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2008 MERCURY MILAN — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 877938 · 2011-09-06

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MILAN
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
16,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING AND AT LESS THEN 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, JUMPING A CURB. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN SKIDDED SEVERAL FEET BEFORE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THE FAILURE OCCURRING WITH OTHER MODELS AND THAT THERE WAS NO USE IN BRINGING THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10423935
Machine
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