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2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 358342 · 2002-06-24

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR VEHICLE SPED UP WITHOUT CONSUMER APPLYING PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE WAITING TO HEAR FROM FORD ON THE ENGINE VIBRATION PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS GETTING THE VEHICLE WASHED AND THE ATTENDANT EXPLAINED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE CONVEYOR, THE VEHICLE RACED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND ALTHOUGH HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A REST AFTER CRASHING INTO AN ONCOMMING VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *JG

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8012433
Machine
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