# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `301263` · 2001-07-06 · 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:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON  BRAKE, VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR.  IGNITION WOULD BE IN BETWEEN ON AND  OFF WHEN THIS OCCURS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND  INFORMED BY MECHANIC ALL VEHICLES   ARE DESIGNED LIKE THAT.*AK  CONSUMER STATES OWNERS MANUAL SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS INTERLOCK SAFETY AND THE BRAKE MUST BE APPLIED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, THIS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHERE VEHICLE RAN INTO A FENCE.   *SLC
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