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2000 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 561623 · 2005-11-07

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
31,700
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AND LURCHED FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME. THE CONSUMER THEN HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE SERVICE DEALER WHO ATTACHED A BLACK BOX. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ONLY ONCE DURING THE TESTING PERIOD. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HITTING SOMEONE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY THE CONTACT WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10141906
Machine
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