# 2006 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `602176` · 2006-11-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 3,938
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME.  I THOUGHT I WAS HITTING THE BRAKE WHEN AND HIT THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO REAR END COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.  SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, THE GAS PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE IN HEIGHT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL.  *NM
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*