# 1999 FORD EXPEDITION — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `224202` · 2000-08-08 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
## Narrative
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON  HIGHWAY WHILE RAINING, HE SWITCHED INTO ANOTHER LANE, AND  VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL.   VEHICLE HAD SKIDDED INTO A ENBANKMENT AND ROLLED TWICE OR MORE.  THERE WERE INJURIES AND  VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. AFTER LOOKING AT PICTURES TAKEN OF THE VEHICLE AFTER ACCIDENT IT WAS NOTED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS DAMAGED. IT IS UNCERTAIN IF THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL OR WAS THE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TIRES IN QUESTION WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE A B.F. GOODRICH, REPLACED JUNE 3, 2000 BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED A DEFECT.  *AK   *MJS
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