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2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 669922 · 2008-05-15

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
300,200
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT, PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED BECOMING UNCONTROLLABLE. COLLIDED WITH A PICK UP AHEAD ,WHICH WAS PUSHED INTO A SMALL COMPACT AHEAD OF IT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD EXPERIENCED SLIGHT ACCELERATION ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, WHICH WAS DISCUSSED WITH MY MECHANIC. ( HAD ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM ON MY 1999 RANGER WHICH WAS RESOLVED BY REPLACING IAC MOTOR.) VEHICLE CURRENTLY IN DEALERS SHOP, WHERE SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE OCCURRENCE NOR FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DISCLAIMS ANY KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM ALTHOUGH MANY SEVERAL SIMILAR EVENTS INVOLVING THIS MODEL YEAR ARE WELL DOCUMENTED. VEHICLE IS WELL WITHIN WARRANTY PARAMETERS BUT LITTLE, IF ANY, ACTION IS ONGOING. I AM RELUCTANT TO RESUME OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE WHILE CONDITION PERSISTS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10227879
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