Vehicle in park and running/idling on slightly inclined driveway, facing upwards. 'driver', outside and beside vehicle on passenger side, opened front passenger door to reach across and remove key from ignition (shut off the engine), and the second she shut it off, vehicle started rolling backwards, with both of driver's feet still on the driveway and with the passenger door open immediately next to her, pulling her in the direction of the downward slope of the driveway. she jumped into the car, then over the middle console, and with her left foot depressed brake to stop vehicle. both ...
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford taurus x. while parked the contact was standing underneath the lift gate when the lift gate warning was sounding and the lift gate suddenly slammed down with force striking the contact. the contact sustained a headache, stiff neck and back pain after the failure occurred but did not seek medical attention. the contact also attempted to manually open the lift gate and it slammed down on its own. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 39,000. updated 08/01/11*lj the ...
Suddenly wouldn't turn to the right when stopped, got increasing difficult from stopped position. the faster the vehicle would go the more the steering would loosen up. makes intersections very dangerous and impossible to maneuver. pulled shoulder muscle trying to steer out of the intersection. *tr
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