UPON SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE SHIFTER JAMMED IN REVERSE AND THE THROTTLE OPENED FULLY, PROPELLING THE VEHICLE BACKWARDS, GEARS HAD TO QUICKLY BE JAMMED INTO PARK TO STOP VEHICLE, HOWEVER UPON DOING THIS A LARGE PIECE BLEW OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION DUMPING FLUID AND DESTROYING THE TORQUE CONVERTER/CLUTCHES.
- NHTSA ID
- 528638
- Incident
- Jan 9, 1998