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1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

2 fatalfirecrash · 606833 · 2006-12-18

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
MARK VIII
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
90,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* - WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT'S CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS NOT DEACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER. THE BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATIONAL AND HE STRUCK A TREE. THE POLICE REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF BY HITTING THE BRAKE OR WITH THE SWITCH. THE CAR IS AT CROWS TOWING IN TYLER, TX. SHE HAS VIDEO OF THE SCENE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS STILL WORKING ON THE POLICE REPORT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10176475
Machine
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