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2011 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash2 injured · 1215925 · 2015-09-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
59,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED AS THE CONTACT SLID INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT CLIPPED THE REAR OF A JEEP THAT WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, CAUSING THE JEEP TO FLIP OVER TWICE BEFORE LANDING UPRIGHT. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE POWERED OFF, THEY WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SWIPE ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD APPROXIMATELY EVERY TEN SECONDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUSE HAD TO BE REMOVED SO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD DISENGAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10761535
Machine
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