# 1988 MERCURY SABLE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `113133` · 1998-08-13 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 1988
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT WITH HER SIX- YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OVER FRONT SEAT AND SHIFT GEAR FROM OUT OF PARK. NO KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION, VEHICLE MOVED FROM GARAGE OUT INTO THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. NO INJURY WAS SUSTAINED.  DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN.  *AK
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