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: > > I have a 1999 Honda Accord--4 cyld--auto. transmission : > >
: > > My Honda was recently recalled due to: : > > "Ignition key is Removable with the Shift Lever out of Park" : > >
: > > I tested my vehicle and it did not have the problem but I plan to take the : > > car to the Honda dealership in the near future to have them take care of : > > this problem. : > >
: > > While testing my vehicle for the problem, I also tried to start it while : > > the gear shift lever was NOT in Park. : > >
: > > It would not start in any gear. However, it DID start when the gear shift : > > lever was in neutral. : > >
: > > Is this normal? If it's not normal--Is this related to the recall issue : > > mentioned above? : >
: > All cars (with automatic transmissions) are supposed to start in Park and : > Neutral, but not in any other gears. : : Thanks--I appreciate the information. However, it seems to me that if a : person turned off the engine when the lever was in the Neutral : position--and failed to activate the parking brake--that the car (if it : was on a hill) may be involved in crash. Needless to say--I would never do : it--but there are lots of people in the world that would do it--esp. if : they were in a hurry or talking on a cell phone. Honda and other car : makers should make their cars so that you could not turn off the engine or : start it unless the lever was in the Park position. : And I guess we can assume that those driving cars with manual transmissions have enough snap to set the parking brake... or maybe we shoudn't allow cars with manual transmissions, so as to forestall such problems.
Or... we could hope for some common sense and personal responsibility.
Just my opinion --
Paul
"These days I'm feeling all right, 'cept I can't tell my courage from my desperation" -- the Boss