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2005 FORD F-150 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

1 injured · 743646 · 2009-11-11

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
70,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON OCT 5, 2009 I LEFT FOR LUNCH AT 1:00 PM TO GO TO LUNCH STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE AIRBAG HIT MY LEG AND BURNED MY LEG. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP RANDALL NOE IN TERRELL TEXAS ON OCT 24, 2009 AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD RUN SOME TESTS AND LET ME KNOW WHETHER THEY WOULD REPAIR IT OR NOT AND IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT MADE UP THEIR MINDS WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO FIX IT OR NOT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS NOW AND THEY CAN'T MAKE UP THEIR MIND WHETHER THEY WANT TO FIX IT OR NOT. I AM TIRED OF BEING JERKED AROUND AND NOT BEING TOLD WHAT WILL BE DONE. THEY TOOK THE STEERING WHEEL APART BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY COULD TELL WHAT MADE IT DEPLOY BUT AFTER DOING THAT NOW THEY SAY THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHY IT DEPLOYED. THEY TOLD ME I COULD COME PICK IT UP AND DRIVE AROUND WITH NO AIRBAG UNTIL THEY MAKE A DECISION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10291871
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