POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Miles at failure
91,950
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WITH THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR PLACED INTO PARK. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE BUT NO MATTER WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO HIS FRONT PORCH. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO RECALL 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,950. UPDATED 05/12/11 *BF UPDATED 06/06/11