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1999 FORD EXPEDITION — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash · 342244 · 2002-04-08

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I DROVE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. MY 2 YEAR OLD CHILD CLIMBED INTO THE FRONT SEAT AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT A VAN AT THE BOTTOM. I JUMPED IN AS THE CAR WAS ROLLING BUT COULD NOT STOP THE CAR IN TIME. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK IN WHICH YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND HAVING THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND NEITHER HAPPENED. A FATALITY COULD HAVE OCCURED AS CHILDREN WERE PLAYING OUTSIDE AS WELL AS I COULD HAVE BEEN SMASHED AS I JUMPED IN JUST BEFORE MY DOOR WAS TORN OFF. PLEASE TAKE NOTE AND FOLLOW UP ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!!!!*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
760393
Machine
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