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 HUSBAND HAD STARTED THE CAR AND WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. I WAS PUTTING THE BABY IN THE CAR SEAT AND HAD PROBLEMS TIGHTENING THE CAR SEAT. HE CAME OUT TO HELP ME WITH THE CAR SEAT, THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO BACK UP. HE QUICKLY JUMPED BACK IN TO STOP THE CAR, HOWEVER IT HAD ALREADY HIT THE POLE WITH THE DOOR AND CRACKED THE PASSENGER MIRROR. HE INSISTED HE HAD IT IN PARK. I ASSUMED HE WAS AT FAULT, HOWEVER AFTER HEARING THE REPORTS, I BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CAR JUMPED OUT OF PARK WHILE IDLING.*AK