I ruined my car

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bigdipper

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I was trying to fix the interior lights on my SC on my front yard just a moment ago. The yard is inclined and I was lain half way out of the car and looking at the electric cables behind the steering wheel. Then I turned the power on and car started to roll towards the street, I jumped into the car as fast as I could but I was late big time. The door got hit by a fence pole and it turned all the way forward. It almost hit the wheel and the front fender got crushed also.

So it's real bad now, looking horrible... The door wont evenclose. I have to call the insurance company tomorrow morning to see what they have to say about it. Hopefully they fix it....



I'm real sad now. :( :( :( :( :sosad
 
Oh man! That's terrible news! :(



Good thing is you weren't UNDER the car when that happened.

Glad you're alright....:(
 
Sorry to hear about that :(



I don't get it though - why should the car roll if the power goes on? If it's in Park it should still be held by the transmission shouldn't it? Is this a Ford thing?

:(
 
I feel ya! My car rolled on me while i was adjusting the parking brake on my 85, good thing I caught it!



Hope ot turns out OK!
 
I'm so sorry to hear that! But also glad you weren't hurt -- we had a friend whose teenage daughter had her foot broken when their mini-van was knocked out of gear and the front tire rolled over her.



I hope all goes well with your insurance and you can have your car fixed soon!!
 
Insurance should cover it, sorry to hear.:( Look on the bright side,you'll be getting new paint on the door and fender, which is something we could all use:xyxthumbs
 
Really sorry to hear about that. But try and look at the silver lining that no one was hurt, otherwise this would be a tragedy instead of a bad accident.
 
You didn't get hurt and that's what counts...............Your car will be fixed and as good as new.Let them also fix the interior light the correct way
 
Yes, things can always be worse off, a car is just a piece of metal but people are irreplaceable.



...Its happened to me too, my old car began to roll out the garage; luckily a wall unit stopped it.



I needed a new door but hey, it would have needed replacing anyway :D
 
Would someone please explain to me how there is any chance whatsoever that merely turning the key on is going to cause a car in park to roll? I have no experience with Mr. jpaitala, so no axe to grind - and I feel bad if he damaged his car, but (and I am speaking as a mechanic here) this is simply very fishy. 1st, "Park" is a mechanical lock. It has nothing to do with whether the ignition is on or not. Second, although the mechanism can concveivably break, it is pretty stout, and I fail to see how turning the key on could deliver the death blow. Turning the key on has absolutely no impact on the position of the shift lever, linkage or lock.



I submit this is probably what happened. The ignition key didn't want to turn because the steering wheel had been turned while the key was in the "off" position and the car was motionless (probably as the fellow lowered himself into position, using it for support.) This of course puts a little spring tension into the steering, making it impossible to turn the key. This has probably happened to everyone here. To turn the key to on, he had to reach up from his reclined position, turn the wheel with one hand to relieve the pressure, and turn the key with the other. He probably couldn't see very well. However instead of grabbing the wheel he grabbed the shifter (is it on the column in this car?) and pulled it out of park.



Again - jpaitala - it was a sad accident in any case - please don't take this personally.
 
carguy said:
Would someone please explain to me how there is any chance whatsoever that merely turning the key on is going to cause a car in park to roll? I have no experience with Mr. jpaitala, so no axe to grind - and I feel bad if he damaged his car, but (and I am speaking as a mechanic here) this is simply very fishy. 1st, "Park" is a mechanical lock. It has nothing to do with whether the ignition is on or not. Second, although the mechanism can concveivably break, it is pretty stout, and I fail to see how turning the key on could deliver the death blow. Turning the key on has absolutely no impact on the position of the shift lever, linkage or lock.



I submit this is probably what happened. The ignition key didn't want to turn because the steering wheel had been turned while the key was in the "off" position and the car was motionless (probably as the fellow lowered himself into position, using it for support.) This of course puts a little spring tension into the steering, making it impossible to turn the key. This has probably happened to everyone here. To turn the key to on, he had to reach up from his reclined position, turn the wheel with one hand to relieve the pressure, and turn the key with the other. He probably couldn't see very well. However instead of grabbing the wheel he grabbed the shifter (is it on the column in this car?) and pulled it out of park.



Again - jpaitala - it was a sad accident in any case - please don't take this personally.
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post count 666! eeek!
 
carguy said:
Would someone please explain to me how there is any chance whatsoever that merely turning the key on is going to cause a car in park to roll? I have no experience with Mr. jpaitala, so no axe to grind - and I feel bad if he damaged his car, but (and I am speaking as a mechanic here) this is simply very fishy. 1st, "Park" is a mechanical lock. It has nothing to do with whether the ignition is on or not. Second, although the mechanism can concveivably break, it is pretty stout, and I fail to see how turning the key on could deliver the death blow. Turning the key on has absolutely no impact on the position of the shift lever, linkage or lock.



I submit this is probably what happened. The ignition key didn't want to turn because the steering wheel had been turned while the key was in the "off" position and the car was motionless (probably as the fellow lowered himself into position, using it for support.) This of course puts a little spring tension into the steering, making it impossible to turn the key. This has probably happened to everyone here. To turn the key to on, he had to reach up from his reclined position, turn the wheel with one hand to relieve the pressure, and turn the key with the other. He probably couldn't see very well. However instead of grabbing the wheel he grabbed the shifter (is it on the column in this car?) and pulled it out of park.



Again - jpaitala - it was a sad accident in any case - please don't take this personally.
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The shifter in his car is in the center console on the floor and has a lock out button that needs to be pressed to take the car out of park. I dont think your theory applies here. I'm not sure what happened but I own one of these cars as well and there is no way you could mistake the steering wheel for the shifter not even blindfolded.:nixweiss I'm a mechanic as well and in 23 years I have seen my share of unexplained mechanical failures as well, some after investigation the cause was found but others just defy explination.
 
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