Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problems of the 1997 Ford Windstar

Two problems related to automatic transmission park/neutral start switch have been reported for the 1997 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problem

Failure Date: 07/03/2002

Vehicle was parked and key was not in the ignition the child was able to put vehicle in drive and it rolled, hit a tree, proceeded across the street into a utility pole, the dealer was contacted and stated that this was normal.

2 Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problem

Failure Date: 08/04/2001

A small child accidentally hit gear box and vehicle came out of gear. Consumer feltit should not be this easy for vehicleto come out of gear. Please provide any further information.




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