# 1994 FORD TAURUS SHO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `783796` · 2010-04-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS SHO
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 180,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 FORD TAURUS SHO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; IT SLID SIDEWAYS AND THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLICE, ROLLED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES AND CRASHED INTO THE LIGHT POLE AGAIN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND HOSPITAL REPORTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.   UPDATED 07/08/10 *BF   UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB     UPDATED 07/22/10  *BF  THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS THE THROTTLE CABLE. UPDATED 07/26/10*JB
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