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2007 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — STEERING

crash · 1469822 · 2018-05-21

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
152,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 AROUND 9-10 PM , MY HUSBAND HAD JUST PICKED ME UP FROM WORK AND I WAS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT, WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND A CAR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY PULLED OUT FROM THE LIGHT AND HIT US ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND FENDER AND BROKE THE STEERING KNUCKLE, THE RACK AND PINION AND BROKE THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSE, ALSO THE SUSPENSION. MY CAR WAS DISABLED FROM THE ACCIDENT. I ALSO HAD TO BE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE I WAS HAVING CONTRACTIONS SO THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY BABY WAS OKAY. ALSO THE DRIVER HIT US AND RAN. THE COPS NEVER FOUND THE CAR. IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET MY CAR BACK ON THE ROAD I HAD TO PURCHASE A STEERING COLUMN, A RACK AND PINION, AND STEERING KNUCKLE AND SUSPENSION OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF A RECALL.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11096967
Machine
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