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2008 FORD EDGE — AIR BAGS

crash · 1514593 · 2018-11-11

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EDGE
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
149,000

Severity

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

Narrative

"TAKATA RECALL" NOTHING YET I AM FORCED TO DRIVE A CAR I PURCHASED IN APRIL WITH THIS RECALL AND STILL HAVENT GOT A LETTER FOR REPAIR SO IM PAYING 250.00 ON A CAR THAT I CANT HAVE ANYONE IN THE CAR WITH ME FOR THE FEAR THEY MIGHT BE INJURED OR EVEN KILLED BY THE AIR BAG THATS DEFECTED I CANT DRIVE KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL DUE TO THIS ISSUE I PAY TO HAVE THEM DRIVEN TO SCHOOL BY NEIGHBORS OR THEY DO NOT GO TO THE EXTRA ACTIVITIES BECAUSE I CANT DRIVE THEM THIS FORD EDGE HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF SO IM PAY FOR A CAR THAT COST ME MONEY TO REPAIR EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND THE TRANNY JERKS AND I HIT MY FENCE AND ANOTHER CAR ALREADY THE BRAKES ARE MAKING A SQEELING AND THEY ABS LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON. THE FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN I TURN LEFT AND RIGHT I ALREADY REPAIRED THE REAR SHOCKS CAUSE THEY LEAKED EVERYWHERE IT IS NOW MAKING A TICKING SOUND WHEN ITS DRIVING IT HAS NO POWER WHAT SO EVER AS IF TRANNY IS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING IM AT MY WITTS END I CANT AFFORD TO FIX ALL THE PROBLEMS AND STILL MAKE MY PAYMENTS AND PAY TO DRIVE MT KIDS AROUND BECAUSE THE DANGEROUS AIR BAG IT ONLY HAS 155000 MILES I MAINTAIN IT TO FORD MANUAL AND STILL ITS THE WORSE CAR I HAVE EVER OWED AND HAS COST ME MORE IN THE SHORT TIME I HAVE HAD IT WITH 148000 MILES IN APRIL THEN ALL THE CARS IVE HAD AND MAINTAINED I WOULD LIKE SOME COMPENSATION FOR THIS AIR BAG AND FIX ASAP WHEN DOES IT GET FIXED WHEN SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES . IT ALL STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT END OF APRIL BEGA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11150882
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