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2010 FORD FUSION — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

crash · 791668 · 2010-06-07

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I OWN A 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID. I WAS PULLING MY CAR INTO MY GARAGE TO PARK IT. I HAD SLOWED MY CAR DOWN VERY SLOWLY BEFORE I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS "IDLING" INTO THE DRIVEWAY. ABOUT 5 FEET FROM THE WALL AND 2 FEET FROM WHERE I USUALLY STOP, THE ACCELERATOR SLOWLY PULLED DOWN TOWARD THE FLOOR. IT TOOK ME ONE OR TWO SECONDS TO REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. DURING THAT TIME, MY CAR MOVED HEAD ON TOWARD THE GARAGE WALL. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPPED. THE CAR HAD ALREADY SLAMMED STRAIGHT INTO THE WALL OF MY GARAGE. MY TODDLER WAS IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE CAR AND STARTED CRYING. I WAS SHOCKED BY WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I LOVED THAT CAR AND ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT IT WAS THE PERFECT CAR. NOW, I HAVE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND TO MY HOUSE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND A PERSON COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT BETWEEN MY CAR AND THAT GARAGE. I WAS GOING TO GO TO A POPULAR GROCERY STORE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DAY. BUT, I DECIDED NOT TO DO SO BECAUSE MY TODDLER WAS LOOKING SLEEPY. IF I HAD GONE TO THE STORE, I COULD HAVE RUN A SHOPPER OVER WITH MY OUT-OF-CONTROL CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD ME THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. THEY DID NOT CALL ME BACK. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10334937
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