# 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1143397` · 2014-12-31 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** GRAND MARQUIS
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
## Narrative
STARTED VEHICLE TO MOVE IT IN MY DRIVEWAY.  PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AND VEHICLE SLAMMED MY GARAGE CORNER.  TRIED PUTTING IT IN PARK AND IT WENT INTO REVERSE (BRAKE OVERRIDE DID NOT WORK) INSTEAD AND CROSSED STREET, WENT ACROSS NEIGHBORS LANDSCAPING STONES AND SLAMMED INTO THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR'S FRONT PORCH AT WHICH TIME THE IGNITION SHUT DOWN AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP.  MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES TO ALL THREE HOMES.   *JS
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