POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING AND A CHILD REACHED TO THE FRONT SEAT AND PULLED THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. A SMALL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. I SAT IN THE RIVERS SEAT AND WAS INDEED ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. THIS SAFETY FEATURE IS FAULTY. *TR
2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT: CHEVROLET, VENTURE 2000 MINI VAN, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR SHUTS EVEN WHEN CHILDREN OR ANYONE IS IN THE WAY. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE DOOR BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, AND A CHILD HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AFTER GETTING FINGER CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. *AK