POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK CONSUMERS WIFE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNED ON IGNITION, AND PAWL JUMPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, DRAGGING WIFE WITH THE DOOR OPEN. VEHICLE STOPPED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *AK CONSUMER FEELS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY PARK OR NEUTRAL SWITCH. *SLC