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2004 FORD FREESTAR — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

1 injured · 616883 · 2007-03-16

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FREESTAR
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
32,000

Severity

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

Narrative

2004 FORD FREESTAR. BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE-WAY I PUT THE VAN IN PARK AND LEFT IT IDLE IN THE STREET TO SEE IF I ACCIDENTLY RAN OVER A GABAGE CAN. WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VAN TALKING TO MY HUSBAND I NOTICE THE VAN WAS IN REVERSE. I TRIED TO GET BACK INTO THE VAN AND I FELL OUT OF THE VAN TRAPPED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE DOOR OF THE VAN. WHILE STILL ROLLING I COULD HEAR MY BONES BREAKING. I SUFFERED 2 BROKEN RIBS AND NERVE AND MUSCLE DAMAGE - TO THIS DAY I AM STILL NOT TOTALLY HEALED AND I HAVE BEEN IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM TWICE. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD. THEY WILL NOT CALL ME ONLY HAVE WRITTEN ME A LETTER. WHEN I CALL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY WILL NOT RELEASE ANY PHONE NUMBERS TO ME. I HAVE HAVE RESPONDED AND HAD NOT RETURN REPLY. LUCKLY MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT HIT A NEIGHBORS HOUSE. IN ADDITION THE VAN TURNED BEFORE RUNNING ME OVER. WHEN YOU TAKE YOU FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHILE IN REVERSE THE VAN IMMEDIATELY ROLL BACKWARDS. THERE IS NO WAY I COULD GOTTEN OUT OF THE VAN WHILE IN REVERSE. I FEEL THERE WAS EITHER A FALSE PARK OR THE VAN GEAR WAS STUCK BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE AND THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT CAUSE THE VAN TO SLIP BACK TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10185267
Machine
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