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2006 FORD FUSION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1069273 · 2014-05-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
80,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY LUNGED FORWARD AND SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, HAD TO UNDERGO SURGERY AND WAS IN A COMATOSE STATE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 8/6/14*CN UPDATED 8/29/14*CN UPDATED 09/12/2014 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10594283
Machine
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