# 2001 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `373878` · 2002-09-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHEN FOT RELEASED ACCELERATOR, ACCELERATOR STUCK AND VEHICLE CONTINUED GAINING SPED.  DESPITE PLACING TRANSMISION IN PARK AND ENGAGING PARKING BRAKE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.  DRIVER TOK VEHICLE OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION AND WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISSIONS WITH TRES BEFORE COMING TO REST AFTER IMPACT WITH IRON GATE.*AK
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