Philadelphia Defective Transmission Lawyers
Park To Reverse Motor Vehicle Transmission Defect Lawsuits
When you park your car and you or others exit the vehicle, you have every right to expect that it’s not going to move, and it will remain parked and stopped and just as the indicators state. Unfortunately, thousands of people have been killed or catastrophically injured in what is known as "false parking" accidents.
For many years, automobile manufacturers have been aware that vehicles were shifting themselves into reverse after drivers thought they placed the gear shift lever in a parked position. Unfortunately, many times automobile manufacturers do not reveal this information to the public and instead fight these cases aggressively or enter into strict confidential settlements with those who have been catastrophically injured or families of those who have been wrongfully killed by virtue of the park to reverse defect.
The Pennsylvania product liability attorney of Reiff & Bily have extensive experience prosecuting park to reverse problems and maintain a data bank with teams of lawyers, experts, and investigators throughout the United States of other similar instances of park to reverse accidents. In fact, documents even exist revealing that major automotive manufacturer employees knew of the defect and the manufacturer failed to properly address this problem, therefore putting the interests of profitability ahead of safety concerns.
Unfortunately, a park to reverse situation can occur even when an engine is not running caused by slight vibrations or movements affecting transmission sensors resulting in a "false park mode". Sometimes if the car is running, a door slamming or air conditioning cycling can be enough to cause the shifter to move and put the vehicle in reverse.
If you or a loved one has been catastrophically injured or wrongfully killed due to a false park situation or when a vehicle that you thought was parked went into reverse, please feel free to give us a call for a free, no obligation consultation and we will carefully sift through other similar instances and perform a careful investigation to determine whether or not you have a claim worth prosecuting. For more information, contact us toll free at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
