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2001 FORD F-150 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

crash · 895589 · 2011-12-16

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure
202,534

Severity

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

Narrative

ATTEMPTING TO PARK VEHICLE IN PARKING STALL WITH FOOT ON BRAKE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED FORWARD STRIKNIG THE VEHICLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING STALL. THE RESULTING CRASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE 2011 GMC SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE AND TO THE FRONT OF THE 2001 FORD F-150. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AN INCIDENT SIMILAR TO THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN AUGUST 2011. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE DEMONSTRATED A SIMILAR PHENOMENA OCCURRED WHEN THE OWNER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE PARKING STALL, THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, OVER A CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO THE STREET AS THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE FORD F-150. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO AVOID STRIKING A VEHICLE AFTER ENTERING THE STREET. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10440148
Machine
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