NHTSA Complaint #10106444 — 2003 DODGE DAKOTA

TRUCK SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHEN STOP AND IS LEFT RUNNING. 1)EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE: STOP TO GET SOME INFORMATION ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STORE, STOP THE TRUCK SHIFT THE TRUCK INTO PARK, OPEN THE DOOR GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, CLOSE THE DOOR, AS I WAS WAKING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE TUCK AND I WAS APPROXIMATELY 5? FEET AWAY FROM THE DOOR OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO MOVE IN REVERSE. I QUICKLY CHASE THE TRUCK BACK, OPEN THE DOOR JUMP INTO THE TRUCK (WHILE THE TRUCK WAS MOVING) APPLY THE BRAKES AND STOP THE TUCK. THE SHIFT INDICATOR IT SHOWED THAT HE TRUCK WAS IN PARK. 2) FAILURES AND CONSEQUENCES: IF THE TRUCK START TO MOVE WHILE YOU GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK THE OPEN DOOR CAN PUSH YOU DOWN AND KILL YOU. IF SOME ONE IS BEHIND THE VEHICLE THE PERSON KILL OR THE OBJECT/PROPERTY DAMAGE. 3)WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT FAILURE: TRUCK WILL BE TAKING TO THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR ANALYSIS AND CORRECT FAILURE. *NM