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2021 MAZDA CX-5 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1790537 · 2022-01-27

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
CX-5
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

I parked my car in my driveway and accidentally left the gear in park when I turned off the engine with the push button. This is the first time I had driven this car so I didn't know what to do for the warning beep. I exited the car and took the key fob with me. My daughter exited the car just after me and when she closed the car door the pressure was enough to start the car rolling backwards. The vehicle rolled down our driveway which has a steep slope, across the street, over our neighbor's yard and crashed against their house. We are lucky that no pedestrians or other vehicles were involved. There is significant structural damage to the neighbor's house. A police report was filed. I believe this is a significant safety hazard that a driver could turn off the engine and leave with the key fob while the car is in drive and there is no braking mechanism to prevent the car from rolling! In addition, the quiet warning beep should be more pronounced such as the horn honking or something more extreme to get the attention of the distracted driver.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11449084
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown