NHTSA Complaint #10323551 — 2005 FORD F-150

DRIVING DOWN A BUSY DOWNTOWN INTERSTATE, SMOOTH PAVEMENT, BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND I HEAR A LOUD POP AND SOUND OF GLASS BREAKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. LOT OF ROAD RAGE IN THE CITY I LIVE IN, SO FOR A SECOND I THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOT THRU MY WINDOW SO I REACTED WITH A QUICK SWERVE AND ALMOST COLLECTED THE CAR TO MY RIGHT. AFTER I GOT TO A PLACE TO STOP AND INVESTIGATE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR GLASS WAS GONE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED AND LET THE GLASS FALL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AND SHATTER. I UNDERSTAND FROM INFO FROM MY MECHANIC AND ON THE NET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD PRODUCTS. I COULD HAVE EASILY COLLECTED THE OTHER CAR IN MY SITUATION AND CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. NO TELLING HOW MANY HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS AND FORD GETS OFF SCOT-FREE BECAUSE THE PERSONS IN THE FORDS IT HAPPENS TO ARE DEAD AND CANT TELL THE WINDOW FALLING CAUSED THEM TO REACT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NOW THEIR FAMILYS NOT ONLY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEIR LOVED ONES DEATH BUT MAY BE DEALING WITH THE FACT THE ACCIDENT MAY HAVE CAUSED OTHER DEATHS.