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
I PARKED CAR IN A PARKING SPACE; PUT CAR IN PARK; AS I WAS LOOKING IN MY HANDBAG I HEARD A CRASH.MY CAR HAD BACKED UP AND HIT A CAR IN THE NEXT AISLE. I THEN COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR OR SHUT THE CAR OFF. THE MANAGER OF THE STORE ALSO COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK OF REMOVE THE KEY. THE POLICE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO DO THIS AND SAID THAT MY CELL PHONE CHARGER CORD STOPPED THE CAR FROM ENGAGING TOTALLY IN PARK. I PLAN TO DISPUTE THIS BECAUSE I CANNOT RECREATE THIS.*AK