TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN THE FRONT CENTER. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND BRUISING TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF HIS BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF A LOCAL AUTO SHOP. NUMEROUS PICTURES WERE TAKEN AFTER THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,000.
2010
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE STALLING FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.