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1999 AUDI A6 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

1 injured · 375102 · 2002-09-23

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
A6
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE IGNITION SYSTEM HAS A FLAW ALLOWING THE IGNITION/AUTO-TRANSMISSION TO BE SWITCHED OFF IN DRIVE. WITHOUT KNOWING THAT HAD HAPPENED, THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH IMMEDIATELY BEGAN ROLLING. THE OWNER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WAS INJURED IN THE PROCESS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8019202
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown