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2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 222227 · 2000-07-09

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MOUNTAINEER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE SITTING IN DRIVE IE: AT A LIGHT THE CAR WILL START TO RACE AND THEN ACCELERATE AND TAKE OFF THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR IS TO PUT THROW IT INTO PARK. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD DONE. HOWEVER ON THE THIRD TIME WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR TOOK OFF AND SHOOT ACROSS THE STREET I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP IT AFTER ENTERING MY NEIGHBORS' FRONT LAWN. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO CARS WERE COMING DOWN THE STREET AND NO CHILDREN WERE NEARBY. HOWEVER IT DID TAKE DOWN PART OF MY DRIVEWAY FENCE. OF COURSE IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG . THEN A WEEK AND A HALF LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT TWICE. THE DEALER HAD MY CAR SINCE THURS AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG I'M AFRAID TO GO AND GET IT. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
725176
Machine
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