Vehicle Rollaway Allegations

Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Gear Position Indication (Prndl)
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column Shift
Steering
Steering:Column
Steering:Column Locking:Anti-Theft Device

Summary

This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure mechanisms in 180 incidents related to the alleged defect.The highest rate for any particular failure mechanism, the failure of the Automatic Transmission Parking System, was 4.4/100K.The next-highest failure rate was for the BSI System, at 3.4/100K.For all identified failure mechanisms there has been a drastically declining trend including very few incidents occurring in recent years.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.For additional information regarding this investigation, see the complete closing resume in the document file for EA09-013. The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification (ODI) numbers:10168454, 10279630, 10280078.

Documents (20)

• OPENING RESUME APPROVED * 08/18/09 * p
• IR TO MFR - TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT IN PARK AS OPPOSED TO GEAR. * 03/30/11 * P
• FORD 5-19-2011 LETTER TO ODI
• FORD 5-19-2011, APPENDIX J - NON-CONFIDENTIAL, ENGINEERING REVIEW PART 1 OF 5
• FORD 5-19-2011, APPENDIX J - NON-CONFIDENTIAL, ENGINEERING REVIEW PART 2 OF 5
• FORD 5-19-2011, APPENDIX J - NON-CONFIDENTIAL, ENGINEERING REVIEW PART 3 OF 5
• FORD 5-19-2011, APPENDIX J - NON-CONFIDENTIAL, ENGINEERING REVIEW PART 4 OF 5
• FORD 1/29/2010 APPENDIX 2
• FORD 1/29/2010 LETTER TO ODI
• CLOSING RESUME APPROVED
• FORD 1/29/2010 APPENDIX D
• FORD 5-19-2011 APPENDIX B, D, E, F, G,H & L
• FORD 5-19-2011, APPENDIX J - NON-CONFIDENTIAL, ENGINEERING REVIEW PART 5 OF 5
• 50532 - FORD 12-2-2011 LETTER TO ODI
• MFR IR RESPONSE DATA
• MFR IR RESPONSE DATA
• MFR IR RESPONSE DATA
• FORD 5-19-2011, APPENDIX A - PRODUCTION VOLUMES [ACCESS DATEBASE]
• FORD 5-19-2011, APPENDIX C - 2002-5 EXPLORER [ACCESS DATEBASE]
• FORD 5-19-2011, APPENDIX C - 2003-5 AVIATOR[ACCESS DATEBASE]

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