NHTSA Complaint #894264 — 2000 FORD EXPLORER

WHILE TRAVELING AND PULLING A 21' TRAILER AT 55 MPH AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, BACK OF TRAILER FISHTAILED AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND CRASH WITH DRIVER AND FOUR PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE. DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WERE INJURED. *AK CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO TOWING WITH THE EXPLORER, THEY TOWED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT NEVER GAVE ANY PROBLEMS, THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT THE TRAILER WAS PACKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS, THE TRAILER BEGAN TO SWAY SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY, THE SWAYING OF THE TRAILER CAUSED THE EXPLORER TO START ROCKING OUT OF CONTROL BACK AND FORTH, CONSUMER STATES HE ACTIVATED THE MANUAL OVER RIDE BRAKE CONTROL ON THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL BOX, AND THEN TRIED TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER, THIS IS WHEN CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT JACK KNIFED TO THE LEFT AND OVERTURNED, POLICE REPORT STATES THAT CONSUMER RAN OFF ROADWAY, LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE OVERTURNED, THE REPORT ALSO STATES THAT THE CAUSE WAS CARELESS DRIVING, THE CONSUMER STATES THIS IS UNTRUE AND THAT THE CAUSE IS THE STRUCTURAL AND DESIGN FLAWS OF THE EXPLORER, TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC