# 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `305479` · 2001-07-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** VENTURE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
MY CAR WAS IN PARK, NOT RUNNING, KEYS IN THE IGNITION.  5YR OLD SON WAS IN VEHICLE, TRYING TO TURN RADIO ON  CAR SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITH OUT THE BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED.  OWNERS MANUAL STATES TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK BRAKE MUST BE FULLY DEPRESSED.  SON WAS IN BETWEEN FRONT BUCKET SEATS, UNABLE TO REACH BRAKE WHEN LEFT ARM HIT SHIFT BAR INTO NEUTRAL.   THANKS. *AK
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