Complaint 577407
1994 FORD EXPLORER • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION • incident Feb 7, 2006
Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 577407
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Incident Date
- Feb 7, 2006
- Date Received
- Mar 28, 2006
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Owner Narrative
VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AT 2500 RPM DURING A CA. STATE SMOG INSPECTION . RESULTED IN TECHNICIAN BEING PINNED AND CRUSHED TO VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT . TECH WAS AMBULANCED TO HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE LOWER LEG AND ANKLE INJURIES TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT OTHER SHOP AFTER SAID FAILURE. *JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.