NHTSA complaint: 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE AND THE WALL DID NOT SUFFER MUCH DAMAGE FROM THE CRASH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODIES WERE A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation