NHTSA Complaint #10317926 — 2007 FORD EDGE

RE: FORD EDGE TURNED LEFT INTO PARKING LOT. RT REAR TIRE HIT CURB. DROVE STRAIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE ALMOST STOPPED. CAR ACCELERATED, BECAME AIRBORN, MADE SHARP LEFT. 40MPR WITHIN 35-40 FT. HIT STEEL POLE/CONCRETE HEAD ON. FRONT & SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY & SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD OCCUPANTS. BELIEVE COMPUTER TOOK OVER AFTER HITTING TIRE. COMPUTER IS TO BRING CAR INTO CONTROL AS IF OUT OF CONTROL ON ICE OR SNOW BUT CONDITIONS WERE DRY. POLICE CLAIM DRIVER STEPPED ON GAS INSTEAD OF BRAKE. REPORTED TO FORD. FORD RESPONDED THEY HAD NO RECALLS, AND WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP. EDGE WAS NEW MODEL & NO TIME HAD BEEN ALLOWED FOR RECALLS. CAR REPAIRED AFTER 2 MONTHS. ATTORNEYS WANTED $50,000 UP FRONT TO INVESTIGATE. OWNER DID NOT HAVE THE FINANCES TO CONTINUE. 2 YEARS OF REHAB & RECOVERY WITH ONGOING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. FORD NEEDS REPORTED/INVESTIGATED, SAME AS TOYOTA. SEVERAL WITNESSES. *TR