2002 FORD EXCURSION Structurebodyhatchbackliftgate Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Structurebodyhatchbackliftgate Issues in the 2002 FORD EXCURSION
1 structurebodyhatchbackliftgate complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 FORD EXCURSION. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Structurebodyhatchbackliftgate Complaints
2002 FORD EXCURSION. REAR GLASS SHATTERED AND FELL ON THE GROUND WHEN OUR CHILD ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE REAR GLASS AND THE TWO REAR GATES IN THE INCORRECT ORDER. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO HUMANS SHOULD THE REAR GLASS FALL ONTO A PERSON WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE REAR GLASS AND GATES. THE DEFECT IS THAT THE REAR GLASS AND THE LOWER GATES ARE DESIGNED SUCH THAT IF THEY ARE OPERATED IN THE INCORRECT FASHION, WITH THE UPPER GLASS LOWERED FIRST AND THEN THE LOWER GATES ATTEMPTED TO BE SWUNG CLOSED, THE LOWER GATES IMPINGE WITH A VERY LONG TORQUE ARM ON THE GLASS OF THE UPPER WINDOW, AND THE RESULTANT FORCE LITERALLY CAUSES THE UPPER GLASS TO SHATTER. THE SHATTERED "SAFETY GLASS" THEN FALLS ON THE GROUND AT THE OPERATOR'S FEET, OR WORSE, SOME OF THE SMALL AND VERY SHARP GLASS FRAGMENTS FLY...
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