This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Key can be removed from ignition without completely shutting off ignition. Consumer was told lock cylinder was a wearable part. A small child was able to move shift mechanism out of park, allowing vehicle to roll. Another child was stuck in the process. Owner was aware of other van with same problem.
If ignition switch is turned only slightly towards "on" postion(not at acc position), steering wheel unlocks and gearshift is unlocked, defeating the electric inter-lock feature on brake pedal/gearshift. Our three year old entered our car (keys in ignition) and did just that. I tested six other Ford products with autotrans. And they did the same thing. This is serious problem which took a three year old crashing our van to find ! thank god he is safe.
Vehicle was parked with key removed. A 3 yrs old child was able to remove the gear from park, causing vehicle to roll into garage door. Manufacturer notified.
Transmission can shift into reverse, but will not back up. The engine head gaskets blew. The interior lights would go on/off on their own, day or night. The key shift interlock will not release out of park position. The front disc brakes had crumbled inside. Heard grinding/rambling noises when the brakes were applied. Been to dealer 3 different times for brakes.
The van was in park inside of the driveway. One of consumer's boys climbed into the front seat on the driver side, and the van rolled down a hill and hit two houses, damaging some trees and grass was destroyed.
- Bellevue, WA, USA
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Consumer placed the vehicle in park. As exiting the vehicle it jumped into gear, crushing consumer in between a parked vehicle. Dealer has not been contacted.
Four-year old son took keys put them in the ignition, and turned the ignition from the locked position to off position. Without starting engine or touching brakes, shifted gear into reverse, causing vehicle to roll out of garage into street and next door neighbor's driveway, missed hitting a tree/mailbox/car, and then rolled forward into a nother driveway. There were no injuries.
Parked vehicle in garage, shifted to park, got out of vehicle, moments later vehicle rolled out of garage, according to indicator, still in park position, vehicle with dealer to determine cause and repairs needed, if any; no collision.
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- Antigo, WI, USA