Urgent....malfunction caused wreck!
06-01-2011, 04:39 PM
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Urgent....malfunction caused wreck!
I need some advice from the experts on this site on how to proceed, PLEASE?! I will try to make this brief, and if anyone has questions I will be happy to answer them.
I have a 2010 F150 Platinum with 18k miles, I do not drive it hard...I keep it spotless inside and out.
Yesterday, I took my daughter to the lake, approximately 60 miles away. I was towing a Sea-Doo RXT iS 255 on a Triton Elite Trailer. Sea-Doo has 30 hrs on it and the Trailer has maybe 1,000 miles. 30 minutes into the drive the tire pressure sensor came on. We pulled over and checked each tire and they were fine. I told my daughter I would have it checked out at Ford the next day. The tire pressure light stayed on. On our return home we were 30 minutes into the trip on a straight away on the interstate, I was going 65 in a 70, no one in front of me and 1 car behind me. All of a sudden the truck down shifts, it felt like it had shifted to 2nd gear. The Tachometer was at 7,000RPM. It was so violent that it woke my daughter up. I looked down at the gear shifter to make sure I hadn't accidentally shifted, and I hadn't. The truck then shifts back and the Rpm go back to normal and then it shifts like that 3 more times. On the final downshift at 65 mph, the truck all of a sudden TOTALLY TAKES OVER, and the Brakes Lock Up, I have no control at this point. I can't turn the steering wheel at all, the truck slides around and off the road and flips. Adding to the evidence of a malfunction, The Air Bags DID NOT DEPLOY! The witness behind me reported that all of a sudden, he saw the tires lock up and that it looked as if I tried to make a U Turn all of a sudden! Once the truck finally came to a rest on its side I couldn't roll down the Windows or open the moon roof to exit. It was if, all power had suddenly shut down, brakes locked up. I have never ever experienced anything like this. I know there was a malfunction from the truck, and I really need someone's help before I move forward! I know with the Black Boxes in cars now, they can find out what malfunctions occurred! I don't want to take the chance on someone checking it and possibly clearing the data, and then telling me, "We couldn't find Any problems with it!" I KNOW I WAS NOT AT FAULT! The truck can be repaired but I think I would be to frightened to get back in it. I hope Ford will take care of this and replace it. If anyone can help me, I would really appreciate it!
I have a 2010 F150 Platinum with 18k miles, I do not drive it hard...I keep it spotless inside and out.
Yesterday, I took my daughter to the lake, approximately 60 miles away. I was towing a Sea-Doo RXT iS 255 on a Triton Elite Trailer. Sea-Doo has 30 hrs on it and the Trailer has maybe 1,000 miles. 30 minutes into the drive the tire pressure sensor came on. We pulled over and checked each tire and they were fine. I told my daughter I would have it checked out at Ford the next day. The tire pressure light stayed on. On our return home we were 30 minutes into the trip on a straight away on the interstate, I was going 65 in a 70, no one in front of me and 1 car behind me. All of a sudden the truck down shifts, it felt like it had shifted to 2nd gear. The Tachometer was at 7,000RPM. It was so violent that it woke my daughter up. I looked down at the gear shifter to make sure I hadn't accidentally shifted, and I hadn't. The truck then shifts back and the Rpm go back to normal and then it shifts like that 3 more times. On the final downshift at 65 mph, the truck all of a sudden TOTALLY TAKES OVER, and the Brakes Lock Up, I have no control at this point. I can't turn the steering wheel at all, the truck slides around and off the road and flips. Adding to the evidence of a malfunction, The Air Bags DID NOT DEPLOY! The witness behind me reported that all of a sudden, he saw the tires lock up and that it looked as if I tried to make a U Turn all of a sudden! Once the truck finally came to a rest on its side I couldn't roll down the Windows or open the moon roof to exit. It was if, all power had suddenly shut down, brakes locked up. I have never ever experienced anything like this. I know there was a malfunction from the truck, and I really need someone's help before I move forward! I know with the Black Boxes in cars now, they can find out what malfunctions occurred! I don't want to take the chance on someone checking it and possibly clearing the data, and then telling me, "We couldn't find Any problems with it!" I KNOW I WAS NOT AT FAULT! The truck can be repaired but I think I would be to frightened to get back in it. I hope Ford will take care of this and replace it. If anyone can help me, I would really appreciate it!
06-01-2011, 04:43 PM
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Sounds like its time to lawyer up! Please keep us posted ! I just bought a used 2010 and it seems to have an issue with the drivetrain , probably why it was traded in. Shudders when taking off from a dead stop.
Man i hope you and your kid are all right! I would talk to a attorney to cover your ***...ets. Good luck with this.
06-01-2011, 04:51 PM
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I assume since you are typing this you are OK and your daughter is because logging onto a forum would be the least of my concerns. It's been said Lawyer up! I have never heard of a vehicle doing this
I assume since you are typing this you are OK and your daughter is because logging onto a forum would be the least of my concerns. It's been said Lawyer up! I have never heard of a vehicle doing this
06-01-2011, 05:02 PM
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If I were you I wouldn't be wating time on these forums. Call a lawyer, get your truck inspected and get your problem resolved. Hope it all works out for ya.
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06-01-2011, 05:13 PM
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All Ford vehicles after 2005 are equipped with an event data recorder, or black box. There is no standard for the data that these devices collect until vehicles manufactured after 2013. Unfortunately these edr systems are triggered by the collision and since you didn't have air bag deployment it may not have triggered is your case and since there is no set standard for data recorded until2013 there may not be the data you need on there. Regardless the data on the device legally belongs to you and I am sure the police or a car dealership could inform you how to collect it. Glad you are ok.
