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
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN UP POSITON WHEN IT JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, CAUSING FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO BE KNOCKED OFF THE HINGES, AND THE REAR OF VEHICLE TO BE SMASHED IN. ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR PROBLEM, BUT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SITUATION WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK *JB