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2012 FORD FUSION — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1494256 · 2018-08-25

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
64,321

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY FORD FUSION, I'VE TRIED THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE, AND IT WON'T OPEN THE DOOR, TOOK TO FORD DEALER, THEY TOLD ME DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN, NOT UNDER WARRANTEE, I'VE BARELY HAD MY CAR 2 MONTHS, TRIED ROLLING DOWN DRIVER'S WINDOW, AND THE DOOR LOCK HAS JAMMED, TWICE, CAUSING ME A LIFE DEATH SITUATION, WHERE, I WAS LITERALLY TRAPPED IN MY CAR FOR 25 MINUTES, TWICE, NO PHONE OR WATER, AND PASSERBY'S DIDN'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED, JUST TO HELP ME GET MY DOOR UNJAMMED. I WAS SWEATING PROFUSELY, I HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE SHIFTER AND EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST TO GET TO THE PASSENGER DOOR TO GET TO SAFETY, AND WITH A LUMBAR BRACE ON FOR MY 9 COMPRESSED DISCS IN MY BACK AND 7 IN MY NECK, I WAS REALLY SCARED THAT I WOULD DIE IN MY CAR. IT TOOK ME 15 MINUTES TO GET TO THE PASSENGER DOOR AND IN TWICE AD MUCH PAIN TWISTING MY BACK AND NECK, I WAS ON THE VERGE OF HEAT EXHAUSTION FROM A HOT CAR IN AZ WHERE THE OUTSIDE TEMPS GET OVER 108 DEGREES IN THE SUMMERTIME. I WAS DRIPPING WET WHEN I FINALLY FOUND A WAY OUT OF MY CAR. THIS DOOR HANDLE ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTEE, AND IT SHOULD BE, FOR PEOPLE ON LOW INCOME SITUATIONS, OR HAVE A RECALL ON THE DOOR LOCK AND HANDLE SITUATION, BECAUSE IT'S A MANUFACTURES DEFECT, BUT, FORD WON'T ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DO IT HANDLES BREAKING AND TRAPPING PEOPLE IN THEIR CARS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, SO FORD CAN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DEFECT AND REDESIGN IT DIFFERENTLY SO THE DOOR HANDLES DON'T BREAK,AND

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11122359
Machine
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