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2010 FORD EDGE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 1693960 · 2020-09-21

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EDGE
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
207,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 EDGE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPED SUDDENLY SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING MY VEHICLE. ( ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING IN SECONDS TRAVELING ABOUT TWO TO THREE CAR LENGTHS)I RELEASED MY FOOT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL RETURNED TO A NORMAL POSITION. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AGAIN WITHOUT STOPPING MY VEHICLE. I RELEASED PRESSURE AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE PEDAL SHOT BACK HITTING MY FOOT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT CAUSED A LISFRANC DISLOCATION AND SEVERE BONE BRUISING TO MY RIGHT FOOT. (I LOST MY JOB AND WILL BE UNABLE TO WORK FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, IF I AM ABLE TO REGAIN FULL FUNCTION DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT .)THROUGH THE PAIN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES A THIRD TIME AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN, NOT STOPPING MY VEHICLE AND RESULTING IN MY VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11360151
Machine
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