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Popular Ford pickup truck missing parts, performs poorly in crash tests
Posted on 7/30/15 at 11:50 am
Posted on 7/30/15 at 11:50 am
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There was a thread on the OT about a month or two ago regarding a major car company outfitting only some models structural bracing knowing that the IIHS historically only tests the most popular configuration.
TL,DR: A major Detroit automaker got caught preparing only the models the IIHS would test for the crash test....leaving consumers who buy one of the many other variants of the vehicle with a dangerous product. The organization noticed the lack of structural bracing underneath some vehicles and re-tested....not surprisingly they got very different results.
There was a thread on the OT about a month or two ago regarding a major car company outfitting only some models structural bracing knowing that the IIHS historically only tests the most popular configuration.
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Lacking those additional protective structures, the passenger compartment on the smaller SuperCab truck got crushed. Parts of the footwell were pushed back about a foot, resulting in a risk of foot and leg injuries. The SuperCab truck earned the Insitute's second-worst rating of "Marginal" in the test.
The Insurance Institute was originally going to test only the larger SuperCrew truck because that's the most popular version of the truck. After learning of the structural differences from other versions of the truck, though, the Institute decided to test the smaller version as well. In the future, the Institute will test more than one version of large pickups like the F-150, the Institute said.
When this crash test was introduced in 2012, the new F-150 was already far into development, Ford spokesman Mike Levine said. Engineers weren't able to design the extra front-end braces quickly enough for all versions, he said, so a decision was made to add them first to the four-door SuperCrew truck which accounts for a large majority of F-150 sales. The braces will be part of the vehicle's 2016 design.
TL,DR: A major Detroit automaker got caught preparing only the models the IIHS would test for the crash test....leaving consumers who buy one of the many other variants of the vehicle with a dangerous product. The organization noticed the lack of structural bracing underneath some vehicles and re-tested....not surprisingly they got very different results.
This post was edited on 7/30/15 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 7/30/15 at 11:56 am to VetteGuy
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We had this awhile back.
They only just released the crash tests results today. SIAP. Search function is a little fussy.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:01 pm to goofball
Yeah, no biggie. I just recalled reading it here.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:05 pm to VetteGuy
I remember the thread about Ford getting caught. I suppose this poor showing is the result of that bombshell.
I wonder if people who bought models without the structural elements that protect the passenger compartment in a crash can have them installed after the fact. Seems obvious that Ford was trying to pull one over on their consumers and the crash testing agency. A lot of people use these things as family vehicles now.
I wonder if people who bought models without the structural elements that protect the passenger compartment in a crash can have them installed after the fact. Seems obvious that Ford was trying to pull one over on their consumers and the crash testing agency. A lot of people use these things as family vehicles now.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:06 pm to goofball
Oh well
At least it will only harm the poors
At least it will only harm the poors
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:06 pm to goofball
Don't care, got SuperCrew.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:13 pm to absolute692
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Don't care, got SuperCrew.
I wonder what parts they left out of those.....
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:35 pm to goofball
I wish I could say I was surprised, but so many car companies are getting popped for negligence, I am not shocked at all. FORD has been making garbage vehicles for a while now. My dad's F250 was complete crap. He switched over to the Chevy 2500 diesel and fell in love.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:37 pm to VetteGuy
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Yeah, no biggie. I just recalled reading it here.
I posted it a while back, but they did not release the crash tests at the time. Looks like the IIHS engineers were correct in their conclusion that the missing structural bracing was for crash protection.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:41 pm to Croacka
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Oh well At least it will only harm the poors
And people with company trucks
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:48 pm to goofball
This reminds me of the new Chevrolet commercial where the salesman asks the mother which of her two children will ride in the Traverse (5 Star overall rating) or the Honda Pilot (does not have 5 Star rating). Pretty ingenious marketing IMO.
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This post was edited on 7/30/15 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:50 pm to slackster
Yeah Ford has a comercial that says 5 star rating on all cab configurations wonder if they pull it now.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:51 pm to dewster
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I wonder what parts they left out of those.....
Steering column, right rear brake caliper, oil pan
Posted on 7/30/15 at 12:54 pm to blue_morrison
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Steering column, right rear brake caliper, oil pan
Reminds me of the scene in Doc Hollywood where the mechanic hands the doctor a shoe box full of extra parts and says "when I put things together, there's always parts leftover".
You kind of expect a $40,000 truck to be fully assembled and safe.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 1:08 pm to Agforlife
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Yeah Ford has a comercial that says 5 star rating on all cab configurations wonder if they pull it now.
They still do. This test is IIHS's new slight-offset test. IIHS grading is:
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The IIHS evaluates six individual categories, assigning each a "Good", "Acceptable", "Marginal", or "Poor" rating
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