NHTSA complaint: 2007 FORD EXPEDITION — STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB AND A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation