# 2006 FORD MUSTANG — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `929249` · 2012-07-20 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** MUSTANG
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 36,900
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TRAVEL  UNCONTROLLABLY THROUGH THREE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT WERE BOTH SEVERELY INJURED. THE VEHICLE THEN IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,900.
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