1996 FORD CONTOUR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 FORD CONTOUR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 1998-03-23

crash · 101028 · 1998-03-23

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: CONTOUR
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed: 5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP FOR NO REASON & THEN SHOT FORWARD. APPLYING BRAKES, DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. IT WENT OVER SMALL EMBANKMENT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 822068
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown