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2013 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash1 injured · 1297378 · 2016-07-11

Vehicle

Make
LAND ROVER
Model
RANGE ROVER
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
10,500

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AUG 3, 2015 CAR DIAL SHIFTER PUT IN PARK, STOPPED ON MY 10% GRADE DRIVEWAY. CAR WAS ON! LEFT TO CHECK MAIL BOX WITH DOOR OPEN, NOTICED CAR WAS MOVING VERY SLOW. WENT BACK TO CAR TRIED TO REACH BRAKE, LEG WAS CAUGHT IN CAR AND SPEED PICKED UP EVIDENTLY IN REVERSE, FELL ON BACK, CAR DOOR ROLLED OVER ME WITH LEGS OVER HEAD. SNAPPED 5 HAMSTRING TENDONS, 2 AVULSION FRACTURES. I HAD REPORTED ON THIS SITE. NEVER HEARD BACK. NOW JEEP HAS A RECALL ON THE SAME TYPE OF COMPUTERIZED GEAR SHIFTER. ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS THERE IS ANOTHER RANGEROVER EVOQUE REPORTED GOING INTO REVERSE (BEFORE MINE DID)WHEN IN PARK WITH RUNNING AND DOOR OPEN. DRIVER WENT BACK TO GET CAR AND IT WAS UP STREET IN REVERSE AGAINST MAILBOX.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10884136
Machine
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