POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION WHEN STARTED; LEFT BUT PULLED BACK TO DRIVEWAY; LEFT VEHICLE IDLING; HEARD A SOUND LIKE VEHICLE SHIFTING, VEHICLE MOVING BACKWARDS. DRIVER'S DOOR TORE OFF & VEHICLE WENT DOWN DRIVEWAY & HIT GARDNER'S TRAILER. OWNER JUMPED IN & PUT VEHICLE'S BRAKES ON; VEHICLE STILL IN PARK POSITION. MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATOR CAME & COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK