Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / CHEROKEE / 1990

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000116348 Incident Date: May, 21 2000
Consumer's City: ASHLAND Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: CHEROKEE Model Year: 1990
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:park/neutral start interlock switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4FJ78L0LL Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 08 2000 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Gear shift was not suppose to go into drive without either pressing on the brakes or turning the key in ignition, consumer was able to put car in reverse by accidently hitting gear shift. also, dealer found that the ramp in which the locking mechanism fitted into was worn or designed at an extreme an angle, allowing the ramp to be pushed into the reverse positon. in 1998, dealer installed a shift interlock system. *ak