# 2001 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `655927` · 2008-02-01 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 60,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150.  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN A PARKING GARAGE, THE CONTACT STRUCK A LIGHT POST.  THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE SPED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND STRUCK ANOTHER POST.  HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP.  THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.  THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.  THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
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