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2009 FORD ESCAPE — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

crash · 997844 · 2013-07-29

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
66,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE RT, SPEED LIMIT 55MPH AT 9PM, NO LIGHTING ALONG RT, ACCELERATING TO KEEP UP SPEED GOING UP A HILL, THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. PULLING OVER TO MY RIGHT (OFF THE ROAD ) PUTTING ON MY FLASHERS, WAS NOW AT A COMPLETE STOP WAS HIT IN REAR LEFT DOING DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE CAR THAT HIT ME.THE CAR THAT HIT ME LEFT THE SEEN OF THE ACCIDENT. NO WARNING THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.TOWED CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND HAD FIXED, INTERNAL THROTTLE BODY FAILURE, LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10532547
Machine
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