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2002 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 909648 · 2012-03-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
65,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS VEHICLE WAS OWNED BY MY MOM WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. SHE WAS ENTERING HER GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY AND WENT THROUGH HER GARAGE DOOR AND WALL. SHE WAS NOT INJURED IN THE INCIDENT BUT HER CAR AND GARAGE WERE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. AFTER SOME TIME THE FORD DEALERSHIP FINALLY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER (I BELIEVE). WHEN SHE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SHE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND NO INVESTIGATION INTO STICKING ACCELERATORS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10451550
Machine
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