POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Miles at failure
34,000
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION INDICATED (PRNDL) PROBLEM. WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED, THE CONSUMER'S CHILD CAN MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVE WAY AND THE CONSUMER'S SON INADVERTENTLY WAS ABLE TO PUSH GEAR SHIFT IN TO NEUTRAL, THIS RESULTED IN A COLLISION OFF OF A ROCK RETAINING WALL. THE CHILD WAS SLIGHTLY SHAKEN UP INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.