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
MY WIFE STOPPED TO PICKUP OUR 6 Y/O SON FROM THE BABYSITTER. SHE PUT THE VAN IN PARK AND LEFT THE VAN RUNNING. (THE REST OF THE EVENT WAS SEEN BY MY WIFE AND THE BABYSITTER) MY 3 Y/O SON CLIMB OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT , FROM THE REAR SEAT. HE CLIMBED INTO THE DRIVER SEAT AND PUT THE VAN IN GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE VAN BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD DOWN THE STREET, PICKING UP SPEED. WIFE TRYED TO CATCH THE VAN TO STOP IT. LUCKLY MY SON TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. THE VAN JUMPED THE CURB AND RAN INTO A MOBILE HOME. EVERY CAR I HAVE DRIVEN, YOU MUST PRESS THE BRAKE BEFORE THE CAR WILL GO INTO GEAR. THE DEALER DIDN'T TELL US OF THIS FEATURE. WE WOULD HAVE BOUGHT ANOTHER MODEL(WE HAVE 3 KIDS). WHAT I NEED TO KNOW IS : BEING ABLE TO PUT THE VAN INTO DRIVE WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE BREAK , A SAFTY RECALL?*AK