# 1999 FORD EXPLORER — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
> NHTSA complaint `230102` · 2000-08-29 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT; WHILE  DRIVING ON  INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY IT FELT LIKE  CAR LIFTED, AND THEN HEARD A POP.  WHEN CAR LANDED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAR SWERVED, AND USED A CEMENT DIVIDER TO HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING OVER.  *AK   THE CONSUMER FEELS THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO FAULTY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS XT TIRES AND 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED.  THE WIPER SWITCH WAS REPLACED.   *SLC
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