1993 FORD ESCORT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1993 FORD ESCORT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 1997-02-10

crash · 68566 · 1997-02-10

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: ESCORT
Year: 1993
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed: 10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DURING COLD WEATHER, AFTER PLACING IN REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN A CRASH. BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED, YET VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF TO STOP VEHICLE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 546678
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown