NHTSA Complaint #11081534 — 2005 FORD ESCAPE

THE REAR SHOCK TOWER BLEW COMPLETELY THREW INSIDE OF SUV BLOWING DEBRIS EVERYWHERE MY DAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT WAS LOCATED ON THAT SIDE SHE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED AN SUV BEGAN HOPPING TO THAT SIDE WHEN IT HAPPENED AN ALMOST LOST CONTROL THE METAL IT WAS MOUNTED TO IS PAPER THIN THE TITLE IS THICKER. THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ITS STRUCTURAL AN A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I'VE READ WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE AN WHEN I WENT TO LOCAL DEALER I WAS TOLD 6 GRAND TO FIX IT IT ONLY BOOKS AT HIGHEST 4500 FOR THE VALUE OF SUV I FEEL VERY DISRESPECTED AN BRUSHED OFF AN THEY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT SUV FORD OR SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS OR PAY MINE IS IN MINT CONDITION OTHER THAN THIS AN GREAT SUV THE DRIVE SIDE IS STARTING TO CRACK AS WELL THIS SIDE CONTAINS FUEL HOSE AN I DON'T BELIEVE THEY EVEN SELL REPLACEMENT PANEL FOR DRIVER SIDE I MAY BE WRONG. AN I WAS DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD WITH MY FAMILY TAKING A NORMAL LEFT HAND TURN NO BUMPS OR SHARP TURN AT SPEED OF 35 TO 40 POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED