POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING IN PARK POSITION IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE CONSUMER WAS LOADING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME OUT OF GEAR, ROLLED BACKWARDS, ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RACING. CONTACTED THE DEALER. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS MAY 1999. BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, PUT IN PARK TO HELP DAUGHTER GET SOMETHING OUT THE BACK, AND THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR, ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RACING. *AK *ML