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1995 FORD MUSTANG — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

crash · 618215 · 2007-03-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT ON TO MAIN ROAD AND GAS PEDAL WAS PULLED TO FLOOR. ENGINE RAN FULL THROTTLE WHILE BRAKE WAS FULLY APPLIED AND CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. CAR SPUN ACROSS AND INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC OVER SHOULDER AND INTO TREES. CAR CAME TO REST AGAINST TREES WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING WIDE OPEN. KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AFTER I REACHED MY COMPOSURE, I RESTARTED CAR TO PULL OUT OF TREES, BUT ENGINE RUN FULL THROTTLE AND I SHUT IT BACK DOWN. I GOT OUT OF CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD TO DISCOVER THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD THE THROTTLE PULLED WIDE OPEN AND WOULD NOT RELEASE IT. I PRIED OFF THE CABLE CONNECTOR, OF THE CRUISE CONTROL, FROM THE THROTTLE LEVER AND THE THROTTLE RETURNED TO THE IDLE POSITION. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION, IT IS LOCKED IN THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION. THE CRUISE WAS NOT TURNED ON. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED OR TRIED TO REPAIR THE UNIT AND HAVE LEFT IT AS IT WAS FOR INSPECTION. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE OUT, FROM THE LOCAL DEALER, TO INSPECT IT, 2 WEEKS HAVE PASSED AND NO ONE HAS SHOWN UP. PLEASE HELP. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10186251
Machine
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