# 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `261507` · 2000-12-13 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MOUNTAINEER
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CONSUMER CHANGED FLOOR MATS BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THEY WERE GETTING UNDER THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER AFTER THE CHANGE IT HAPPENED AGAIN CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION, DEALER CAN NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM.   *SLC
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