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1990 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 137696 · 1999-02-17

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
TOWN CAR
Year
1990
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, AND CONSUMER TRIED TO SWITCH TRANSMISSION PAWL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.CONSUMER HAD TO STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, AND TURN OFF ENGINE SO THA TVEHICLE ENGINE COULD GO BACK TO NORMAL AFTER HAVING STRUCK A BLOCK WALL. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
834952
Machine
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