NHTSA Complaint #10403996 — 2011 CADILLAC SRX

I PARKED MY 2011 CADILLAC MODEL SRX IN THE GARAGE AND WALKED AWAY FROM IT AND CLOSED MY GARAGE DOOR. ONE HOUR LATER I OPENED THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND OVER A CURB AND HIT A TREE. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. ON A NORMAL AUTOMOBILE THERE THE DRIVER NEEDS TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THIS FEATURE IS PRETTY UNIVERSAL IN EVERY CAR I HAVE OPERATED. THIS FEATURE IS NOT INCORPORATED IN MY NEW CADILLAC. IT USES AN ELECTRONIC KEY THAT DOES THAT CAN REMAIN IN YOUR POCKET. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT I WAS LEAVING THE CAR IN DRIVE VICE PARK. IF A CHILD HAD BEEN IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THE DAMAGES TO MY CAR WERE $2132.89 AND THE LOSS ON 10 DAYS USE OF THE CAR. *TR