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2000 FORD FOCUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 210193 · 2000-05-02

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH SPEED CONTROL ON. WHEN SHE TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE SPEED CONTROL IT FAILED TO DO SO, CAUSING THE AUTOMOBILE TO ACCELERATE AND SPIN AROUND, HITTING A POLE, AND DESTROYING THE FRONT END AND THE HOOD. DRIVER WAS SHOOK UP, AND SUFFERED SOME FACIAL BRUISES.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
861268
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown