1996 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 1997-09-07

crash · 86952 · 1997-09-15

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed: 50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE PULLNG ONTO HIGHWAY, ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL SECONDS LATER, BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID/SPINOUT ONTO SHOULDER, HIT CURB/SIGN/GUARDRAIL/TREE. TOWED TO DEALER, NOT INSPECTED AS OF YET. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 816341
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown