# 2015 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1731520` · 2021-03-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 83,699
## Narrative
ON 2-24-2021 THESE TWO THINGS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE     1. I NOTICED WHEN ARRIVED TO WORK THE P FOR THE GEAR SELECTOR STAYED ILLUMINATED AFTER VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF.  A CO-WORKER POINTED THIS OUT ALSO  THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE     2. WHILE IN A PARKING SPACE ON SIDE OF CVS  DRUG STORE NO OTHER CARS NEAR   AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE APPLYING BRAKE DIDN'T STOP HIT A CEMENT POLE BARRIER, TRUCK KEPT TRYING TO JERK BACKWARDS AFTER 2-3 SECONDS IT STOPPED SHIFTED VEHICLE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE TO MOVE BACK INTO PARKING SPACE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN; QUICKLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK VEHICLE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED AND HIT A TREE AND TRUCK TURNED OFF IF NOT FOR TREE WOULD HAVE WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT ON TO A FREEWAY
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