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2000 MERCURY COUGAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

crash · 475767 · 2004-05-17

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
COUGAR
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
39,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS HEADING HOME FROM THE BEACH. I HAD MY CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL. A CAR WAS STOPPING AHEAD TO TURN INTO A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. I TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL,BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. I AGAIN HIT THE BRAKE, HARDER THIS TIME, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN DID NOT DISENGAGE. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I TRIED TO SWERVE TO MISS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I ENDED UP LOSING CONTROL OF MY CAR OFFROAD AND ROLLING THE CAR INTO A DITCH. I AVOIDED ANY OTHER CARS OR PROPERTY, BUT MY CAR WAS DAMAGED HEAVILY. I AM STILL AWAITING THE ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. MY PASSENGER AND I BOTH WALKED AWAY, LUCKILY WE WERE WEARING OUR SEAT BELTS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10072746
Machine
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