Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 2005

Recalls
5 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035796 Incident Date: Aug, 19 2005
Consumer's City: DERWOOD Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPEDITION Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 5
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMPU16515L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 24 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 29 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was traveling at 50mph in my 2005 ford expedition (3,700 miles) when a chevy cavalier ran a stop sign. i impacted the vehicle without having an opportunity to hit my brakes. i was the sole person in the vehicle. impact destroyed the front end of my vehivle, and pushed the passenger side of the cavalier to the drivers seat. my vehicle then exited the road through a stand of trees, down an embankment and came to rest on the far side of the embankment. failure: passnger airbag deployed, but driver's airbag did not, resulting in neck injuries. majority of damage was to driver's side of front end. ford has expressed no interest as to the cause of the airbag failure.