# 2018 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1818704` · 2022-06-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
When driving the car I corrected to move further to the left on the road. In doing so it felt like I ran over something and all of a sudden the car accelerated (initially I was driving around 20-25 mph) and I struck a tree.  I sustained a T Spine fracture and was hospitalized for 5 days.  I just have a case number with Ford but they seem disinterested.  When the car accelerated I felt it was going a 2x the speed.
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