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2001 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 injured · 877853 · 2011-09-06

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
150,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS BACKING INTO MY BARN TO HOOK UP MY BOAT, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO MAX REVES AND IN A MATTER OF SECONDS HAD BOUNCED OFF THE BOAT SIDE , DAMAGING THE BOAT AND CONTINUED ON TO TEAR OUT A WALL IN MY BARN. NOT KNOWING THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT MAX SPEED TORE DOWN MY DRIVE HIT MY NEIGHBORS DRIVE AND IT FLIPPED OVER AND TOOK A 4 INCH TREE OUT BY THE ROOTS. IT LANDED ON ITS TOP WITH ME IN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THIS ALL HAPPENED SO QUICKLY I HAD NO TIME TO RESPOND AS I WAS BEING BOUNCED AROUND IN THE TRUCK. JUST GLAD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AS SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10423874
Machine
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