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2000 MERCURY SABLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 358648 · 2002-06-25

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE AT SLOW SPEED VEHICLE SURGE FORWARD. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE HIT GARAGE WALL. THIS HAPPENED TWO TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. VEHICLE HAS SURGED A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES, ALWAYS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. PEDALS WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8012594
Machine
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