# 1988 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `122050` · 1998-11-02 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** CROWN VICTORIA
- **Year:** 1988
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
SPEED CONTROL - ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAVE EITHER STEPPED ON BRAKE OR  PRESSED OFF SWITCH TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED BACK TO THE SETTING OF 65MPH. ONCE THIS HAPPENED  IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA WITH A LARGE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC.       TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - ON 10-27-1998, AFTER MY WIFE PUT THE VEHICLE IN  PARK (IN OUR DRIVEWAY), THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK ON ROLLED  INTO THE WOODS BEHIND THE HOUSE.  MY WIFE WAS INJURED WHEN TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR TO STOP IT.  SHE WAS KNOCKED DOWN TO THE GROUND BY THE CAR.  THE VEHICLE HAS BODY DAMAGE AND THE CATYLITIC CONVERTED WAS DAMAGED.
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