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2009 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1867961 · 2023-01-24

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES

Severity

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

Narrative

An SUV crashed into an apple store in Hingham Mass. The driver told police his foot became stuck to the gas pedal. More likely his foot became hooked under the brake pedal as he tried to quickly shift his foot from the gas pedal up and to the left onto the brake pedal. This has happened to me several times after accelerating and then having to make a 'panic' stop. I had to quickly wiggle-foot from under to the top of the brake pedal. Brake pedals should be changed from a T shaped to a 7 shaped configuration. This would eliminate the hook. T configuration-the 'stem' is attached under the center of the brake pedal 7 configuration-the 'stem' is attached under the right edge of the brake pedal

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11503443
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown