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2010 FORD FUSION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 940837 · 2012-09-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
36,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS IN TRAFFIC AND NEITHER THE BRAKE PEDAL NOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 35 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BUT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES HAD BECOME OPERABLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED TOE, A BRUISED STERNUM AND BRUISING TO THE FOREHEAD. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE POLICE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SLIGHT SURGING AND HAD TAKEN TO THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECALIBRATED THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10476844
Machine
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