Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 2006

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006080928 Incident Date: Jun, 02 2006
Consumer's City: COLLEYVILLE Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPEDITION Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMFU175X6L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 03 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 22 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While making a hard left turn to avoid a crash , i was unable to recover to the right even with my steering wheel turned al the way to the right. my vehicle continued left and collided with the guard rail at about thirty mph. inspection of the damage found that the left front tie rod on my brand new expedition was broken in half. there was marks on the tie rod to indicate that it was cut. instead it was fractured . this is the reason for loss of steering control. *nm