# 2009 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `835606` · 2011-01-08 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 21,000
## Narrative
WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO PUT ON THE BRAKE AS I NEARED THE STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION TO ENTER MAIN ROAD.  AS THIS HAPPENED THE TRUCK ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND DARTED THE TRUCK AND PASSENGERS INTO 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC WHERE THEY WERE HIT BY A VAN WHICH IN TURN SWUNG THEM INTO THE OPPOSITE 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC (SO TRUCK WENT THROUGH 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC).  TRUCK'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE (WITH DRIVER SEAT BAGS TOO) AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.  TRUCK IS BEING FIXED AND WILL BE TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AFTERWARD FOR EVALUATION.  *LN
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