TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 FORD C-MAX. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S TOW YARD AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. TH…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 FORD C-MAX. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S TOW YARD AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. *TT *TR
NHTSA ODI #11093645
1,200 miles · Mar 27, 2017
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN I WAS TRANSITIONING FROM PAVEMENT TO GRAVEL WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT THAT TRANSITION PERIOD. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR PARKED IN THE ADJACENT SPOT. I CRANKED THE STEE…
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I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN I WAS TRANSITIONING FROM PAVEMENT TO GRAVEL WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT THAT TRANSITION PERIOD. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR PARKED IN THE ADJACENT SPOT. I CRANKED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID MISSING THAT CAR. THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB, AND PROCEEDED INTO A TREE. HAD IT NOT HIT A TREE I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE WINDSHIELD OF THE OPPOSITE CAR AS IT WAS A GRADE BELOW FROM MY PARKING SPOT. ONCE THE CAR STOPPED MOVING, A FATAL ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON THE SCREEN AND THE "BRAIN" OF THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I BELIEVE THE BRAIN FAILED. THE BODY SHOP HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE COMPUTER FIXED. THE CAR IS NOW BACK AT THE BODY SHOP FINISHING UP. IT HAD BEEN ALMOST A MONTH, AND I HAVE YET TO GET ANY INFORMATION FROM FORD. I FEEL THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, AS I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S COMPUTER.
NHTSA ODI #10968744
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DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds
Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.
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