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2006 FORD FREESTYLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1142291 · 2014-12-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FREESTYLE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
103,767
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE SPEED DECELERATED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP (ON VACATION TRIP) HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AS THEY SAID NEEDED NEW THROTTLE BODY----AT APPROX. 103,767 MI. APPROX 107,178 MILES SPEED DECELERATED ON TRIP AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON.WHEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF WRENCH LIGHT GOES OFF AND DESIRED SPEED CAN BE RESUMED. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND SAID THEY COULD PUT IN NEW "BRAIN" OR NEW TRANSMISSION. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR SECOND OPINION AND THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION AND SUGGESTED TAKING TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AGREED TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT SEVERAL TIMES BY THESE MECHANICS AND VERIFIED THAT IT WAS SHIFTING OKAY AND OKAY TO DRIVE. LEFT THE MECHANIC PLACE OF BUSINESS AND WAS SITTING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND RAMMED THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SO SCARED TO DRIVE THIS ANYWHERE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10668505
Machine
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