FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS MONTH VEHICLE HAS ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE PARKED WITH NO KEYS. 31-3069-885
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →
CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND WALKED AWAY, VEHICLE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT DOOR/FENDER AREA. 23-1150-196
TRUCK LUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE PARKING LOT. CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT. SHE ENDED UP INJURING HER SHOULDER. 17-9111-256
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARKD IN THE DRIVEWAY, WHILE THE CONSUMER WENT TO GO OPEN THE GARAGE,THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND BROKE THRU THE FENCE AND BACKED INTO A TREE. 53-C363-458
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS STARTED BUT WAS IN PARK WHEN IT ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL.43-R202-294
CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE AND LEFT IT RUNNING. VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK AND BACKED INTO A DIESEL TANK. 13-9488-842
AFTER PARKED VEHICLE FOUND THAT ROLLED AWAY HITTING BANK. 14-1036-355
OWNER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, LEFT IT RUNNING IN HER DRIVEWAY, WHEN SHE HEARD IT MOVING AND IT WAS ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. 13-7348-771
ROLLED BACK WHILE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK.46-0437-805
GEAR JUMPED. 13-7396-955
PARKED VEHICLE HAD ROLLED INTO LAKE, IT WAS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED AND HAD TO BE TOWED OUT. 13-7399-223
BRAKES SQUEAKING AND VEHICLE POPPING OUT OF GEAR A LOT. 59-V830-680
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE OWNER GOT OUT OF THE CAR, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. 25-5182-245
GEAR JUMPED OUT CAUSED THE VEHICLE LUNGED INTO A DUMPSER, THE DOOR GOT CAUGHT ON IT AND ALOT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE DOOR. 33-0292-410
VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR.*DB 14-1300-801
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS HITTING GAS PUMPS, VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK WHEN WITNESSES LOOKED AT VEHICLE AFTER IMPACT, CLAIM 14-1122-391. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK, IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED BACKWARDS, CLAIM 06-5415-479. *SLC
VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLING INTO TREES, CLAIM 18-0245-300. *SLC
CONSUMER STOPPED AT MAILBOX AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, EXITED VEHICLE AND IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, CLAIM 35-W691-557. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND WAS DRAGGING CONSUMER, CLAIM 43-R626-676. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN SHE EXITED, VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED INTO NEIGHBORS TREE, WHEN CONSUMER GOT BACK IN VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE PARK POSITION, CLAIM 13-9784-237. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES INSTEAD OF VEHICLE GOING INTO PARK IT WENT INTO REVERSE, CLAIM 32-V328-437. *SLC
VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE, CLAIM 37-3158-660. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE SECOND TIME VEHICLE HAS JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE, CLAIM 22-P402-189. *SLC
CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE UP AND PUT IT IN PARK, VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL HITTING TWO PARKED VEHICLES, CLAIM 22-P397-428. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN IT BEGAN TO GO INTO REVERSE, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET IN AND STOP IT, HOWEVER THE VEHICLES DOOR KNOCKED HER TO THE GROUND, VEHICLE THEN HIT STONE WALL, CLAIM 52-2119-321. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND ROLLED INTO A POLE, CLAIM 40-2058-894. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, CLAIM 38-1592-200. *SLC
CONSUMER BACKED UP AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. HE GOT OUT TO SEE DAMAGE AND HIS VEHICLE BACKED UP AND HIT HIM, PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE VEHICLES. *DB 25-5434-137
AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK AND GETTING OUT, THE GEAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED INTO A NEIGHBORS MAILBOX AND HOUSE. 59-V053-776
VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED BACKWARD. 13-9729-709
THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PLACED IN PARK IN GARAGE, ROLLED BACKWARDS ACROSS THE STREET AND WAS STOPPED BY NEIGHBORS WOOD FENCE. 31-3012-484
WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, GEAR JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. 01-6045-177
VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. 44-3103-960
CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND WALKED AWAY, VEHICLE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT DOOR/FENDER AREA. 23-1150-196
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS STARTED BUT WAS IN PARK WHEN IT ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL.43-R202-294
AFTER PARKED VEHICLE FOUND THAT ROLLED AWAY HITTING BANK. 14-1036-355
ROLLED BACK WHILE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK.46-0437-805
PARKED VEHICLE HAD ROLLED INTO LAKE, IT WAS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED AND HAD TO BE TOWED OUT. 13-7399-223
BRAKES SQUEAKING AND VEHICLE POPPING OUT OF GEAR A LOT. 59-V830-680
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE OWNER GOT OUT OF THE CAR, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. 25-5182-245
VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR.*DB 14-1300-801
VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLING INTO TREES, CLAIM 18-0245-300. *SLC
CONSUMER STOPPED AT MAILBOX AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, EXITED VEHICLE AND IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, CLAIM 35-W691-557. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN SHE EXITED, VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED INTO NEIGHBORS TREE, WHEN CONSUMER GOT BACK IN VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE PARK POSITION, CLAIM 13-9784-237. *SLC
CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE UP AND PUT IT IN PARK, VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL HITTING TWO PARKED VEHICLES, CLAIM 22-P397-428. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND ROLLED INTO A POLE, CLAIM 40-2058-894. *SLC
GEARJUMP *DB 33-0039-626
CONSUMER INDICATES GEAR WAS BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE. HE GOT OUT OF CAR AND THEN CAR STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE. *DB 32-V006-620
GEAR SLIPPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLED DOWN THE PARKING LOT AND INTO THE ROAD HITTING TWO VEHICLWS WHICH WERE TRAVELING. 43-R229-872
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