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2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

crash1 injured · 608971 · 2007-01-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FIVE HUNDRED
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure
18,600
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOCO. TOOK THE WIFES VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, THE TECHNICIAN CALLED AND SAID THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WORK THAT EVENING AND WHEN I GOT OFF WORK MY FREIND AND I THAT RIDES TO WORK WITH ME NOTICED THAST THE DOOR STILL WASN'T SHUTTING PROPERLY. I SLAMMED THE DOOR 3 OR4 TIMES AND THOUGHT IT HAD LATCHED AS THE DOME LIGHT WENT OUT. I DROPPED MY FREIND OFF AT HIS HOME AND WAS HEADING TO A NEARBY CONVENIENCE STORE WHEN THE DOOR POPPED OPEN. I WAS STARTLED AND WAS TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, WHILE I WAS DISTRACTED WITH THE DOOR I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A POWER POLE AND CHAIN LINK FENCE. I REFUSED AN AMBULANCE RIDE TO THE HOSPITAL BUT HAD TO GO LATER WITH NECH PAIN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10178157
Machine
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