NHTSA Complaint #11041727 — 2015 FORD EXPLORER

A BLIND SPOT SENSOR WARNING CAME ON SUNDAY 10-29 AT 10:30AM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SENSOR WHILE AT A RED LIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES LATER, THE CAR BEGAN SWERVING AND VEERED SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT HITTING A CURB. WE CONTINUED SWERVING AND HIT THE CURB ANOTHER 3 TIMES AND CAME TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND WE WERE IN 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR IS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN REAR SUSPENSION TOW LINK. A RECAL WAS ISSUED 4/26/16 STATING THE TOW LINK MAY FRACTURE AND ACCORDING TO FORD, MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IN JANUARY 2017, MY REAR HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WENT OUT AND AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS SINCE BEEN ANNOUNCED AS A RECALL ON 8/28/17