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2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LWB — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 804350 · 2010-08-05

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY LWB
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
50,085

Severity

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

Narrative

I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY A/C UNIT HOWEVER, WHETHER THIS ISSUE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW. I HAD GONE TO TURN MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY OFF WHILE IT WAS IN PARK & IT JUST STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS! I QUICKLY REACHED FOR THE GEAR SHIFT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PARK BUT IT ALREADY WAS! I THEN WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKE & IT STILL WOULDN'T STOP! I HAVE TO BELIEVE THIS WAS NOTHING LESS THAN A MAJOR MALFUNCTION OF SOME SORT! THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS WAS WHEN MY VAN CRASHED INTO MY FATHER-IN-LAWS TRUCK PARKED SEVERAL FEET BEHIND ME. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT, EVEN KILLED SOMEONE HAD THEY BEEN IN THE WAY OF MY VAN ROLLING BACKWARDS! MY 7 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN MY ARMS AS THIS OCCURRED. I HAD SIMPLY REACHED ACROSS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. I MANAGED TO JUMP ONE LEG ACROSS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE JUST TO FIND OUT IT WASN'T GOING TO STOP THE VAN FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS ANYWAYS! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10347388
Machine
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