POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Miles at failure
27,000
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND LEFT UNATTENDED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE COLUMN GEAR SHIFT SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A TREE, MODERATE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED, BUT THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE COLUMN GEAR SHIFT WAS IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO AWAIT FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.