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2015 FORD EXPLORER — SUSPENSION

crash · 1601317 · 2019-09-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
75,038
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER LEAVING MY COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER, I TURNED LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 5-15 MILES PER HOUR AND SUDDENLY I HEARD A CLANK/SCRAPE AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE (IMAGE 1). SEE SCRAP ON CEMENT WHERE VEHICLE CONTROL WAS LOST IN THE STREET. VEHICLE STOPPED AT END OF SKID MARKS (IMAGE 2). AFTER TURNING LEFT (EAST) , I IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHERE ORANGE VAN IS LOCATED, WHICH IS BELIEVED DUE TO AXLE BREAK (IMAGE 2). AFTER LOSING CONTROL, VEHICLE VEERED LEFT TOWARDS CURVE. I CONTINUED TO FIGHT FOR CONTROL AND VEHICLE HIT THE CURVE WHILE VEHICLE WAS HEADED BETWEEN TWO TREES TOWARDS HOMES. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MOMENTARILY GAIN CONTROL BEFORE VEHICLE WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT AND RETURN VEHICLE TO MAIN ROAD. SEE SKID MARKS. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 75,038 MILES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY CONTROL ARM BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPAIR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11254273
Machine
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