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2000 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 346643 · 2002-04-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE RETURNING HOME IN OUR 2000 TAURUS W/ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. AS HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IT RAN THROUGH A HEDGE AND STRUCK A TREE AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 10 FEET. THE CAR SUSTAINED ABOUT $6000 DAMAGE AND, DESPITE THE FACT I (SALLY) WAS WEARING MY SAFETY BELT, I SUSTAINED A CRACKED STURNUM. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, MY HUSBAND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW CLOSE THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOGETHER. HE MENTIONED THIS TO ME MANY TIMES, BUT WE NEVER CONTACTED FORD ABOUT IT. THE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME PEDALS. I WEAR A 9.5 B SHOE AND ROBERT WEARS AN 11D. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
761122
Machine
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