# 1997 MERCURY MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `620876` · 2007-04-18 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MARQUIS
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
1997 MOUNTAINEER, ENGINE RACE, COULD NOT STOP THE CAR.  USED THE BRAKES BUT ENGINE RACED AND BANGED  INTO OUR HOUSE IN ORDER TO STOP.  THIS  WAS THE FOURTH INCIDENT, IN A MONTH TIME.  OTHER INCIDENTS WERE HITTING A CAR IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO STOP.  NO ONE WAS HURT, THANK GOODNESS.  BUT THIS WAS SCARY.  WE WANT TO SELL THE CAR, BUT  CAN'T WITH GOOD CONSCIENCE UNTIL WE CAN FIND THE CULPRIT.  PLEASE ADVISE OR CONFIRM DIFFICULTY WITH THE CAR.  THANKS.  *AK
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