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1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

2 fatalfirecrash · 706605 · 2009-02-02

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
MARK VIII
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
86,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, HAD A CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH THAT WAS DEFECTIVE, SO THEY DECIDED TO DO A RECALL. BUT IN STAGES, AS TO NOT SCARE OFF THE CONSUMERS. MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII, TO WHICH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH HAD BEEN ACTIVATING. ON 12-9-06 MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS GIRLFRIEND HOME WHEN ___ CALLED HER SISTER TELLING HER SHE WAS RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, AND THEN ____ CALLED ME SAYING ___ CALLED __ BUT SOMETHINGS WRONG WITH CAR JUMP OR UP AND THE CALL DROPPED. THE CAR LEFT THE ROAD HITTING TREE. I RECEIVED MY RECALL IN AUGUST OF 2007. THEN THE LAB RESULTS STATED INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE 05S28 SDCS, DEATH CERTIFICATE STATES ________ CAUSE OF DEATH; SMOKE INHALATION, WHICH MEANS THE CAR WAS ON FIRE BEFORE IT HIT THE TREE,THERMAL INJURIES DUE TO FIRE,MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION. IT'S HARD TO DRIVE WHEN YOUR BEING BURNED TO DEATH. FORD CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FIRE DEATH AS OF THIS DATE FORD DENIES THIS CLAIM . *TR UPDATED 11/8/2017*JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10257237
Machine
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