# 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `476637` · 2004-07-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** CROWN VICTORIA
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 13,000
- **Speed:** 90 mph
## Narrative
WHILE ENGAGING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 90 MPH.  THE TIRES WERE SCREECHING AND SMOKING.  AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THREE OTHER VEHICLE AND A PEDESTRIAN.   *AK   A CHILD WAS INJURED.  (PINNED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND HIS FATHER'S VEHICLE)  THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE.  THE CONSUMER THEN STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND GENTLY ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE RACED AWAY BACKWARDS AT A EXTREMELY FAST SPEED.  THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL HER STRENGTH, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP.   *SC
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