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2006 FORD FREESTYLE — POWER TRAIN

crash · 910397 · 2012-03-18

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FREESTYLE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
39,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS BACKING UP AND MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME, JUST THE POLE. MY BUMPER HAS A GOUGE IN IT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME MY FREESTYLE SURGED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I EXPECT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, FORD OR NHTSA WILL CERTAINLY HAVE TO FIX/RECALL THIS VEHICLE. I HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON MULTIPLE OCCASION FOR THIS. THEY KEEP REPLACING PARTS, BUT THEY ARE NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10452128
Machine
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