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1999 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 581486 · 2006-05-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
CROWN VICTORIA
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
72,000
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 THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, BUT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONLY AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED A SOLENOID, BUT IT WAS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE SOLENOID WAS IN THE ENGINE OR BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE SOLENOID IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT OFFERED NO GUARANTEE THE SOLENOID WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AT 2 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE WALL. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10157072
Machine
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