NHTSA Complaint #10629719 — 2005 FORD EXPLORER

THE PLASTIC BRACKET THAT HOLDS UP THE OVERHEAD CONTROL CONSOLE BETWEEN THE DRIVE AND PASSENGER AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR BROKE AND THE ENTIRE CONSOLE FELL WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF AND PARKED WITH NO ONE IN THE CAR. THE CONSOLE DROPPED AND BLOCKED THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. HAD I BEEN DRIVING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SHOCK AND CAUSED ME NOT TO USE MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. WHEN I WENT TO REMOVE THE BRACKET TO GET A REPLACEMENT I FOUND IT WAS SUPER BRITTLE AND FALLING APART. IT BROKE INTO A FEW PIECES WHILE JUST HOLDING IT. IT CLEARLY WAS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. IF THIS INTERIOR AND HIDDEN PLASTIC PART THAT WAS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY PASSENGER INTERACTION OR SUN EXPOSURE IS DISINTEGRATING WHAT ABOUT OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR. I SEE LOTS OF PLASTIC PARTS FAILURE COMPLAINTS FOR FORD EXPLORER. IS THE PLASTIC THEY USED DEFECTIVE OR ARE CAR PARTS LIKE THIS BRACKET IN FORD PRODUCTS SUPPOSED TO SELF DESTRUCT? *TR