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2000 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 546549 · 2005-07-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON JULY 8,2005 I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXIT RAMP TO GET ON TO 435 AND I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS SPEEDING UP WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON IT. I THEN TRIED TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND THAT WOULD NOT WORK. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AT STATLINE AND MY CAR THEN WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR IS NOW A TOTALED OUT AND I ONLY HAD IT FOR 7 MONTHS. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10130509
Machine
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