# 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
> NHTSA complaint `667846` · 2008-04-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** VENTURE
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING AND A CHILD REACHED TO THE FRONT SEAT AND PULLED THE GEAR SHIFT.  THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING.  A SMALL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE.  I SAT IN THE RIVERS SEAT AND WAS INDEED ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE.  THIS SAFETY FEATURE IS FAULTY.     *TR
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