POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Miles at failure
54,000
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
A 2 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE REMOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DIDN'T PROVIDE ANY HELPFUL ASSISTANCE.*AK