# 2004 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `909350` · 2012-03-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
WHILE LEAVING A PVA, GAS PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STUCK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP, HAD NO CONTROL OVER CAR, CROSSED ROAD INTO ANOTHER PVA AND HIT 3 CARS AND HIT 2 CONCRETE PILLARS WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND CAUSED A DEATH TO THE PASSENGER.  DRIVER INDICATES HE HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES.  CAR DID NOT  STOP UNTIL SLAMMING INTO THE CONCRETE PILLARS....UPDATED 03/28/12 *BF  *TR...UPDATED 07-15-13 *BF     UPDATED 07/19/2013 *JS
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