# 1996 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `226700` · 2000-07-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
WHILE POSITIONING MY SUV  WITH INTENTION TO BACK UP, AS SOON AS I SHIFT LEVER IN GOT THE THE REVERSE MODE, THE SUV   ACCELLERATED WILDLY, AND PLUNGED AHEAD UNTROLLABLE UNTIL IT SMASHED INTO A BACK  OF THE CLOCK STORE BACK LOADING AREA, AND PULLED DOWN A WALL, AND CEILING AND SMASHED ITS SELF UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED BY THE ENORMOUS IMPACT.. IT DESTROVED MUCH OF THE BUILDING, AND ANTIQUE GRANDFATHER CLOCKS, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO ANOTHER OLD PRISTINE LASALLE AUTOMOBILE....   SEATS WERE FLATTENED IN THE SUV, AND  GLASS WAS BROKEN EVERY WHERE.  *AK
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