POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN PARK WITH THE MOTOR IDLING. IT ROLLED UP THE OWNER'S DRIVERWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE, THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. OWNER MANAGED TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND STOP THE VEHICLE, BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP IT. DEALER SAID THAT OWNER MUST NOT HAVE PLACED THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY INTO PARK. COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *AK