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2015 FORD EXPLORER — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash11 injured · 1416549 · 2017-10-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
26,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
11
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

MY FATHER HAS PASSED OUT TWICE BOTH WHILE DRIVING 2 DIFFERENT YEARS OF A FORD EXPLORER AND DOCTOR'S WERE UNABLE TO FIND A MEDICAL CAUSE. THE FIRST ACCIDENT IN AUGUST HE SPENT 3 DAYS IN ICU UNDERGOING MULTIPLE TESTS, THE SECOND ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 8TH LEFT HIM WITH 9 BROKEN RIBS(SOME IN MULTIPLE PLACES), A BROKEN SCAPULA AND HIS #3 LUMBAR IS FRACTURED ALONG WITH A WEEK IN ICU. HE HAS BEEN THROUGH EVERY TEST THAT THE DOCTOR'S CAN THINK OF AND ARE UNABLE TO GIVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY HE PASSED OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. HE HAS NOW BEEN ADMITTED TO A SKILLED CARE FACILITY DUE TO SO MANY BROKEN BONES. HE WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN MOTION WHEN HE WENT UNCONSCIOUS BOTH TIMES TOTALING BOTH VEHICLES. HE REMEMBERS GETTING IN THE CAR AND STARTING TO DRIVE AND THEN NOTHING. HE IS A HEALTHY 71 YEAR OLD MALE WHO HAS NO MEDICAL ISSUES THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. THE FIRST ACCIDENT WAS ON AUGUST 7TH IN A 2016 EXPLORER AND THE SECOND ACCIDENT WAS ON 10-8-17 IN A 2015 EXPLORER

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11035666
Machine
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