Complaint 551666
2005 FORD E-450 • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH • incident Aug 18, 2005
- Complaint ID
- 551666
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- E-450
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
- Incident Date
- Aug 18, 2005
- Date Received
- Aug 27, 2005
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
Owner Narrative
WE RENTED A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER FROM HERTZ RENTAL. WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR WINDOW IN THE HATCHBACK KEPT OPENING. WE STOPPED REPEATEDLY TO CLOSE THE WINDOW. WE WERE ON VACATION TRAVELING FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. EVENTUALLY, WE BOUGHT SOME DUCT TAPE AND TAPED THE WINDOW SHUT SO THAT IT WOULD NOT OPEN ANYMORE; HOWEVER, IT DID BECOME AJAR, BUT LUCKILY THE TAPE HELD THE WINDOW CLOSED. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT NOTHING FLEW OUT THE WINDOW (WHAT IF A PERSON WAS SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT AND GOT INJURED...????).*JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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