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2001 MERCURY SABLE — STEERING

crash · 428170 · 2003-08-01

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
SABLE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING

Severity

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

Narrative

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE CONFIGURATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL.*MR. IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION OR PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL BRUSHED THE TOP OF THE CONSUMER'S LEG AND WITH SLIGHT MOTION IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER' FOOT TO MOVE OVER TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE MANUFACTURER DID ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A DEFECT AND A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10033722
Machine
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