# 2001 FORD EXPEDITION — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `306394` · 2001-08-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
VEHICLE ON SLIGHT SLOPE WHEN 5 YR OLD SHIFTED GEAR LEVER TO NEUTRAL. VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD  AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN , PINNING HER AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE. OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED UNLESS FOOT IS ON BRAKES. TOOK VHEICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THAT BRAKE LIGHT MUST HAVE BE BROKEN IN ORDER FOR LEVER TO BE SHIFTED. OWNER DECLARED BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING JUST FINE.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*