1989 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1989 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Start: 1999-09-17

fire · 183114 · 1999-11-09

Vehicle

Make: LINCOLN
Model: CONTINENTAL
Year: 1989
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Speed: 90 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER DRIVING 4 MILES. GAS PEDAL STUCK AT LEAST FOUR TIMES *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 850249
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown