# 2000 FORD EXPLORER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `266654` · 2000-12-19 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
ON 5 NOVEMBER I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH AND DECIDED TO STOP THE CAR BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TAKE OFF MY JACKET AND PLACE IT ON THE BACK SEAT. I BELIEVE I PUT THE GEAR INTO PARK, LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING, AND GOT OUT.  THE NEXT THING I KNEW THE CAR WAS DRIVING AWAY, UNMANNED. IT WENT OFF THE ROAD, THEN RECROSSED THE ROAD, AND FINALLY ENDED UP IN SOME TREES. I WAS MODERATELY INJURED WHEN I FELL TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR OF THE ROLLING CAR. HAS THIS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE?  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*