Two problems related to automatic transmission gear indicator have been reported for the 1996 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Consumer's children were in Jeep and it was running in park. Consumer was going to get them out and the car jumped from park and rolled into a drive gear.
Vehicle was unattended idling while in "park". After a period of time (10+ min) it self-engaged into "reverse" and accelerated back out of the driveway and into a tree.