1998 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2002-08-24

crash · 371166 · 2002-08-30

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: TAURUS
Year: 1998
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

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER REMOVED FEET FROM GAS PEDAL, ENGINE STARTED RUNNING AT A FULL THROTTLE, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT A HIGH SPEED, VEHICLE TURNED AT A 360 DEGREE ANGLE. VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A WALL.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8017638
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown