# 1998 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `233820` · 2000-08-30 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED.  DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE DEFECT.  DAMAGE:  $1,500.  THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTEY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY REPORTED FOR MODEL YEARS 1996 THROUGH 1999.  WHY HASN'T THE GOVERNMENT TAKEN ANY ACTION?  I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE DID NOT LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT.  I WAS ONE OF THE FORTUNATE ONES.  THIS NOT ONLY PUTS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN JEOPARDY, BUT PEDESTRIANS AS WELL!
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