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2002 LINCOLN LS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

crash · 659955 · 2008-03-03

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
LS
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
Miles at failure
81,005
Speed
25 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 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE INVOLUNTARILY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY AND THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL THE COMPONENTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO DID NOT REMEMBER THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,005 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10219945
Machine
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