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2001 MERCURY COUGAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

crash · 529987 · 2005-04-07

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
COUGAR
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Miles at failure
39,500

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY/UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND LURCH FORWARD. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE CURB, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE STUCK. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10117620
Machine
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