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2002 DODGE DAKOTA — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash1 injured · 523730 · 2005-02-28

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DAKOTA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
13,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

UPON PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED BY ITSELF INTO REVERSE, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES AS HE WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR KNOCKED HIM DOWN AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT HIT A SNOW BANK. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD CONSUMER TO SEE THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND PUT SOME NEW COMPONENTS IN COMPUTER. *BF *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10113143
Machine
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