# 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
> NHTSA complaint `96299` · 1998-01-14 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TAHOE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
## Narrative
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE GEAR SHIFT HIT BY PASSENGER AND WENT COMPLETEY BACK TO PARK.  THIS CAUSED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO LOCK UP AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE.
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