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2006 FORD ESCAPE — SUSPENSION

crash · 1993201 · 2024-05-21

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SUSPENSION
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The rear shock tower has rusted out and broken away from the frame which was conformed at a local body shop. The passenger side went first then the driver side went about a year later. There was no warning that this was happening until it broke while driving which made us lose control of the car. When we took it to a repair shop and said it was 2006 escape they responded what side did the shock tower break on this was before we told them it was a shock tower they said it's always that part on a escape I personally know 2 other people who have had the same problem all different years of escapes.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11589912
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown