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2018 FORD ECOSPORT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1484236 · 2018-07-19

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ECOSPORT
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
400
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2018 FORD ECOSPORT AUTO SHUTOFF/RESTART FEATURE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. FORD HAS NOT INSPECTED MY CAR AS OF YET BUT THEY HAVE DECLINED MY REQUEST FOR A LOANER CAR CITING THAT THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. FURTHERMORE THE PARTS THAT MY MECHANIC NEEDS IN ORDER TO FIX THE CAR ARE ON BACKORDER WITH NO ETA PROVIDED BY FORD. ACCIDENT WAS ON 4/30/18. TODAY IS 7/19/18. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED AND FORD WILL NOT ASSIST WITH FURTHER INVESTIGATION, NOR WILL THEY PROVIDE NEEDED PARTS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11112484
Machine
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