POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Miles at failure
52,000
Speed
10 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY AND IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT A TREE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMERS 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS HAND GRABBED THE SHIFTING LEVER WHILE BEING MOVED FROM THE FRONT SEAT TO THE CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE KEYS WERE STILL IN THE CONSUMERS HAND. THE CONSUMER WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. * TC