Complaint 1333975
2015 FORD TRANSIT • POWER TRAIN • incident Oct 31, 2016
- Complaint ID
- 1333975
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- TRANSIT
- Model Year
- 2015
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Oct 31, 2016
- Date Received
- Nov 15, 2016
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
FORD TRANSIT WITH WAS GOING DOWN A STRAIGHT FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE FLANGE ON THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME APART. DRIVER HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SMALL EXPLOSION. THE BRAKE LINES WERE BLOWN OFF, THE FUEL LINE WAS DAMAGED, THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS BROKEN, AND A HOLE WAS BLOWN INTO THE TRANSMISSION CASE. DRIVER HAD NO BRAKES, THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE REAR WHEELS, AND TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE DOWN SHIFTED. ENGINE REMAINED ON AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC NEAR HER OR AROUND HER AT THE TIME. ROAD WAS STRAIGHT. DRIVER PUT HAND ON EMERGENCY BRAKE INCASE SOME ONE PULLED IN FRONT OF HER AND COAST TWO MILES TO A STOP.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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