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2004 FORD MUSTANG — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1613562 · 2019-10-20

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

GAS PEDAL GOT CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF CARPET WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERSECTION ON A RED LIGHT AND CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. WHICH THEN MADE MY INSURANCE JUMP. I REMEMBER THIS DAY VERY WELL IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY I CAME UP TO THE RED LIGHT AND STOPPED THE CAR SEEM TO WANT TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD AS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK IT WAS STILL A RED LIGHT MY CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD CARS WERE BEEPING AT ME AS I KEPT INCHING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET MY CAR WAS HIT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER MUSTANG. I EXPLAIN TO THE POLICE OFFICER THAT WHAT SEEM TO HAPPEN WAS MY CARPET SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN CAUGHT ON THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER LATER LEARNING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM IT WASN'T RE CALLING UNDER MY VIN. TO THIS DAY I HAVE AN ACCIDENT MARK ON MY INSURANCE WHICH MADE MY BILL GO UP I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS FAIR CONSIDERING THAT IT WAS NOT MY FAULT I TRIED SHOWING THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT WASN'T RECALLING UNDER MY VIN NUMBER

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11269598
Machine
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