My High-Speed Crash.

Cruising the I-15 going north to Las Vegas Friday, my friends and I (3 total) were driving in a 2005 Ford Mustang (V6). Speed limit is 70 and we were going with the flow of traffic. We felt a slight vibration and then it went away, figuring it was from the road. About two minutes later we all here a "CLUNK SMASH" The back left wheel snapped off from the axle. Lugnuts still attached. Sending me and my friends left into a cement center divider. We hit it and spun 180* sliding backwards on the freeway, watching car watch us between the smoke and dirt cloud. We slid off just next to the freeway, on the dirt. The pictures don't show that we almost landed in a ditch that was about 10' away and 10' deep. The gas tank was slammed up and leaking gas.. My friends and I did not get a scratch on us.. We were so lucky.... That was my weekend. (And yes we still went to vegas :D)

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wow, you are extermly lucky, but why in the hell are u driveing a ford, and bettter yet a mustang, and a v6?, damn. Thats should tell you how good ford makes there cars, there axels come of while droving. But ya, you are lucky none of you got hurt.

It was my friends, I was front seat passenger. I wasn't driving. Yeah we are lucky... That was my first ...and last time ever in a 'stang too.

Well, it looks like it was a nice car. Bet your friend wasn't too happy.

this is the camaro and firebird part of the forum.

but for real your very lucky and that sucks about the car

lol rouda, he owns a camaro, he's allowed here ha.


built ford tough man, built ford tough LOL

uhh.... lawsuit

well thats a mustang for ya....

ya ur buddy can make sweet cash my sueing ford

then maybe he can buy u a v8 camaro :icon16:

Just from looking at that pic. It looks like the caliper seized locked. Jammed up the rear wheel and that caused the lugs nuts to snap off with the wheel but does anyone know if the new V6 stangs are posi?

ahaha i'm looking at ls1's now... maybe in the next year I'll get one... :)

yeah he's gonna get a lawyer and shit... It was fucked up..

Dude rouda you don't know me.. I've been here alot longer then you ;P almost everyone knows me in the maro forums lol

John.

The lugs are still attached...

And I believe the new v6 stanges are lsd

Ok, most likely thats not the case then but still very messed up.

are those aftermarket rims? cuz if they are you may not get shit from ford... they may be able to wiggle out of it...

I didnt look at your sig just the pics yes I know you and you got like 1890 post you have been hear longer than me.

They are 'aftermarket' rims optional from Ford, so they are 'stock'. :) Kinda like 5-star spokse vs salad shooters deal.

ah gotcha, dealership put them on too?

i should post that mustang in the ford thread and piss some of them off. lol.

or you could not piss off another forum and not make the mustang mods ban you.

ya, lol i know , i was joking.

he doesn't have to say anything provoking... just say what happened, and it is mustang related... show them what they're really driving lol

Just from looking at that pic. It looks like the caliper seized locked. Jammed up the rear wheel and that caused the lugs nuts to snap off with the wheel but does anyone know if the new V6 stangs are posi?

:eek: How in the hell.... I vote for John to have his own CSI show. :thumbsup:

I've been here alot longer then you ;P almost everyone knows me in the maro forums lol
Yeah but is that a good thing...
J/K anyway glad to see your okay and it was a mustang instead of your Maro

he doesn't have to say anything provoking... just say what happened, and it is mustang related... show them what they're really driving lol
hell look at it this way... we are protecting ourselves by protecting them... you dont wanna be racing one of those things when the tire breaks off and have their nose clip your rear....

hell look at it this way... we are protecting ourselves by protecting them... you dont wanna be racing one of those things when the tire breaks off and have their nose clip your rear....

amen

Hahahahahaha f*cking cuda you never change dam

The wheels were on the car because my firend basically got every add-on you could get with the car... I mean full premium package all the way around... Nothing was left out... So yeah they were from the dealership

i try

damn poney better keep it's nose away from my rear, thats ok , that is when you really hit the gas, then you won't even see the wreck.

You wont see it if you dont have mirrors

The wheels were on the car because my firend basically got every add-on you could get with the car... I mean full premium package all the way around... Nothing was left out... So yeah they were from the dealership


Except the v8 part, that was left out.

Well, no one else has said it, so I will.
FORD, Found On Road Dead :icon16:



And yeah Earl, John is the man. I vote for that show too. Crash Scene Investigations?

it looks like part of the axle was made of cookie dough.. really sucks man.. someone should get ford for false advertisement.. "Built Ford Tough"?? its cool that nothing TOO severe happened though.

That damn thing still has the dealer plate in the front. So it was like brand new. F that. You should even beable to get money from this, the stress it put on you bla bla bla, play the psychological bit. Then you can get your LS-1 or wait and get the new maro, when it comes out.....You can say this to Ford if they try to fight it http://santafemods.com/images/Smileys/AFPics/bringit.gif

That damn thing still has the dealer plate in the front. So it was like brand new. F that. You should even beable to get money from this, the stress it put on you bla bla bla, play the psychological bit. Then you can get your LS-1 or wait and get the new maro, when it comes out.....You can say this to Ford if they try to fight it http://santafemods.com/images/Smileys/AFPics/bringit.gif



I dunno if I can do the 'i'm crazy' routine tho... :uhoh: :lol:

Just ask for a few minutes of there time to explain yourself in court. Trust me, no one will be willing to dispute your craziness

ahaha i'm looking at ls1's now... maybe in the next year I'll get one... :)

yeah he's gonna get a lawyer and shit... It was fucked up..

Dude rouda you don't know me.. I've been here alot longer then you ;P almost everyone knows me in the maro forums lolwe all know you as an asshole :grinno:

Wow I am kind of shocked, it took 3 pages before everyone started bashing Xeno, but anyway how many miles did the stang have on it. I couldn't have been many with dealer tags and what not. When I bought my TA the first thing I did was take off the dealer liscense plate holder.

Ah, another fine ford product. I'm curous to see what's left of the rotor, looks like the wheel flange has too much offset in it from that pic.

ya ur buddy can make sweet cash my sueing ford

then maybe he can buy u a v8 camaro :icon16:

yeah are you sure your neck doesnt hurt of anything?:naughty:
Or maybe a little numbness in one of your legs?

Yea I got $3000 for my little accident and i was only goin 30 around campus. Cuz i "hurt" my neck and back

even if u were not hurt at all, the point is u could have been. u should be able to get somethin out of a lawsuit, even though u don't own the car and were not driving. people are also awarded settlement for being "emotionally tramatized" by the accident :naughty: . anyway, glad to see u came out ok.

Every other week someone in this forum crashes, you guys are really starting to scare me..i doubt it, maybe every week

Just from looking at that pic. It looks like the caliper seized locked. Jammed up the rear wheel and that caused the lugs nuts to snap off with the wheel but does anyone know if the new V6 stangs are posi?
V6 Mustangs don’t have an LSD it’s not even an option. It the brake had locked up the wheel would have locked up, not broken off. This is a straight up axle failure.

Not so, have you ever got stuck on snow or ice with a non posi car?. What happens?. Exactly. Now imagine cruising at 70 + MPH with that wheel not moving. Where do you think the stress point would be?

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savin that :D

haha thats nice

Glad you guys like the pic I made :D

Beauty, but you forgot the bucktooth, snagglepuss lookin, spandex with ketchup stains wearin, plug chewin, hillybilly babe with a neck brace and one of those inflatable leg casts trying to smoke a cigarette and drink a beer standing next to it.

I cant find one of those in the internet, I would look around my neighborhood but I dont want to go and take a picture of a random person. :lol:

I'll keep an eye out for you. Usually see one of them like... right before I go into a pizza joint, and it totally ruins my appetite.

8,900 on the odometer and the crash has been messing with my mind :(

Messing with your mind?

messin with your mind, that sound like big money from ford, lol.

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i vote for emailing that to ford :evillol:

Not so, have you ever got stuck on snow or ice with a non posi car?. What happens?. Exactly. Now imagine cruising at 70 + MPH with that wheel not moving. Where do you think the stress point would be?
The axle should still be strong enough to take it. It’s an open diff so the force wouldn’t all be on that axle. Also this doesn’t look or sound like a lock up. If it was a lock up the car should have spun out without warning and most of the tire should still be on the wheel.

It looks and sounds like the axle broke off and the wheel was held on for a little while by the brake disc and caliper slowing down the wheel which striped the tire off of it, wall spinning out the car and then the wheel came off the rest of the way.

Damn AF for not giving my a buzzer :banghead: .

I completely disagree with you. I like how your saying the axle should have been strong enough to take pressure from traveling at 70+MPH but your theory is it wasn't strong enough to handle regular normal driving conditions :screwy: . Lets just call this one a complete disagreement and call it a day.

Also if you go back you will notice that Xeno (even though he was highly medicated most likely) noted sounds coming from the rear that stopped shortly before the accident happen. It was most likely the tire skipping from occasional lock up.

I'll keep an eye out for you. Usually see one of them like... right before I go into a pizza joint, and it totally ruins my appetite.

I'm a 1/2 mile from NBC tower, you want me to swing by the Jerry Springer studio and snag one at random?

The axle snapped! First thing, get a product liability lawyer.

Next, find an independent engineering firm (look up non-destructive testing in the phone book) to do a hardness test on the axle stub that is still with the wheel. Have it checked on the outer diameter close to the break as possible, then 1/4" back from that, then 1" back. Have the break itself checked too.

Then contact the local area rep from your Ford dealer, just don't tell him that you have a lawyer if you get one. The Ford dealer will put you in touch with the rep. I have never seen an axle break like that on a street car, unless it was previously hit on the wheel and stressed.

Good luck, Bob

FORD: Found On Road Dead, a prime example.

Fixed Or Repaired Daily :lol: