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2008 MERCURY MILAN — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 1515812 · 2018-11-15

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MILAN
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
98,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ABS FAILURE HAPPENED A 5TH TIME, AND THIS TIME IT SPUN MY CAR INTO A POWER POLE. WAS ONLY GOING 35-40 MPH, DRIVER CAME FROM THE LEFT AND I TRIED TO VEER AND BRAKE TO AVOID THEM, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ONE WHEEL LOCKED AND SPUN THE CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. FORD SAYING IT WAS NOT AN "UNREASONABLE SAFETY RISK" IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. ENDED UP WITH A SHATTERED PELVIS, BROKEN CLAVICLE AND RUPTURED SPLEEN. I DO NOT WANT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS, PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH THESE CARS! *DT *JB *DT CONSUMER AUTHORIZED FORD POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE DATA READOUT.*JB*DT *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11151789
Machine
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