1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN PARK IT HAD ROLLED ACROSS THE STREET INTO NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK *SLC THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN FROM WHERE IT WAS STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. *YH

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE IDLING, IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN PARK IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS, KNOCKING CONSUMER DOWN AND DRAGGING HER INTO A NEIGHBOR'S YARD. VEHICLE IMPACTED A MAIL BOX, AND STOPPED WHEN IT STRUCK A HOUSE. CONSUMER SUFFERED HEAD LACERATIONS, SCARS ON HER FOREHEAD, AND A BROKEN LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED SURGERY. PLATE AND 9 SCREWS INSTALLED DURING OPERATION. ALSO, THERE WAS A BACK INJURY, AND SHE WAS CONFINED TO BED FOR 6 WEEKS. MANUFACTURER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A REASON FOR PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT ENGAGED, WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD. DRIVER DOOR WAS OPEN, DOOR WAS BENT BACK BY CONCRETE PILLAR. CONSUMER RAN AFTER VEHICLE, JUMPED IN AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. DAMAGE WAS $ 2500.00 TO $ 3000.00.*AK *SLC

IN MAY 1998, I WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH OUR FIRST CHILD. I HAD PULLED OUR NEW JEEP UP TO THE MAILBOX & LEFT IT IDLING IN PARK. THE NEXT THING I KNOW I AM AT THE MAILBOX & THE JEEP HAS ROLLED BACK INTO A PARKED TRUCK. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE OTHER DRIVER & I BOTH NOTICED THAT THE JEEP WAS STILL RUNINNG & IT WAS STILL IN PARK. I CTOLD THE DEALER THAT IT HAD OBVIOISLY SLIIPED OUT OF GEAR BUT HE BASICALLY BLAMED IT ON ME. HE SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT I WAS SO PREGNANT I PROBABLY FORGOT TO PUT IT IN PARK. FIRST OF ALL, I DIDN;T REVERSE UP TO THE MAILBOXES AND SECOND I WAS A 9 MONTH PREGNANT WOMAN WHO WAS NOT CAPABLE OF JUMPING OUT OF A MOVING V=CAR! THE CAR STAYED STILL LONG ENOUGHT FOR ME TO UNDO MY SEATBELT, OPEN THE DOOR & LEAVE IT OPEN AND CLEAR THE DOORWAY. I KNEW I HAD PUT IT IN PARK BUT THEY REFUSED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. I PAID MY DEDUCTIBLE AND WENT AND HAD MY DAUGHTER. I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS & THEY DID WORK ON THE GEAR SHIFT ONE MORE TIME. I KNOW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE JEEP SO I HOPE THIS HELPS YOUR INVESTIGATION. MY LEASE ON THE JEEP WAS UP MAY 2001 SO I HAVE TURNED THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. THANK YOU. SHELLEY CARSON. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT ENGAGED, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD, ACROSS ROAD INTO WOODED AREA. STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A TREE. DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO INJURIES.*AK VEHICLE SUSTAINED $1810.72 IN DAMAGES. *SLC

PE 01 021: WHILE PARKED AND IDLING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, AND HIT A PARKED CAR AND INJURE THE CONSUMER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT USED, WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARDS ABOUT 150 FEET THROUGH A FENCE, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET IN, AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IDLING VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, APPROXIMATELY 65 YARDS BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO JUMP INTO VEHICLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. CONSUMER RUPTURED A DISK IN HER NECK WHEN SHE JUMPED INTO VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE ,AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, CONSUMER WAS UNLOADING NEWS PAPERS. CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO WALK AWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. THEN, TURNED AROUND AND VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND POPPED OUT OF PARK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH GEARS. ALSO, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CONSUMER FEEL THIS IS RELATED TO INVESTIGATION IN TODAYS NEWSPAPERS ON JEEP CHEROKEES COMING OUT OF GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK