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2004 FORD TAURUS — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

crash · 619827 · 2007-04-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO PARK. PRNDL INDICATES PARK, BUT VEHICLE STILL MOVES. WIFE PLACED CAR IN REVERSE, THEN REALIZED A KIDS BIKE WAS BEHIND HER, PULLED FORWARD, PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK , GOT OUT , AND VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD. SHE WAS DRAGGED, AND ALMOST BADLY INJURED WHEN THE OPEN DOOR CAUGHT ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER I PARKED VEHICLE , PLACED IT IN PARK AT SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT AND VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS AGAIN. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10187392
Machine
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