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1989 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 108178 · 1998-06-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
1989
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE REVERSE IT TOOK OFF WIDE OPEN, HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. WHEN DRIVER PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF AGAIN. DRIVER THEN PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, TURNED OFF MOTOR AND WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
822529
Machine
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