# 2013 FORD EDGE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1279577` · 2016-05-02 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EDGE
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
## Narrative
I WAS AT A GAS STATION.  I FORGOT TO PUT THE CAR INTO "PARK".  HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE OUT THE KEY AND LOCK THE DOOR.  I HAD MY BACK TO THE CAR WHEN I WAS PUTTING MY CREDIT CARD  INTO THE PUMP.  I HEARD SCREAMS AS PEOPLE RAN OUT OF THE MARKET AND YELLED THAT THE CAR WAS MOVING DOWN A HILL.  AS I TURNED I SAW MY CAR CRASH INTO A PARKED TRAILER (18 WHEEL TYPE.)  ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END AND I BENT THE STEEL STEP ON THE CAB NO ONE WAS HURT.  MY DOG MERELY FLEW INTO THE WELL OF THE CAR.  I HAVE HAD MANY FRIENDS  CHECK THEIR CARS AND NO ONE WAS ABLE TO TAKE OUT THE KEY UNLESS THE CAR WAS IN PARK.  HOWEVER, THESE CARS WERE NOT A FORD EDGE.  SINCE THE ACCIDENT I HAVE TESTED MY CAR MANY TIMES AND I CAN ALWAYS PULL THE KEY OUT.   AS YOU KNOW WHEN A CAR IS IN DRIVE IT ACTS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL AND CAN REACT TO INERTIA.  AT THE TIME I WOULD NOT HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS ON A SLANTED DRIVEWAY.   A CHILD IN MY CAR COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS INJURY.  SOMEONE NOT PAYING ATTENTION COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY MY CAR.  I CHECKED WITH MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE FORD EDGE ABOUT MY SAFETY ISSUE.  LOCAL DEALER NOT INTERESTED IN HELPING AND I CAN NOT REACH A LIVE PERSON AT THE FORD'S WORLD HEADQUARTERS.  THERE IS NO PROMPT FOR A SAFETY CONCERN..  AS OF NOW I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMGES TO MY CAR AND TO THE CAB.  LEFT FRONT BUMPER AND LIGHT DAMAGED.
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