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1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

crash1 injured · 205446 · 2000-03-31

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MOUNTAINEER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO DITCH. DRIVER TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE DITCH, AND WHEN STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A LOW WALL. DRIVER SUFFERED CHEST/HEAD, AND NECK INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
859533
Machine
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