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 WAS STUCK IN MUD. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE TO TAKE IT OUT BUT WAS INOPERATIVE. HAD TO PUT IT IN REVERSE TO TRY TO GET VEHICLE OUT. HEARD LOUD NOISE,S UDDENLY 4-WHEEL DRIVE KICKED IN. STARTED TO REVERSE RAPIDLY. DUE TO THIS DEFECT THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE. DEALER REPLACED 4-WHEEL DRIVE COMPONENT. *AK