# 2001 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `433524` · 2003-10-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 81,700
## Narrative
I WAS SITTING BEHIND ONE VEHICLE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE.  THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND LUNGED FORWARD.  DESPITE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, I WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT.  I BELIEVE THIS SURGE MAY HAVE HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY.  APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO, I WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL WHEN I SUDDENLY FELT A SURGE FORWARD EVEN AFTER I STOPPED PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR.  *LA
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