# 2003 FORD RANGER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `520243` · 2005-02-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 5
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
ENGINE STUMBLED AN ACCELERATION AND SURGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO  HIT ANOTHER PASSENGER CAR. ACCELERATOR STUCK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, NEARLY CAUSING PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS.  I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE  DEALERSHIP AND  STATED THE  PROBLEMS, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE  UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY AGREED THAT A PROBLEM COULD EXIST SOMEWHERE IN THE ELECTRONICS.  I AM NOW SERVING 5YRS AND 10MONTHS IN PRISON FOR THIS ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT MY PLEA, IF IT WAS A ACCIDENT OR DELIBERATE ACT BY THE DRIVER. NOT ONLY DO I WISH THIS TO BE FIXED, BUT  I NEED MORE EVIDENCE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE HAS WELL. I NEED WRITTEN EVIDENCE FROM OTHER STATES THAT  THESE ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED. IN HOPES IT WILL HELP MY CASE. SO I CAN GET BACK HOME TO MY FAMILY.
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