Wife Was Run Over By Her "parked" Telluride, Now There Has Been A Recall For These Cars Slipping Out Of Park
Last year my wife suffered an injury when her car, a KIA Telluride, rolled back over her foot after she had parked it. She had parked the vehicle with my daughter inside and went to gather mail, take in bags, etc. When she came back outside, she saw the vehicle rolling back with my daughter just outside the door walking back with it not knowing what to do.
My wife rushed over and got my daughter out of the way. As she tried to take control of the vehicle, she was thrown to the ground, hit in the head by the door, and the front wheel rolled over her foot/ankle/lower leg.
We contacted some lawyers at the time to see what remedy may be available, but they all turned us away for whatever reason. We also had the vehicle checked by our local KIA dealership, but they found no issue.
Now KIA has issued a recall for this exact problem; cars will slip out of park and could roll. We have contacted a few lawyers, but they don't seem interested unless there is a class action lawsuit related to this problem.
Surely there is some remedy? Surely KIA would be willing to help us out just to get us to go away? I mean, it's absolutely ridiculous, right?
Anyway, I'm just posting to see what you all have to say about this issue and if there is any advice for how we should proceed. We are not the litigious type, but this seems like a situation where legal remedy should be clear.
One final aside, she has since traded the vehicle in for another since she did not feel comfortable with the car that almost killed her and our daughter. Not sure if this would have an impact, but I imagine it could.
Thanks for any feedback.
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