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2000 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 909283 · 2012-03-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS CRUISING ON THE FREEWAY, AS I APPROACHED MY EXIT I BEGAN HITTING THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS HARDLY SLOWING DOWN. I CONTINUED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ATTEMPTING TO GET DOWN TO THE OFF RAMP SPEED LIMIT UNTIL I REALIZED IT WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. I WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND BEFORE I COULD EVEN THINK TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL I HAD TO TURN QUICKLY INTO A SNOWBANK TO AVOID AN EVEN WORSE ACCIDENT. I WAS TERRIFIED AND I'M JUST HAPPY NO ONE WAS SEVERELY HURT OR KILLED, MY CAR SUFFERED DAMAGE AND THE EFFECTS ARE STILL THERE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10451259
Machine
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