# 2008 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `902370` · 2012-01-29 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 46,811
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
IT WAS ABOUT 6:00AM  WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK UP AND DROVE TO MY MAIL BOX WHICH WAS ABOUT 300FT FROM MY CARPORT. I HAD BACKED MY TRUCK UNDER THE CARPORT TO REMOVE GROCERYS THE DAY BEFORE, SO I DROVE  FORWARD TO THE MAIL BOX AND DROVE BACKWARDS  TO PARK MY TRUCK BACK UNDER THE CARPORT,. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND PRESSED THE BRAKE WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED SPINNING THE TIRES AS THOUGH THE ENGINE WENT TO FULL TROTTLE. I TOOK OF IN REVERSE RAN THRU A TWO FOOT DITCH, OVER MY OUTSIDE AIRCONDITIONER UNIT AND SLAMMED INTO MY BRICK HOME. I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD WITH NO EFFECT. UPON THE IMPACT WITH THE HOUSE  I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF TO STOP THE WHEELS FROM SPINNING . I COULD FINALLY PUT IT IN PARK .  *TT
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