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2010 FORD EXPEDITION — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

crash1 injured · 875174 · 2011-08-21

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
15,400
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 2011, BETWEEN 8:30 A.M. AND 9:00 A.M., I TOOK MY 2010 FORD EXPEDITION TO THE FOUNTAIN CAR WASH IN PLANO. UPON EXITING THE CAR WASH TUNNEL, I SHIFTED THE TRUCK FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, IDLED SLOWLY OUT OF THE TUNNEL AND AROUND THE HAIRPIN TURN TO HEAD TO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING WHERE CAR WASH EMPLOYEES DRY VEHICLES BY HAND. IN THE DRIVEWAY AHEAD OF ME WAS A BLUE FORD EXPEDITION. ONCE AROUND THE TURN, I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE THE TRUCK FORWARD. AS SOON AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE RACED, I HEARD THE TIRES SKID AND THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD FAST OUT OF MY CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. MY TRUCK WAS GOING TOO FAST TO STOP AND IT REAR-ENDED THE BLUE TRUCK. AFTER THE IMPACT, I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND GOT OUT TO CHECK ON THE PASSENGERS OF THE BLUE TRUCK. THE LADY DRIVER OF THE BLUE TRUCK GOT OUT TOO. I ASKED THE LADY DRIVER IF SHE WAS ALRIGHT. SHE OPENED THE BACK DOOR TO HER TRUCK AND I SAW TWO GIRLS IN THE BACK SEAT. I ALSO ASKED THE LADY IF HER CHILDREN WERE OKAY AND SHE SAID THEY WERE. THE LADY DRIVER OF THE BLUE TRUCK AND I WENT TO THE BACK OF HER TRUCK TO LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. THE TRUCKS WERE FAR ENOUGH APART FOR US TO STAND BETWEEN THEM. HER TRUCK HAD SCRATCHES AND THE TAILGATE WAS DENTED. THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK WAS DAMAGED FROM THE IMPACT AND THE TRAILER HITCH ON THE BLUE TRUCK. AS WE WERE LOOKIN

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10421832
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