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1999 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES

crash · 256516 · 2000-11-15

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

COMING TO STOP , PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, AND ABOUT TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED/ SURGED FOWARD AT A HIGH RATE SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OVER CONCRETE PORCH ,KNOCKED OVER 6*6 POLE, AND HIT WALL OF RESTAURANT. DURING ACCELERATION CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL 5-6 FEET LATER.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES CAUSED TRAUBLE TO THE CONSUMER AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY BF GOOD RICH TIRES. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
874999
Machine
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