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2018 FORD F-150 — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1660834 · 2020-04-30

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
22,500
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

F150 TRUCK WAS STARTED AND GEAR SHIFTER PUT IN REVERSE. VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS. AND WAS STOPPED BECAUSE OF VEHICLE BEHIND TRUCK. GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD, GEAR SHIFTER WAS THEN PUT IN PARK. ENGINE WHIRRED AND AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY BRAKES. GEAR SHIFTER WAS PUT IN REVERSE. VEHICLE DROVE BACKWARDS, GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN PARK. VEHICLE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND TRUCK STARTED TO JUMP AND ACCELERATE BACKWARDS AS THE DRIVER TRIED TO EXIT AND HIT PARKED VEHICLE BEHIND TRUCK. ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIEHICLE WAS TO TURN ENGINE OFF AS IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH GEARSHIFTER WAS IN PARK POSITION THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOT A PEDAL CONFUSION. BRAKE SKID MARKS WERE EVIDENT ON THE CONCRETE IN THE DRIVEWAY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11322856
Machine
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