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1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

crash · 218135 · 2000-06-26

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
1997
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

AFTER CHANGING GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, HIT A CURB, AND WAS HEADING TOWARD A BUILDING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER VEHICLE OUT OF ITS PATH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER . DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK *ML

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
864266
Machine
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