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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007103324 | Incident Date: Apr, 10 2007 |
Consumer's City: SQUAW VALLEY | Consumer's State: CA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
Model Name: ESCAPE | Model Year: 2007 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:rear |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 23 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2007 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. on april 11, 2007, while driving 60 mph on the freeway the contact applied the brakes to avoid crashing into a vehicle that stopped in front of her. the rear suspension failed without warning. however, the contact was able to maintain control of the vehicle. the service manager of lithia ford stated that this failure occurred when the brakes were applied at 60 mph. a ford engineer provided related information. the contact was aware of the safety risk involved. the failure mileage was 3,900, and the current mileage was 4,000. *ak |