# 1989 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `371091` · 2002-08-29 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** CONTINENTAL
- **Year:** 1989
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND IT WAS HARD FOR VEHICLE TO STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE FRREWAY, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, CONSUMER HIT SOME DEBRIS THAT WAS IN THE LANE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*JB
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