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1998 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 145514 · 1999-04-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ROCK WALL OF BUILDING AFTER UNSCHEDULED ACCELERATION AS WE WERE PARKING IT. BARELY ROLLING, FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, JUMPED 6" CURBING, ENGINE REVVING, WENT DOWN HILL, UNDER LOW I-BEAM OF ROOF AND CRASHED INTO ROCK WALL OF CITY HALL. IT BUCKLED WALL, SPLIT SHEET ROCK IN INTERIOR. ALTHOUGH WE SURVIVED THE INCIDENT, THE ROOF WAS RIPPED OPEN BY THE I-BEAM AND SUNROOF GLASS FILLED VEHICLE. WE NARROWLY ESCAPED WITH OUR LIVES. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AFTER ACCIDENT. POLICE REPORT EXONERATED US OF ANY BLAME. FIRST INCIDENT WITH VEHICLE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
705257
Machine
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