# 1999 FORD SHO (TAURUS) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1404615` · 2017-08-30 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** SHO (TAURUS)
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET. I WENT TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I TRIED TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE CAR AND JUMPED THE CURB. I WENT INTO SOME BUSHES AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I FINALLY HIT A TREE AND THE CAR FLIPPED OVER ON THE SIDE. I HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE
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