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re: Ford EcoSport - Axle breaks on highway. EDIT: Due to accident (details on page 11) Quote: GTO Originally Posted by Poornima Krishnan shares this horrific story with us.

Quote: GTO Originally Posted by The front end collapsed with such force that the alloy was completely fractured.



Quote: GTO Originally Posted by Worse still, forget any investigation from Ford or the dealership, the service center coolly sends an estimate of Rs. 3.4 lakh across



What is very annoying is that the ASC don't seem to have bumped this up to Ford India to understand what happened. This is unusual enough that it warrants a look from Ford's engineers. As far as we can see, there's no impact damage. An investigation will indicate whether it was a failure in fitment or mechanical failure; and where it started (e.g. was it the alloy that cracked resulting in the other damage, or the other way around and started at the axle, as the title indicates). That would be a scary experience, particularly when it comes out of the blue. And it would be heartbreaking to have this happen in such a new vehicle.This is the strange part. Those alloys are tough. Really tough. Courtesy of Bangalore roads, I've put them through a lot (e.g. coming off a flyover at ~70 km/h and hitting a large pothole), and they were absolutely fine. So I'm puzzled at what happened to cracked it, and at the same time, it also points to the forces involved.The repair estimate looks like its been padded on the assumption that insurance will pay for it. For instance, it includes a headlight unit, when its clear that there's been no frontal impact/damage, it includes a speaker/radio, when the door's damage seems to be only to the sheet metal,What is very annoying is that the ASC don't seem to have bumped this up to Ford India to understand what happened. This is unusual enough that it warrants a look from Ford's engineers. As far as we can see, there's no impact damage. An investigation will indicate whether it was a failure in fitment or mechanical failure; and where it started (e.g. was it the alloy that cracked resulting in the other damage, or the other way around and started at the axle, as the title indicates).