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2013 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1861287 · 2022-12-25

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

Purchased vehicle on 10/06/2022. Within a week noticed surging and /or loss of power. I also smelled buring of some sort. Contacted the dealership and tried to make arrangements for car to be diagnosed and repaired. Codes began to show on the dash. When I took it to be read it showed throttle issues. On 10/18/2022 I was at a complete stop at a stop sign. When I released the brake and touched the gas the car unexpectedly sured at high speed on its own. My vehicle hit another vehicle causing major damage to both cars. It was extremely terrifying having my car take off at a high rate of speed without me in control. This now has caused tremendous hardship financially, Emotionally and I now have legal issues due to this accident that was no fault of my own.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11498795
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown