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Spider Jerusalem

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16. It's always necessary

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:05 PM

Jun 2016

if the car is parked on an incline you should set the parking brake (even if it's an automatic and you leave it in "Park&quot . An automatic transmission has a "parking pawl" that engages when the shift lever is placed in "Park"; the weight of a ton or more of car on a relatively smallish bit of metal causes stress, which can lead to failure even if there's not an underlying defect.

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Jeep That Crushed Anton Yelchin Had Been Recalled [View all] cloudythescribbler Jun 2016 OP

My daughter has a 2015 Grand Cherokee. It has an electronic shifter. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

Does the car have a parking brake? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2016 #6

It's always necessary Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #16

Call me a Luddite when it comes to automobiles. bvar22 Jun 2016 #15

I won't park on a hill unless I absolutely have to. passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #18

Unfortunately, my wife and I must park on a hill everyday. bvar22 Jun 2016 #21

I don't understand why they have to do a recall because of user error/confusion snooper2 Jun 2016 #2

Design flaw? The shift mechanism returns to same neutral position no matter what gear you use Baclava Jun 2016 #3

no, it acts like a joystick not a traditional gated shifter- as designed snooper2 Jun 2016 #4

So now they'll plaster warning signs all over the car to remind you to double check your gear? Baclava Jun 2016 #8

I'm glad your daughter had that fixed, obviously ailsagirl Jun 2016 #5

A CBS report from March jakeXT Jun 2016 #7

I always engage the emergency brake after putting the car in park frazzled Jun 2016 #9

I don't understand those letters. seabeckind Jun 2016 #11

"Crushed"? Really? BlueStater Jun 2016 #10

The word "crushed" shows up frequently in OSHA 170 reports. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 #13

It still seems weird to me and kind of tasteless, especially for a NYT article. BlueStater Jun 2016 #14

I would like 1/3of that. AngryAmish Jun 2016 #12

More. proverbialwisdom Jun 2016 #17

An example of under engineering to keep up with the Joneses. bluedigger Jun 2016 #19

very tragic 300gools Jun 2016 #20