2015 Ford F-150

On September 13, 2020, my father was driving his 2015 Ford F150, with me in the passenger seat. We were hit in a high speed head-on collision on I-55/I-240 in Memphis, TN by an oncoming driver, which killed both my father (the driver), and the oncoming vehicle driver, and I was taken to the hospital with injuries in critical condition. My father was extracted from the vehicle and taken to the morgue, but when I was able to return to the truck at the impound lot, I found no drivers side airbag in the truck. While EMTs informed me that the airbag was cut, it was odd that the airbag was not still in the truck. His cause of death was blunt force trauma, and if the airbag did deploy, it would have had to have been a part of the immediate fatality. If it did not deploy, it would also have been a factor. On the passenger side, where I had been, all airbags were still attached, but cut in order to extract me. In the days immediately following the accident, my lip was swollen from hitting the airbag, but there was also a piece of shrapnel lodged in my lip, confirmed by XRay, which later came out. I am concerned about both my father's fatality, and how the airbag deployed and what role it played in the fatality, as well as the injury of shrapnel getting embedded in my lip. I believe that the airbag could be a contributing factor in both issues.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT EXPLODED, WHICH INCLUDED SMOKE AND A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V568000 (SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,178.

UNKNOWN IF TAKATA RECALL OR OTHER AIR BAG ISSUE. I AM INVESTIGATING OFFICER NOT VEHICLE OWNER. OBSERVED THAT POST MOVING 2 CAR INTERSECTION CRASH AND AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, B-PILLAR STARTED ON FIRE, MELTING SEAT BELT, MOST OF B-PILLAR AND PARTS OF CURTAIN AND SIDE AIRBAGS. FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT. OWNER WAS NOT INJURED BUT CONCERNED. HEAT APPEARED TO HAVE MELTED SEAT BELT THROUGH, AIR BAGS WERE BURNT. CASE#M18-1676

2015 F150 4d 4x4 traveling approximately 60 mph impacted a 2017 Toyota Sienna van on the driver’s side after it had impacted the center Jersey wall. F150 then impacted center Jersey wall on drivers side. None of the F150 air bags deployed.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that he parked the vehicle in the garage and as he exited the vehicle, the vehicle inadvertently started reversing on its own. The contact stated he attempted to jump back in the vehicle to depress the brake pedal but he was unable to do so as the vehicle was moving fast. The contact stated he jumped out of the way. The vehicle reversed down the driveway and crashed into a transformer across the street. The contact stated he got into the vehicle and switched gears to neutral, however, the indicator light would still indicate that the vehicle was in park. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact sustained bruised ribs, lacerations on the arms and legs. The contact did not seek medical assistance. The dealer was notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was awaiting to hear back from the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000. The contact stated that the vehicle was diagnosed and needed a software update. The software was updated by the dealer but the contact stated that the issues have occurred again.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, WHILE COMING UP ON A CORNER TO MAKE A SHARP RIGHT TURNED, WHILE SLOWING DOWN, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE THE RIGHT TURNED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WHEN INTO A GRASS AREA THEN CRASHED INTO A RAILROAD TRACKS SQUER ON. THE CONTACT MENTION THAT THE RAIL TRACKS WAS HIGH AND IT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BAD WHIPLASH BUT WAS NOT SERIOUS INJURED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE REAR DRIVER PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED BAD WHIPLASH. NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGERS SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THE FIRST TO ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND LATER WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 203,000.

MY TRUCK ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WAS DRIVING THAN IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF AFTER SENDING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEM REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY IT WAS STILL DOING THIS WITH A RATTLE NOISE. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE MY TRUCK AT 52,000 MILES DID THIS EXACT THING AGAIN AND BLEW WHITE SMOKE AND A HOLE NOW IS IN THE OIL PAN.

AFTER LIGHT TURN GREEN AND I ENTER INTERSECTION A CAR TBONE THW FORD F150 FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN PROCEED TO PUSH THE TRUCK INTO A LIGHT POLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!! TRUCK IS LOCATED CESAR'S CUSTOM AUTO & COLLISION AT 7002 LAWNDALE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77023 (713) 921-6400

MY FATHER WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN SEPTEMBER 2020, WHERE HE STRUCK A UTILITY POLE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER ON HIS TRUCK, CAUSING THE POLE TO BREAK. HIS TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AROUND 55 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, WHEN HE SUDDENLY HAD TO AVOID HITTING A TRUCK THAT BRAKED IN FRONT OF HIM, CAUSING MY FATHER TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. HIS TRUCK WENT THROUGH A DITCH BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT STRUCK THE UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OUT BUT FAILED TO INFLATE AND MY FATHER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HE SUFFERED WITH INJURIES WHICH INCLUDED BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN AND HAD TO BE AIR LIFTED TO A TRAUMA HOSPITAL AND HAD TO BE PUT IN ICU!! HE'S STILL UNDER THE CARE OF HIS DOCTORS

TL* THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER HUSBAND HAD EXITED HER VEHICLE TO PARK HIS FORD F-150 INTO THEIR DRIVEWAY. UPON START OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CLIPPED THE SIDE OF HER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A RETAINER WALL. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY TOOK OFF AS THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS COVERED IN BLOOD AND THE CONTACT HAD A KNOT ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD WHILE IN HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY CLEANED OFF HER HUSBAND FOR CUTS ON BOTH HIS LEGS AND ARMS. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS LATER TREATED AT A HOSPITAL FOR A BROKEN BACK AND RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIESTA FORD, INC.(78990 VARNER RD, INDIO, CA 92203) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. *DT *TR

VEHICLE ACCELERATED OF ITS OWN ACCORD DRIVING STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY. TOOK TO DEALER (VILLAGE FORD, OCALA, FL), THEY RAN BLACK BOX AND DID WARRANTY WORK. A FEW WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN OF ITS OWN ACCORD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A TREE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND STARTING TO FALL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A TREE BUT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT (DRIVER) SUSTAINED CHEST, HEAD, AND A FRACTURED STERNUM INJURIES WHEN HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIS GIRLFRIEND (FRONT PASSENGER) SUSTAINED A BACK INJURIES. BOTH INJURIES REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED VIA FLATBED TO IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TT *JB CONSUMER STATED I'M VERY SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY JUST TOWED AND DESTROYED THE VEHICLE WHEN I EXPRESSLY TOLD THEM THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THAT THE MEDICAL BENEFITS WERE MAXED OUT. I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES DISSECTED VEHICLES IN SUCH MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND BEING NOTIFIED BY THE OWNER THAT THE EQUIPMENT WAS FAULTY THAT THEY DID NOT DO A POST MORTEM. MY GIRLFRIEND GOT A BROKEN BACK IN THE INJURY, HAD TO HAVE SURGERY AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE IN PAIN FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. I COULD NOT WORK OR LIFT ANYTHING OVER 6 MONTHS UNTIL MY STERNUM HEALED ITSELF AND HAD TO LIVE THROUGH PAIN WHILE I HEALED. I STILL FEEL A SMALL FEELING IN MY CHEST.*JB

HIT A TREE AT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WENT FROM 55MILES PER HOUR TO 0 INSTANTLY AND IF IT WASN'T FOR US WEARING SEAT BELTS WE WOULD BOTH BE DEAD. THE PASSENGER GOT 3 CRACKED VERTEBRAE AND WILL BE DISABLED FOR LIFE. THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND GOT A CRUSHED HIS STERNUM WHICH LEAVES HIM IMMOBILE FOR 6MONTHS TO LET HIS STERNUM HEAL ON IT'S OWN.

DURING A ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS EITHER STOPPED OR AT A VERY SLOW ROLL ON A OFF-RAMP (TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP FROM A WRECK FURTHER UP), NEITHER MY AIRBAGS OR MY SEAT BELT RESTRAINED ME. THE RESULT BEING ME HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST AND ABDOMEN. I HAD BRUISING ON MY LOWER ABDOMEN AND EXTENSIVE INJURIES TO MY BACK, NECK AND HIPS. THE CHIROPRACTOR HOPES TO HAVE ME BACK TO 80-90% OF "NORMAL" (HOW I WAS BEFORE THE WRECK) WITHIN 2-2 1/2 MONTHS. I ESTIMATE MY SPEED UPON IMPACT TO BE BETWEEN 50-60 MPH.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 13, 2016 ON A LOCAL CITY ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION; WHERE A VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD TO RIGHT OF WAY, CAUSING ME TO HIT THEM HEAD ON, ON THEIR FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS TEMPORARILY KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, AND SUSTAINED 2 BROKEN TEETH, BURNS ON MY FACE FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT (WHICH HAS LEFT SCARS), BRUISING AND SWELLING ON MY LOWER ABDOMEN, MY TORSO, MAJOR BRUISING AND SWELLING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE, AND SEVERE TENSION IN MY NECK AND BACK. I WAS TRAVELING NO MORE THAT 35 MPH. I SUSTAINED THESE INJURIES BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK ON IMPACT TO RESTRAIN ME FROM HITTING THE AIRBAG SO HARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK AND HAD A SLIGHT CONCUSSION. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FORCEFULLY ENGAGED WITH BOTH FEET; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INJURED BOTH LEGS AND KNEES, INCLUDING THE HIP AREA. THE CONTACT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION. THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AND THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

SIDE WALL DEFECT IN TIRE CAUSE TIRE FAILURE & ACCIDENT . FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD RIGHT HITTING CAR IN FAR RIGHT TURN LANE . VEHICLE TIRE BLEW CAUSING IT TO SIDESWIPE NEXT TO IT. HOLE IN SIDEWALL DISCOVERED AFTER ACCIDENT .

ACCIDENT NOV. 17, 2015 - SOMEONE RAN A RED LIGHT AND TURNED IN FROM OF US - DAMAGE TO BUMPER, GRILL, SEEMED RATHER LIGHT, BUT "RAILS" WERE DAMAGED. PARTS UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. LOCAL DEALER HAS HAD OUR TRUCK FOR 50 DAYS NOW- MORE THAN WE'VE HAD IT. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND NO ONE KNOWS WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT ALL PARTS ARE GOING TO PRODUCTION, AND WAS EVEN TOLD THAT THERE AREN'T ANY NOW FOR PRODUCTION BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PARTICULAR PART MADE THEM WRONG AND HAD TO RE-MAKE THE ORDER. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS ANOTHER VEHICLE THERE THAT HAS BEEN WAITING 3-4 MONTHS FOR PARTS! I NEED MY TRUCK BACK AND CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN 2 WEEKS, MAX. IF FORD IS WILLING TO SELL ME A VEHICLE (OVER $45,000) THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO GET EVEN THE LESS FREQUENTLY NEEDED PARTS WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED. I WANT A REPLACEMENT F-150 SINCE THEY ARE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS PAYING FOR A RENTAL CAR, BUT IT'S A COMPACT, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, AND IT CERTAINLY CAN'T TOW THE TRAVEL TRAILER THAT WE USE AT LEAST EVERY OTHER WEEKEND. WE HAVE ALREADY MISSED 4 TRIPS AND WHO KNOWS WHEN WE'LL GET OUR TRUCK BACK. WE ARE A ONE-VEHICLE, VERY ACTIVE FAMILY, SO THIS HAS BEEN A HORRIBLE INCONVENIENCE FOR US. FORD OWES US A NEW F-150! AND THEY NEED TO SHAPE UP THEIR CUSTOMER CARE! WE'VE ONLY OWNED OUR TRUCK FOR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH, 2,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE PULLING INTO A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED BACK AND LEG INJURIES. THE PASSENGER ALSO RECEIVED BACK INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND LATER TO THE BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,100.