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1995 FORD CONTOUR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

crash1 injured · 103672 · 1998-04-15

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
CONTOUR
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TOOK OFF FROM INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD. PULLING HARD CONSUMER MANAGED TO GO TO LEFT, THEN STILL AT HIGH ACCELERATION SPEED. VEHICLE PULLED BACK TO THE RIGHT, TIPPING OVER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY TURNED AROUND, FACING THE OTHER DIRECTION. CONSUMER HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF VEHICLE AND TREATED AT LOCAL HOSPITAL. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
822451
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown