# 2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `554269` · 2005-09-14 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** TOWN CAR
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 7,000
## Narrative
ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM, MY ASSIGNED CAR, A 2005 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, CRASHED INTO A  HERTZ FORD TAURUS AND A HERTZ VOLVO. WAS THE ACCIDENT MY FAULT OR WAS IT CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CAR?  I WAS AMONG TRANSPORTERS DROPPED OFF AT THE CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY HILTON HOTEL.  OUR ASSIGNMENT WAS TO PICK-UP CARS AND DRIVE THEM TO THE HERTZ OFFICE AT MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE. I FOUND MY CAR, A 2005 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, BUCKLED UP, CHECKED THE MILEAGE, STARTED THE ENGINE AND TURNED THE LIGHTS ON. I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY INTO TWO PARKED CARS.  ALL CARS HAD SEVERE DAMAGE.   I DON'T BELIEVE (AND AM WILLING TO TAKE A LIE DETECTOR TEST TO PROVE IT) I WAS IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED FOR ALMOST A YEAR AS A BORDENTOWN, NJ HERTZ TRANSPORTER AND HAVE A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD, WITH NO VIOLATIONS OR WARNINGS OF ANY KIND.   SECONDLY, THE PARKING LOT ATTENDANT SAID HE THOUGHT I HAD MY BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR ENGAGED AT THE SAME TIME. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WAS POSSIBLE UNLESS THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING BY ITSELF AND OVERPOWERED THE BRAKES.    THIRDLY, ACCELERATION MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT WERE CONTINUOUS, UNBROKEN AND HAD A UNIFORM CONSISTENCY IN COLOR AND WIDTH, SHOWING THAT NOTHING I DID HAD ANY EFFECT ON THE BACKWARD ACCELERATION.  FINALLY, I DON'T THINK ANYONE CAN REPRODUCE THESE MARKS (APPROXIMATELY 33 FEET LONG) WITH THE SAME AUTOMOBILE UNLESS THEY SPEED THE ENGINE TO ITS MAXIMUM RPM 
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