POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE PARKED AND IDLING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND INADVERTENTLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND FORCED VEHICLE FORWARD INTO A PALM TREE BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE AT BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO A COMPUTER CHECK TO DETERMINE THE REASON WHY THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF WHILE IT WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. *YH