# 1991 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `124264` · 1998-11-18 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** CROWN VICTORIA
- **Year:** 1991
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
I STARTED MY CAR, PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGH  RATE OF SPEED.  THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE APPLICATION OF THE  BRAKE, IT WOULDN'T STOP!  I HIT A PARKED CAR.  I PUT THE CAR IN RE-  VERSE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, WENT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND IT AGAIN  ACCELERATED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE.  MY CAR COULDN'T BE STOPPED  BY APPLYING THE BRAKE.  CAN A CAR GO FORWARD WHILE IN PARK? I HAVE  NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR UNTIL THIS INCIDENT.  I'M ONLY GUESSING AT THE COST OF THE DAMAGE.  IT COULD BE A LOT LESS.  I'M  HAPPY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS AROUND AT THE TIME!
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