# 1984 MERCURY COUGAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `504752` · 2005-01-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** COUGAR
- **Year:** 1984
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 41,000
## Narrative
WHILE RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY.   THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE.  THE CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE.  THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.   PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.  *JB  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION LEFT TIRE MARKS ON THE DRIVEWAY.  *TC
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