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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004272949 | Incident Date: Apr, 27 2004 |
| Consumer's City: GAHANNA | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNFK16Z54J | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 02 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 05 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I had my 2004 chev suburban parked in my garage. my 8 years old daughter was in the back seat listening to the radio. i had the gear in park and the key in the accessory position so she could listen to the radio. from the back seat she reached up to turn off the radio and accidently hit the gear shift. the car went into reverse. the drives side rear door was open. when the suburban rolled out of the garage the rear door caught on the garage door keeping it from rolling into the street, into a pedestrian or into the house accross the street. there were no injuries. i notified gm product alligations department, tim miller, about the incident. he stated that this vehicle could be put into gear without using the break when the key is in the accessory position. they were not willing to look into this as being a safety issue. the owners manual suggests that you use the accessory key positioning to "let you use things like the radio, power windows and the windshield wipers when the engine is off". i think that gm needs to look at installing some type of feature that requires the brake to be engaged to shift the grear out of park even when the key is placed in the accessory position similary to standard no. 102 - transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect - passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses (effective 1-1-68) this standard specifies the requirements for the transmission shift lever sequence, a starter interlock, and for a braking effect of automatic transmissions, to reduce the likelihood of shifting errors, starter engagement with vehicle in drive position, and to provide supplemental braking at speeds below 40 km/h (25 mph). please advise on how to proceed with installing some type of safety measures in the chev. surban so a fatal injury does not occur.*ak |
