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1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 292652 · 2001-05-15

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MOUNTAINEER
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 17 MILES CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE TO UNLOAD IT. THEN RESTARTED IT TO TAKE IT INTO GARAGE. AT ABOUT 5 MPH ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO DEEP FREEZER AND DEMOLISHING IT. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
888308
Machine
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