NHTSA Complaint #11174309 — 2012 FORD EXPLORER

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OUT OF NO WHERE I HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, THE SAW A BLACK PIECE OF RUBBER IMMEDIATELY FLAPPING AROUND. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND WENT TO PULL OVER TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. THEN I HEARD A LOUD 'POP" AND SAW THIS BLACK THING FLY PASS ME. WHEN I GOT OUT I REALIZED THE BLACK PILLAR MOLDING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD HAD FLOWN OFF. SIMILARLY ENOUGH, MY ROOM MATE HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE, ABOUT A WEEK AFTER MINE FLEW OFF, HER PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING, ONLY DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS (SLOWER SPEED). THIS PIECE IS ABOUT 2 FEET LONG, AS A PROJECTILE FILING OFF A VEHICLE IN MOTION IT VERY EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR HIT A PEDESTRIAN.