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2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 912780 · 2012-04-03

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
33,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AT THE HOOD AND THE GRILL. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND AN INCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN A CRASH. AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS ALSO FILED OF THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE INCIDENTS THAT LED TO A CRASH OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PLANNING TO HAVE THE FEATURE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,400.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10453919
Machine
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