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2005 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1009523 · 2013-09-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
66,735

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD NUMEROUS, TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID PREVIOUS CRASHES BY SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HOWEVER, HE RECENTLY CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,735 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,924.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10543489
Machine
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