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2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

firecrash2 injured · 901643 · 2012-01-24

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

UPON STARTING UP 2005 MERCURY MARQUIS (~24000 MILES) AND PLACING CAR INTO DRIVE, CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A GAS STATION PUMP. THE CAR ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS IN A "JAMMED STATE". THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PUT RIGHT FOOT THEN BOTH FEET ON BRAKE TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW MUCH LESS STOP. DRIVER SUFFERED VERY SERIOUS EYE INJURY AND CURRENTLY HAS NO SIGHT IN INJURED LEFT EYE. THERE IS THE RISK OF LOSING LEFT EYE. PASSENGER SUFFERED FRACTURED STERNUM AND OTHER BRUISING. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE TRAUMATIZED FROM THIS CAR ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10445094
Machine
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