# 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `356639` · 2002-06-11 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MOUNTAINEER
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## 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
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