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2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 578619 · 2006-04-09

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
1,800
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON JANUARY 26 2006 NEW WITH LEES THAN 100 MILES ON IT. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP IN A PARKING PLACE WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HAND ON GEAR SHIFT TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK IN FRONT OF A NURSING HOME. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL WITH ENOUGH SPEED IN THE SHORT DISTANCE TO GO THROUGH A WALL INTO A ROOM OF THE NURSING HOME. LUCKILY THE ROOM IN THE NURSING HOME WAS UNOCCUPIED. I DID SUFFER AN INJURY TO THE TOP AND RIGHT SIDE OF MY RIGHT FOOT, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR UP WITH MY RIGHT FOOT AND PLACING MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL THE IMPACT INTO THE NURSING HOME. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY AND THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE PERSONNEL WAS NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBLE DEFECT. TO THIS DATE THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY CONCERNS. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10154891
Machine
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