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2003 FORD EXPLORER — complaint

crash1 injured · 481283 · 2004-06-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
Miles at failure
64,100
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING EAST BOUND ON ROUTE 3 FROM KING GEORGE, VA TO OAK GROVE, VA AT 3AM. I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH A DEER AT 45MPH. AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH THE DEER. AIRBAG LIGHT LIT AND FLASHED. SMOKE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN. SEATBELTS FAILED TO LOCK. DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS LIT AND FLASHING AS WELL EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR WAS CLOSED ALL THE WAY AND LOCKED. REPAIR FACILITY WASNT CAPABLE OF TROUBLESHOOTING THAT FAULT. I WAS REFERED TO PURVIS FORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. PURVIS FORD FOUND A BAD DOOR SWITCH. MOST LIKELY RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WITH THE DEER. TOOK 2 WEEKS TO GET THAT PART IN. ONLY INJURIES I INCURED WAS MY BACK. VERTABRE WAS OUT OF LINE FROM L1-L5 AND SOME VERTABRE IN THE CENTER OF MY BACK. CURRENTLY ON PAIN MEDICATION FOR BACK PAIN. GAUTIER'S AUTO BODY AND GLASS INC. REPLACED THE ENTIRE BUMPER COVER AND REPAINTED IT. THEY ALSO REPLACED DRIVER SIDE FOG LAMP, LICENSE BRACKET, BUMPER GRILL, BRACKET RETAINER, VALANCE, FOG LIGHT COVER, GRILL, AND TENSIONERS FOR RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THEY ALSO REPAIRED LIGHT RAIL AND FRONT SHEET METAL. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THAT THEY ALSO DID AN ALIGNMENT FOR THE 2 FRONT WHEELS. MY MAIN COMPLAINT HERE IS WITH ALL THE DAMAGE DONE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING LIT AND FLASHING, AND THE SEAT BELTS NOT LOCKING...WHY DIDNT THE AIRBAG NOT GO OFF WHEN I WAS PROPERLY WEARING THE SEATBELT AND DRIVING AT 45MPH. IT APPEARS TO ME AND TO GAUTIER'S AUTO BODY AND GLASS INC. THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND SEATBELT SYSTEM DIDNT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I PERS

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10078724
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