Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCAPE / 2005

Recalls
4 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006082828 Incident Date: Sep, 07 2006
Consumer's City: ELBURN Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCAPE Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 4
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU03145D Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 19 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 07 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving home on a clear, sunny day, my ford escape pulled to the left, crossing the center line, crashing into a semi-truck twice, hitting two additional cars and flipped onto its side. i had to be cut out of my vehicle and was airlifted to a trauma center. i sustained a concussion, broken ribs and bruising all of my body. luckily, no one was killed, but my car was completely destroyed. the car had been pulling to the left on occasion, but on those occasions i was able to correct it quickly. *nm