only happens when gears are between 2nd & 3rd, and traveling between 25 and 45mph.
Vehicle jumped from park to reverse. Consumer was not parked on a incline. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further details.
Vehicle jumped from park to reverse causing driver's side door to be knocked off the hinges. It continued moving and hit a parked vehicle. Finally it stopped when it hit the wall. Repairs totaled three thousand dollars. Dealer has been contacted.*ak consumer suffered injuries.
After parking vehicle inside garage while still running consumer got out of vehicle, and was standing on the side. Without any indication, vehicle traveled backward, pulling consumer out of garage, and bending driver's side door while traveling down driveway. Please provide further informaton.
While still running put vehicle in park to get out for a few minutes, and consumer noticed a clicking noise. Soon after vehicle was traveling backwards in parking lot, running into another vehicle . Please provide further information.
While putting vehicle into park to get out for a few minutes engine was running. Consumer soon noticed vehicle traveling backwards in parking lot, running into another vehicle. Please provide further information.
Consumer stepped out of vehicle while it was parked and still running, without any indication the vehicle went into reverse, knocking consumer down and bent the drivers side door and left side frame.
When putting vehicle in park it would slip out of gear . Also, can't start vehicle unless it is in neutral or pushed back into park.
Nothing happened to the air bags. My concern was for information on the parking gear for my vehicle.
When shifting from park to reverse gear jumps back into park. T dealer has been notified.
Pe01-021, vehicle was idling in park when it shifted out of park into reverse on its own with 4 month child in vehicle, and it rolled backwards, hitting a stone wall.
While idling in park vehicle jumped into reverse, resulting in a collision. Please provide additional information.
Vehicle was parked with engine running, emergency brake not applied, and vehicle suddenly went backward. Door was opened, consumer was able to jump in and shut off engine. Consumer suffered slight injuries. No damage to vehicle.*ak
I left the vehicle idling in park in my driveway. I walked across the road to get my mail. When I got back into my vehicle, it started backing up. I slammed on the brakes to try to stop it. It went backwards across the road, down an incline, and stopped when it ran into my neighbor's fence.
Consumer placed the vehicle in park and went out of vehicle to drop some mail, driver's side door was opened. After she got out of vehicle it then jumped out of gear and into reverse, causing door to fall off. Dealer did not find defect for transmission. *ak
Vehicle was in park while engine was still running. Within minutes vehicle started to roll backwards. Vehicle came to a stop when it hit house.
Consumer stopped at a gas station, got out and left the vehicle running. Consumer was told the vehicle was moving backwards, and by the time the consumer got in, vehicle had already hit another vehicle. Both vehicles were damaged. A week before, consumer took the vehicle to dealer because of hearing a grinding sound when in reverse. Dealer at that time replaced the valve system. *ak the shifter cable was loose right after the valve work had been completed.
Vehicle was parked with engine running, emergency brake not applied. Vehicle suddenly went backward, came to stop when it hit another vehicle. Damage to vehicle was $1100.00.
Consumer's vehicle was in park and idling. Consumer exited vehicle and it started moving backwards towards her. Consumer was knocked down, and was unable to stop vehicle before it crashed into another car across the street. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
While parked with engine idling, vehicle jumped from park to reverse, resulting in a collision. Dealer has inspected and repaired vehicle. *ak consumer had attempted to stop vehicle, but was unable to. Brake/rotor problem.
I left car idling in park, went in house and about five minutes later I looked out the window and saw the car backing out of driveway and it crashed into a tree. This was on level ground. I contacted local dealer and they said that it must have been my fault. This car ultimately went back to dealer on the lemon law in august of 99. The dials went off when I was traveling, the air went off, the locks wouldn't work nor the air conditioning. This would last a few minutes and then come back on. It went back to the dealer about ten times and for more than thirty days. I tried to have them take back the car but they refused so I went the lemon law route. I do not know where the car is now. I will forward to you in another email what I wrote into your regional office on friday night.
Having backed my car out of the garage , I realized I had left something in the house that I needed. I put the car in park, it was idling when I got out of the car. Before entering my house I glanced over my shoulder and saw my jeep rolling back down the driveway to eventually crash into a tree on my property.
While vehicle was parked in garage. Engine running. And car was in park, driver side car door was opened and driver started to step out of car. Car began rolling backwards and driver was able to jump back in car and put in park, after car had hit the garage door.
Engine was running while in park, (driver was outside of the car) car slipped into reverse and drove itself across a field and hit a fence.
The vehicle went into reverse while idling in park. *k
Poped into reverse and hit another truck. While I was 8 ft away.
Vehicle was in park at our mailbox, suddenly started moving backwards, in attempt to jump in door knocked me down and the vehicle ran over my leg.
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