# 1999 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `390162` · 2003-01-21 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 92,000
## Narrative
THE TRUCK WAS STARTED, WHEN PUT IN DRIVE, THE TRUCK WENT INTO FULL ACCELERATION.  BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WERE NOT EFFECTIVE.  TRUCK WAS STILL ACCELERATING.  THEN TURNED OFF THE KEY, TO STOP ENGINE.  THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES.  THIS WAS A TERRIFING EXPERIENCE.  IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN TOWN, OR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, YES SOMEBODY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
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