NHTSA complaint: 2007 FORD FREESTYLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND ONCE SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation