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2004 FORD THUNDERBIRD — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1229715 · 2015-10-18

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
THUNDERBIRD
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 50MPH COMING TO A TOWN AND A RED LIGHT I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR DID NOT SLOW I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES THE CAR SLOWED SOME BUT THE ENGINE KEPT REVING THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT DOWN SHIFTING THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING I GRABBED THE SHIFT LEVER AND SWITCHED GEARS BUT TO LATE AND WE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US STOPPED AT THE LIGHT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10783172
Machine
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