# 1998 FORD EXPEDITION — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `210475` · 2000-05-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
CONSUMER'S 3-YEAR OLD SON GOT OUT OF CSS/GRABBED KEYS/PUT IT INTO IGNITION/ TURNED IT ONE NOTCH FORWARD, AND ACCIDENTLY MOVED GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PICK UP SPEED AND RUN INTO A LAKE.  GEARS DID NOT LOCK WHEN KEY WAS PUT INTO IGNITION AND TURNED TO THE FIRST NOTCH. SHIFT GEAR COULD BE MOVED AND GEARS WILL ONLY LOCK WHEN THEY  ARE PUT INTO ANY OTHER NOTCH .VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.  SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO JUMP INTO LAKE AND GET CHILD OUT BEFORE VEHICLE SANK.  *AK
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