NHTSA complaint: 2006 FORD EXPEDITION — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY BEST FRIEND FATHER AND GRANDMOTHER DIED INSIDE AN SUV ACCIDENT THAT EMERGED INTO A SWIMMING POOL. WINDOWS WERE CLOSED. THERE WAS NO WAY OUT OF THE SUV DUE TO POWER WINDOWS. THEY SAT THERE WAITING FOR DEATH. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO ALL VEHICLES WHO ARE BUILT WITH POWER WINDOWS. THE SAME WAY THAT MOST MODERN VEHICLES NOW HAVE A WAY OF ESCAPING FROM THE TRUNK OF A CAR WHY ISN'T THERE SOMETHING WHERE THERE IS A WAY OF ESCAPING FROM A CAR WINDOW IF THE CAR GOES INTO A POOL OF DEEP WATER ABOVE 5 FEET. THESE AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES NEED TO CREATE AN EMERGENCY MECHANISM IN ALL POWER WINDOWS IN CASE OF THE CAR GOING INTO A LAKE, RIVER, POOL, ETC. ALL WINDOWS FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS SHOULD HAVE A MANUAL ROLL DOWN KNOB OR WHATEVER IT IS CALLED FOR SUCH ACCIDENTS. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IF MY FRIENDS FATHER HAD SOME KIND OF TOOL TO BREAK THE WINDOWS HE WOULD OF BUT WHO IS TO SAY THAT THE RUSHING WATERS WOULD HAVE STILL KILLED THEM. THEY WERE SENIOR CITIZENS THAT DIED SO TRAGICALLY AND THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT FOR SUCH A COMPLAINT, BUT IF THIS IS THE WRONG DEPARTMENT CAN SOMEONE PLEASE DIRECT ME TO THE PROPER CHANNELS. THIS INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT IT IS NOT KNOWN HOW THEY ENDED UP INSIDE A SWIMMING POOL. IF SUCH MECHANISM IS INVENTED, IT SHOULD NOT BE AN OPTIONAL IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY JUST LIKE SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS AND SHOULD NOT BE COSTLY TO THE CONSUMER DUE TO THAT IT IS A LIFE SAVING TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS FOR THAT FACT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation