# 1996 FORD WINDSTAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `546226` · 2005-07-27 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 91,102
## Narrative
DT: CONTACT STATED ON JULY 19, 05 WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AND FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND IT RAN INTO THE GARAGE.  CONTACT PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE DID  NOT RESPOND. WHEN SHE COMING  TO A STOP THE ENGINE WAS RACED VERY FAST, AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED ABNORMALLY LOUD. CONTACT  SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY DID  NOT TOLD HER ANYTHING AS OF YET.  THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. *AK
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*