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1996 FORD CONTOUR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

crash1 injured · 138785 · 1999-02-22

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
CONTOUR
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, BUT ACCELERATED. RAN OFF THE ROAD. DRIVER MANAGED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKES UP, AND SHE JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE KEPT DIGGING INTO THE DIRT.THE REAR WAS IN THE AIR . *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
835148
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown