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2000 MERCURY SABLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 296842 · 2001-06-11

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
SABLE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS ACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENDLY, REACHING SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT, CONSUMER SWERVED INTO AN ENBANKMENT AND WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK CONSUMER STATES CRUISE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SET AND NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED TO 80 MPH IN APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS, THE SAFETY BELT PREVENTED CONSUMER FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, HOWEVER DID NOT PREVENT HIM FROM HITTING THE CEILING WITH HIS HEAD, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
890126
Machine
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