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2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 583559 · 2006-05-31

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MOUNTAINEER
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
20,573

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: WHILE PREPARING TO BACK UP, BEFORE SHIFTING, VEHICLE JUMPED, AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD, BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP AND ENGINE WAS ROARING AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE OVER AN EMBANKMENT, THROUGH A LAWN, HIT A ROCK/DEBRIS AREA, TIRE BLEW BEFORE HITTING CURVE, LANDED ON RIGHT RIM, WAS THEN ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. VEHICLE TOWED AWAY, DEALERSHIP CURRENTLY STATES NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HELP!! *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10158716
Machine
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