# 1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `506990` · 2004-11-17 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MOUNTAINEER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS UNATTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER'S FOOT ACTUALLY WAS ON THE BRAKE AND  AT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE PEDALS WERE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK.....ONCE OFF THE EXIT RAM SLID THROUGH GRASS AN DINTO PINE TREE.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*