NHTSA Complaint #11115864 — 2008 FORD EDGE

THE NHTSA SAYS VEHICLES ARE BEING PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF DANGER. FACTORS INCLUDE THE AGE OF YOUR CAR AND WHERE YOU LIVE. THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE'S A LINK BETWEEN MALFUNCTIONING AIR BAGS AND LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY. I AM IN ZONE B BUT I AM A 5 MINUTE DRIVE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. SO MY QUESTION IS DOES THAT MEAN BECAUSE I AM 5 MILES FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, IS MY FAULTY AIRBAG SAFER THAN THE VEHICLES WITH THE FAULTY TAKATA AIRBAGS IN SC, ZONE A ? I FIRST RECEIVED NOTICE JULY, 2016. NOW FORD HAS RENTED ME A VEHICLE (SARDINE CAN) BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE FACT THAT THEY KNEW LONG BEFORE THIS VEHICLE WAS AVAILABLE FOR SALE THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE UNSAFE, IS TANTAMOUNT TO CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE. IF THEY AREN'T CALLED TO TASK THEY WILL CONTINUE ENDANGERING LIVES IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF THEIR STOCK. MADE IN AMERICA USED TO MEAN SOMETHING, NOT ANYMORE. AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE IT MAKES SOME CLUNKING NOISE AND HESITATES BEFORE IT ENGAGES. ON AN INCLINE THE CAR ROLLS BACK AND YOU HAVE TO WORK GAS AND BRAKE TOGETHER, THIS IS A AUTOMATIC, NOT A STICK SHIFT. AT 71 I DO NOT APPRECIATE THAT FORD HAS BEEN PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH THE LIVES OF MY MOM, DAUGHTER, GRANDDAUGHTERS & GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, THIS VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN SAFE FROM THE DAY IT ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE.