Issue ID | 1655976 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11320829 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | RANGER |
Model Year | 2019 |
File date | 02/04/20 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Leased the ranger in october of 2019. From then until now there have been more than 6 instances where the gear shift lever has been placed in park, but the truck has freely rolled away. This has happened in my driveway, while parked on a busy street, in a crowded parking garage in denver, and a couple of other places. I've been lucky each time it rolled away in an area crowded with pedestrians or traffic heavy because i've been able to open the door and jump back in and pull the emergency brake, without someone getting run over. In the parking garage a friend of mine would have been pinned between the truck and a concrete wall if she had been just one second slower walking around the truck. We had just parked and were going to walk to the elevator and were too busy talking to notice the truck was rolling toward us. Right after she was out of the path we heard something behind us and turned to see it had hit the wall, about 3 inches away from the back of her legs. I've taken the truck into 2 dealerships to have it repaired and they say there is nothing wrong. There have been numerous witnesses that have seen me place the truck in park, only to have it move on its own, but luther family ford in fargo, nd and ford motor company customer care have told me that they do not accept witness accounts for any issue on their vehicles. They have said that if a warning light doesn't illuminate or an error code isn't recorded in the diagnostics then a problem does not exist. But this is a serious problem, the vehicle is unsafe and may end up killing someone the next time it happens. I'm a disabled veteran and have some mobility issues, the next time i may not be fast enough to get to the truck to pull the emergency brake, or i may not be fast enough to move if i'm in the path of the truck , and then i'll be the one crushed underneath the runaway pos. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 9800 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | ENDERLIN, ND |
VIN pattern | 1FTER1FH6KLXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 1 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 15/09/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 0 |
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