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1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash1 injured · 192665 · 2000-01-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

I PARKED THIS PICKUP IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY TWO YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT LEVER ON THE STEERING COLUM AND PULL IT OUT OF PARK. MY SIX YEAR OLD SON WAS RUN OVER WHEN THE PICKUP ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THEY ARE NOLONGER INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
717451
Machine
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