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2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 616765 · 2007-03-15

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT TOOK OFF HE KEPT BRAKING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP AND DAMAGED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. UPDATE 05/22/07*TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10185173
Machine
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