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2003 FORD EXPEDITION — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 490587 · 2004-08-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
34,400

Severity

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

Narrative

I PARKED MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION IN MY DRIVEWAY. I PUT IT IN PARK AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AS I WENT TO OPEN MY DOOR I TURNED TO SEE THE TRUCK ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. IT HIT MY NEIGHBOR'S TRUCK AND WHEN I GOT TO THE TRUCK, IT WAS STILL IN PARK. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I ASKED FOR A FORD REP TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN HELPFUL HOWEVER THEY ARE RUNNING UP AGAINST A BRICK WALL AS WELL.THE OWNER AND SERVICE MANAGER WERE TOLD BY FORD THAT AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEER WOULD BE SENT OUT TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK. WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD THE NOTES STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY BY FORD.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10086817
Machine
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