# 2000 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `235401` · 2000-07-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A FENCE, CURB, AND PARKED CAR, CONSUMER SUFFERED SORE HEAD, SHOULDERS AND BACK. *ET
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*