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2000 FORD EXPEDITION — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 267933 · 2001-01-08

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON A DRY-FLAT ROAD, THE SUV WAS STOPPED - PUT IN REVERSE - THE SUV AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MILES PER HOUR - THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE SUV - AN EY-WITNESS SAID THE THE SUV WAS "BUCKING" - POSSIBLY FROM THE BRAKES CATCHING BUT NOT STOPING THE SUV. THE SVU HIT A TREE AND FLEW INTO THE WOODS -- ONLY THEN DID IT STOP. FORD CORP. HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ANY INQUIRES - THIS NEEDS ATTENTION - THE NEXT TIME - SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT!*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
739023
Machine
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