POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Miles at failure
70,000
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUMER'S 3 YEARS OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, START THE VEHICLE, AND SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK