POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Miles at failure
78,000
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER HAD BECAME STUCK INJURING THE CONTACTS HAND IN THE PROCESS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79000.