# 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `529050` · 2005-05-13 · 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:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 20,000
## Narrative
WHILE REVERSING IN LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED INTO A POLE.  THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.   *AK   THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.  THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PEDAL STUCK.  THE TRANSMISSION PAN WAS REMOVED AND THEN RE-SEALED.  THE MAIN CONTROL VALVE BODY WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED.   *SC  *JB
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