NHTSA Complaint #10510454 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD issue reported to NHTSA
Crash
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10510454 |
| Vehicle | 2008 FORD ESCAPE |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 75,000 miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
OPENED HOOD TO JUMP BATTERY @ APPROXIMATELY 1:30AM IN NOVEMBER, CAR WAS JUMPED, HOOD SLAMMED DOWN. DRIVING ON THE I-4 THE HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. THE SAFETY CATCH DID NOT PREVENT THE HOOD FROM OPENING, WHEN TESTED AND REPLACED THE SAFETY CATCH DOES NOT KEEP HOOD FROM OPENING,,IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND STILL DOES NOT CATCH. *TR
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