POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
PE 01 021/ROLL AWAY IN PARK: WHILE PARKED AND IDLING IN DRIVEWAY VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ROLLED INTO REVERSE, AND HIT CONSUMER, THEN STRUCK A TREE BEFORE STOPPING, CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, FOR TWO DAYS THE RPM WAS AT 3000 ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT NEVER SHIFTED INTO THE FINAL GEAR FOR CRUISING. *YD