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2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash2 injured · 799291 · 2010-07-14

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MOUNTAINEER
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I DROVE A 2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER SUV AND AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE APARTMENT COMPLEX FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE GAS PEDAL CLAMPED DOWN & I COULDN'T GET THE BRAKE TO WORK. MY SUV WAS TOTALED & I RAN INTO A FULL-SIZED PICK-UP TRUCK, WHICH WAS TOTALED TOO. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE POLICE & MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD ME NOT TO TELL ANYONE ELSE ABOUT IT. IT WAS LATE EVENING, SO NO KIDS WERE OUT, BUT BEING UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE, WHICH TOTALED TWO FULL-SIZED TRUCKS IS SCARY! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10343093
Machine
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