# 2001 FORD FOCUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `287716` · 2001-04-20 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
WHILE BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.  CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, VEHICLE HIT TREE.  VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.  *AK  THE CONSUMER HAD MINOR INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT BUT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.  THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SOME KIND OF DEFECT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN.  *YH
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