# 2001 FORD ESCAPE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1008178` · 2013-09-09 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
ON FRIDAY AUG 31.2013 I WAS COMING UP A HILL ON SOUTH BOUND HIGHWAY 92  WHEN I ACCELERATED AND THERE WAS A DEER SO I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND MY BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK  I AGAIN HIT THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND ACCELERATED I HIT THE DITCH NO BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND THE CAR WAS STILL SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL LIKE IT WAS  DRIVING ITSELF. BRAKES  *TR
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