2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch Problems

42
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 42 stored complaint records:

30 indicate a crash
16 indicate injury
0 indicate fire

What owners report

park reverse · 14 records
jumped park · 9 records
emergency brake · 7 records
engine running · 7 records
side door · 6 records
door open · 5 records

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

July 22, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Was towing a boat trailer. Stopped the vehicle and put in park. Exited jeep and it jumped from park to reverse. Vehicle backed down street with boat attached. I chased and tried to jump in, fell, scraping knee. Fortunately the trailer jacknifed at that time just before the car would have run over me. My belief is that the flexible plastic cover over the button ont he shift lever became wedged in the button…
Crash reported
ODI 749062
July 20, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Jeep grand cherokeee problem. Car slipped from park into reverse, smashed into car behind me on the street. I'd pulled over to put it into park to get something out of the backseat...engine was running. I was at curb. Got out, left driver door open, it hit me, couldn't get back into car to stop any of this from happening, had to let it go back and hit a parked car.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 750521
July 13, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
GEAR SHIFT PROBLEM *DB 14-1421-486
1 injury
ODI 6900290
July 13, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Heavy traffic, stop and go for approx 2 hrs, shift lever spontaneously popped out of drive into reverse then immediately went back into the drive position. This while having foot on brakes. This caused us to collide with vehicle in front of us. Damage to both vehicles resulted.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 749853
July 5, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Pe o1 021/rolled away in park: while parked with emergency brake engaged and with the engine turned off, vehicle rolled out of driveway and over a stop sign. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 892135
July 5, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
I was parked outside of a store, and got out to take something out of the back seat.when my truck went into reverse and hit a concrete beam. I dont know how but i had time to get out walk to the back open the door get the articales and remove them before it poped into reverse. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 750476
June 25, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Vehicle was idling in park when it jumped from park into reverse, resulting in a collision. Dealer has inspected vehicle, and installed a safety lock on gear shifter. Please provide additional information.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 892817
June 25, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
While in park and idling vehicle jumped into reverse and traveled onto a busy roadway. Consumer experienced cuts, scrapes, and an unknown knee injury while jumping into vehicle to apply the brakes. Vehicle crashed into a pole . *slc
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 891980
June 10, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Vehicle was parked with engine running, emergency brake not applied, and it suddenly went backward, and ran into a boat trailer that was right behind it. Damage to vehicle was $ 540.00, no injuries.*ak *jb
Crash reported
ODI 893548
May 28, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Vehicle was parked with engine running, and emergency brake not applied. While fueling vehicle it shifted from park into reverse, and caught consumer's leg between driver's door and protective barrier of fuel pump. Property damage was $ 1555.oo, consumer suffered injuries to right leg. Vehicle was rented from enterprise.*ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 899984
April 19, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
My vehicle, shortly after purchase, had jumped out of park and into reverse. This incidence was overlooked as a possible error on my part. In april of this year, while pulling out of my garage, i put my car into park while it was running, to move a toy behind my vehicle. I exited the vehicle and proceeded to go to remove the toy when i realized the vehicle was now moving. I made one attempt to get back in, nearly…
Crash reported
ODI 751924
April 5, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Vehicle was parked in garage with engine running and drivers side door open when it jumped out of park and into reverse, resulting in vehicle running into bike and work bench attached to the rear of the garage. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.*ak the door sustained damage when it hit the center support post in double garage and the garage foundation was cracked in several spots. Nlm
Crash reported
ODI 893256
March 19, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Grand cherokee was in park when it suddenly slipped into reverse, and wrecked.*ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 747822
March 1, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Consumer stated that vehicle was parked and idling. Transmission jumped out of park into reverse. Then vehicle jack knifed a trailer, which was hooked up to jeep. *ak *yd
Crash reported
ODI 8004903
February 5, 2001
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Vehicle jumped from park to reverse, causing it to roll into a mail box and a tree. Dealer has been contacted. *ak *slc
Crash reported
ODI 897230
January 3, 2001
Air Conditioner · Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Transmission problem/ the transmission bangs, and i do mean bangs into gear. Chrysler said this is normal for an electronic transmission. This does not happen all the time, but it does occur at any speed and in any gear except 1st. Chrysler district rep said this is the electronic transmission searching for the next gear, he called it a burp. I have felt what he is talking about, i have driven many other vehicles…
ODI 748547
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
While driving and upon putting gear into park it slipped out of park into reverse and rolled backward into another vehicle. Please provide vehicle identification number, and any further information.*ak
ODI 8001266