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2003 FORD MUSTANG GT — TIRES:SIDEWALL

crash1 injured · 534679 · 2005-05-11

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG GT
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I BOUGHT A 2003 GT MUSTANG CONV ON FRIDAY APRIL 15, 2005. THE CAR HAD 14432 MILES ON IT AND AS FAR AS I KNOW IT WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRES. ON FRIDAY APRIL 22, 2005 I LEFT FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-575 TOWARD CANTON WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN I HEARD A THUMPING NOISE AND I REALIZED THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I TAPPED ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND GET OVER. I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65. THEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. AT THAT TIME MY CAR FISHTAILED AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I RAN INTO THE GUARDRAIL CAUSING ME TO SPIN AROUND LANDING WITH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL. THAT WAS THE TIRE THAT BLEW. I BLACKED OUT DURING THE ACCIDENT. I CAME TOO AND SLAMMED THE DOOR OPEN NOT REALLY REALIZING WHAT HAD HAPPENED. A DAY LATER MY NECK STARTED KILLING ME. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM ON SUNDAY APRIL 24. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD LOST SOME OF THE NATURAL CURVATURE IN MY NECK AND THAT I WAS HAVING MUSCLE SPASMS. THEY PUT ME ON PAIN MEDICINE AND MUSCLE RELAXERS. THE TIRE COMPLETELY SPLIT APART AT THE SIDEWALL. THE SIZE OF THE TIRES WAS P245-45R17. THEY WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE ZR TIRES

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10120707
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