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1999 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash · 198832 · 2000-02-23

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
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

I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, IN PARK, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED, WAS ON A LEVEL SPOT,. I LEFT THE DOOR OPEN, FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE DOOR SLAMMED, AND THE CAR STARTED GOING FORWARD AND RAN INTO OUR OTHER CAR AND STORAGE SHED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
719140
Machine
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