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2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 945407 · 2012-10-19

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
100,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE NEARBY GARAGE AND ALSO CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE LEFT KNEE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10481072
Machine
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