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2000 LINCOLN LS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

crash · 198976 · 2000-02-24

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
LS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK CONSUMER ENDED UP GOING THROUGH BACK WALL OF GARAGE ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES THE REAR TIRES WOULD SPIN OUT OF CONTROL EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF, DEALER CONVINCED COSUMER TO LEASE ANOTHER LS, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, IF IT WOULD BE SOLD AND SOMEONE COULD BE HARMED. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
857529
Machine
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