POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
NAR 02/25/2003. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SHORTLY AFTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER DAUGHTER PARKED THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKED DOORS, HOWEVER MINUTES LATER SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLING. SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT CONSEQUENTLY IT CRASHED INTO A TOWNHOUSE. *JB