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2007 FORD FOCUS — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 778478 · 2010-04-02

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
14,080
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FIRST INCIDENT - DECEMBER, 2007-STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, APPLIED BRAKE AND SHIFTED CAR INTO NEUTRAL. TAPPED ACCELERATOR THREE TIMES, IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL . SECOND INCIDENT - DECEMBER, 2007, WHILE EXITING STORE PARKING LOT, I STOPPED AND WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR ON MAIN HIGHWAY. CAR HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RPM'S WENT UP TO 6000. IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, TAPPED ACCELERATOR THREE TIMES, IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AFTER SECOND INCIDENT. THEY REPORTED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT THAT TIME. THIRD INCIDENT - APRIL, 2008 - SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC, GOING APPROX. 5 MILES PER HOUR, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT ABOUT 3000 RPM'S. IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, TAPPED ACCELERATOR THREE TIMES, VEHICLE THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. FOURTH INCIDENT - MARCH 29, 2010 - WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A KROGER STORE I TURNED RIGHT INTO THE SPOT, COASTED INTO THE SPOT AND HAD FOOT OVER BRAKE PEDAL. EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAR SURGED FORWARD, I PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, BUT CAR CRASHED INTO BUMPER OF VEHICLE IN PARKING SPOT ACROSS FROM ME. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, BUT ONCE AGAIN, DEALER SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY CONCERN. FIRST THREE INCIDENTS, MY HUSBAND, DAVID GERARD WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DURING THE LAST INCIDENT IN MARCH, 2010.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10323439
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