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2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED — POWER TRAIN

crash · 806112 · 2010-08-11

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FIVE HUNDRED
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
25,400
Speed
6 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL IS BAD. THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND BACK. IT ALSO GOES INTO ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE. IT ALSO CAUSED ME A LITTLE ACCIDENT, I WENT IN REVERSE AND THE CAR LUNGED INTO THE GARAGE WALL, BROKE THE FRAME OF GARAGE AND CAR HAS SCRATCHES AND MARKS AT THE REAR. VERY SCARED TO DRIVE, WIFE WONT DRIVE. PART IS ON BACK-ORDER, AND ITS MY ONLY CAR. HAVE WIFE AND TWO KIDS AND I DO NOT WANT THEM TO DRIVE IN THE CAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW LIGHTLY IT IS GETTING TAKEN CARE OF. FORD NEEDS TO FORCE A RECALL FAST. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10348908
Machine
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