POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, SHE BACKED UP AS FAR AS SHE NEEDED, AND WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO FORWARD, SUDDENLY THE CAR LURCHED BACKWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANYBODY BEHIND HER. SHE SAID SHE CAME TO A STOP, FOOT ON BRAKE, AND THEN MOVED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER INTO FORWARD.*AK