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2005 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1607333 · 2019-09-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
180,000

Severity

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

Narrative

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF THE BRAKES WERE NOT ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING IT AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR THE ACCELERATOR OR THE GRPM WAS OVER 3000 I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND SO I WOUND UP HAVING TO HIT A POLE TO STOP THE CAR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11258745
Machine
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