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2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 356639 · 2002-06-11

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MOUNTAINEER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE, FORCED VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL INTO SEVERE ACCIDENT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE PROCEEDING TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, IT LUNGED FORWARD, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND ONE INJURY. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8011535
Machine
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