NHTSA complaint: 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HYDROPLANE AND JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND AS A RESULT, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. IN ADDITION, SHE STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE AXLE WAS FRACTURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS TO THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,729.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation