1997 FORD TAURUS (SHO) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 FORD TAURUS (SHO) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2012-08-18

crash · 934795 · 2012-08-19

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: TAURUS (SHO)
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure: 122,000
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ACCELERATED AS NORMAL TO 30MPH, RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING UP TO AT LEAST 50MPH. FAILED TO STEER 90 DEGREES LEFT, RESULTING IN THE CAR JUMPING THE CURB. LOST CONTROL IN DAMP GRASS, AND RAN INTO A TREE. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10471407
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown