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Dodge Engineering Analysis EA04025: FALSE PARK
2003 Dodge Ram Van 3500
FALSE PARK
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Gear Position Indication (Prndl)
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column Shift
- Summary
- The subject vehicles are heavy duty pickup trucks with diesel engines and automatic transmissions commonly used for commercial and work purposes.a column mounted shift lever is used for gear selection and an electronic prndl on the instrument panel provides gear position information to the driver.the subject vehicles are also equipped with a brake-transmission shift interlock that prevents the shift lever from being moved from the park position (when the engine is on) unless the brake pedal is depressed and an ignition-shift interlock that prevents key removal unless the transmission is in the park position.complainants generally report that the vehicle was being operated in a forward gear and brought to a stop through brake application on alevel surface, at which time the operator moved the shift lever to engage the park position.the operator then opened the driver side door and, without verifying park engagement (e.g., prndl gear indication), securing the park brake, or turning the engine off, exited the vehicle.initially, no vehicle movement was apparent, however, a short time later, typically reported as 10 to 30 seconds, the vehicle moved rearward under engine power.the incident often ended in a vehicle crash, and sometimes involved serious injury.two fatalities are alleged.ODI?S analysis of test vehicles and some incident vehicles found no evidence to indicate that a shift lever properly placed in park could unintentionally (I.e., without driver input) disengage from that position.however, ODI did find that the shift lever could be inadvertently placed, and remain at rest, within an intermediate position between the park and reverse gear positions.when placed in such an intermediate position, the vehicle can experience a delayed pressurization of the reverse hydraulic circuit that is sufficient to cause the vehicle to roll rearward under power.the delay period allows sufficient time for operators to exit the stationary vehicle without perceiving that the shifter is not in park.the summary report discusses the technical analysis of this issue in greater detail and compares the frequency of these incidents in the subject vehicles to other peer vehicles that ODI examined.as described in their October 4, 2005 letter to NHTSA, DaimlerChrysler corporation (DCC) will conduct a safety recall (NHTSA recall no. 05V-462, DCC no. E17) to install an out-of-park alarm system in the subject vehicles.the alarm will provide audible and visual feedback to alert the driver, and others, if the driver attempts to exit the vehicle while the engine is running and the shift lever is not in the park position.the timing of DCC?S action has yet to be determined.
- Documents (28)
- OCC 5/24/2006 LETTER TO MAYER, BROWN, ROW FOR DAIMLERCHRYSLER GRANT REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT TO THEIR 9/14/2006 LETTER TO OCC
- MAYER, BROWN, ROW 9/14/2006 LETTER FOR DAIMLERCHRSLER REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT TO OCC
- OPENING RESUME APPROVED * 08/26/04 * P
- MEMO 8/17/2005 TO TIS, ONE CD, DAIMLERCHRYSLER 8/17/2005 ENCLOSURE
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER 7/1/2005 LETTER TO ODI
- VRTC- DCD5084 12/19/2005 TEST REPORT
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER 7/25/2005 LETTER TO OCC REQUEST CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
- MEMO 2/17/2005 TO TIS, ONE CD, GM 2/17/2005 ATTACHMENT 1, (Q1, Q3, Q5, Q8, Q9, & Q10)
- MEMO 2/22/2005 TO TIS, ONE CD, FORD 2/22/2005 APPENDIX A, B, C, D, E, G, H, & I-2
- IR TO MFR * 3/17/05 * P (rcd 6/14/05)
- IR TO MFR * 8/04/05 * P
- PEER IR TO MFR GM * 01/05/05 * P
- PEER IR TO MFR FORD * 01/05/05 * P
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER 5/13/2005 LETTER TO ODI
- MEMO 12/19/2005 TO FILE VRTC-DCD5084 ATTACHMENT THIS WAS ON A CD
- CLOSING RESUME APPROVED * 12/22/05 * p
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER 8/17/2005 LETTER TO ODI
- FORD 2/22/2005 LETTER OT ODI,RECEIVED IN ODI 2/23/05
- CONFIDENDIAL-OCC 8/31/2005 LETTER TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER GRANT CONFIDENTIAL TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER 6/9/2005
- OCC 9/15/2005 LETTER TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER GRANT CONFIDENTIAL TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER 5/16/2005
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER 5/16/2005 LETTER TO OCC REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
- OCC 9/9/2005 TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER GRANT CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER 7/25/2005 LETTER TO OCC
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER 6/9/2005 LETTER TO OCC, REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
- IR TO MFR * 6/16/05 * P
- TEST/SURVEY REQUEST 01/05/05 * P
- GM 2/17/2005 LETTER TO ODI, RECEIVED IN ODI 2/22/2005
- CLOSING RESUME AND SUMMARY REPORT, APPROVED * 12/22/2005 * P
- MEMO 7/1/2005 TO TIS, ONE CD, DAIMLERCHRYSLER 7/1/2005 APPENDIX A, B, & C
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