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2014 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — ENGINE

crash1 injured · 1648706 · 2020-02-23

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
NAVIGATOR
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
53,986

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH ON SIDE STREET AND MY CAR SURGED OUT OF CONTROL.. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE SPEED WITH THE BRAKE. I WAS ABOUT 100-150 FEET FROM A BUSY INTERSECTION (40 HIGHWAY -THE CAR SURGING REALLY FAST. I NEEDED TO MAKE SOME QUICK DECISIONS TO PROTECT A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM BEING BADLY INJURED OR KILLED. I HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY ON SO THAT I COULD CONTROL THE CAR AWAY FROM 40 HIGHWAY- SO I TURNED INTO A LITTLE PATH TO MY RIGHT WHICH LED ME INTO BIG TREES OR A THICKET. I CHOSE THE THICKET NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A TERRAIN IN THE MIDDLE. ACTUALLY , THE CAR WAS GOING SO FAST - I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL AT THIS TIME. MY CAR ATTEMPTED TO GO UP ON ONE SIDE FLEW ABOUT 20 FEET THROUGH THE AIR WHEN IT LANDED A SMALL TREE KEPT IT FROM ROLLING OVER AND CAME OUT ON A HILL AGAIN HEADING FOR THE BUSY 40 HIGHWAY. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT ,THE HILL WAS WET AND MUDDY FROM RAIN AND I PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL AS HARD AS I COULD TO MY RIGHT TURNING THE CAR UP THE HILL - AWAY FROM THE TRAFFIC. THE SOFT GROUND HELPED TO PUT THE CAR IN A SKID AND FLIPPED THE BACK END AROUND. AS IT WAS HEADING UP THE HILL I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE KEY AND GOT THE CAR STOPPED. WHEN THE TOWING COMPANY CAME TO PICK UP THE CAR -UNSAFE STILL SURGING. TOOK CAR TO BOB SIGHTS FORD . ( PREVIOUSLY,THEY REPAIRED THE POPPING NOICE DESCRIBED IN ANOTHER 'NATHSA' COMPLAINT. ) CAR WAS TOTALED. I TRIED TO GET THEM TO HOOK THE CAR UP TO THE MECHICANICAL MODULE SCANNER FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. INSTEAD THEY PUT IT ON T

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11310855
Machine
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