# 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1180556` · 2015-05-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 82,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
2007 FORD 4DOOR XLT GAS PEDAL STUCK WHILE DRIVER WAS PULLING THROUGH FAST FOOD DRIVE THROUGH.  BASICALLY, THE CAR WAS IN A STOPPED POSITION.  BUT WHEN DRIVER MOVED FORWARD TO LEAVE, THE GAS PEDAL HESITATED AND THEN STUCK, LUNGED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL; STARTLED THE DRIVER AND CAR HIT A POLE. DRIVER RECEIVED HEAD LACERATIONS FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR GLARE ADJUSTMENT LEVER AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE RECEIVED 8 STAPLES ON TOP OF HIS HEAD.  THIS GAS PEDAL HAS STUCK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, BUT NOT TO THIS EXTREME.  *TR
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