Other Moving when in park

My Range Rover (Deisel 4.4L automatic) had an accident when at the garage - they claim that while it was in "park" with no one in car, but engine running, it suddenly reved up and accelerated forwards and hit a wall. They say must have been a "computer glitch" - REALLY?? Anyone heard anything like this before?

Nope! Dude, they broke your car.

Yes...but not specifically a Range Rover

Seems like many computer glitches all at once would be needed to do that!
is that their official verdict to their insurance company??

Foo Cough.

The apprentice got a tad trigger happy

Henry_b said:

Foo Cough.

The apprentice got a tad trigger happy

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While taking it on a joy ride

Beneagles said:

Yes...but not specifically a Range Rover

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Interesting - what was the car you heard of this happening to?

RangeRoller dt said:

Seems like many computer glitches all at once would be needed to do that!
is that their official verdict to their insurance company??

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Believe it or not, yes!

RangeRoller dt said:

Seems like many computer glitches all at once would be needed to do that!
is that their official verdict to their insurance company??

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Yep!

Utter rhubarb! If it was in park there is a mechanical pawl engaged. No way.

CharlieWooch said:

My Range Rover (Deisel 4.4L automatic) had an accident when at the garage - they claim that while it was in "park" with no one in car, but engine running, it suddenly reved up and accelerated forwards and hit a wall. They say must have been a "computer glitch" - REALLY?? Anyone heard anything like this before?

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Absolutely not possible as the guys have said already.

Park is a mechanical pawl^^^ .

The garage should take full blame simple, and fix it straight away.
Nothing to do with your insurance, theirs maybe.

J

Oh and change your garage

+1 change your garage. But after they have satisfactorily repaired the damage and compensated you for loss of value.

Ask JLR if this is possible with their ‘obvious lack’ of safety. They should tell you it’s utter BS in writing with why. Show that to your garage!

Henry_b said:

Foo Cough

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Like that... It's number 38 on our local chinese take-away menu... Lol..

RangeRoller dt said:

Ask JLR if this is possible with their ‘obvious lack’ of safety. They should tell you it’s utter BS in writing with why. Show that to your garage!

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Was it a JLR garage? If so JLR will tell you that it was clearly a mechanical failure within your gearbox, quote you for fixing it along with the frontal impact repair and then give you a bill for the damage to their property. Not called stealers for nothing.

Not main stealer or he woulda mentioned the apology letter + bill for damage report

Heard it all now
Well at least until the next load of bull...t is trotted out by some incompetent.

the garage has a duty of care for your vehicle

even if a grand piano fell out the back of a C-130 doing Cuban 8's and landed on the roof of your car while in their care.

Presumably this is a newer one with the dial to select the gear?

I am just wondering if there was a glitch of some sort and it thought it had moved into D whether it would either snap the park pawl or disengage it? If they had diag connected could that change the gear selection by mistake?

Grrrrrr said:

Presumably this is a newer one with the dial to select the gear?

I am just wondering if there was a glitch of some sort and it thought it had moved into D whether it would either snap the park pawl or disengage it? If they had diag connected could that change the gear selection by mistake?

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If P is selected electronically rather than via a mechanical link, IMO anything is possible and shows the folly of going from simple and reliable to complicated electronic.
If the vehicle was stationary with engine running the handbrake should have been applied in addition to being in P, but of course if the car has an EPB, a glitch could also have released that