# 2007 MERCURY MILAN — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `957979` · 2013-01-14 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MILAN
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 155,508
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNTIL IT   WAS THEN GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH.  I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN IT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT THAT SAME SPEED.  THE VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A STOP SIGN AND CAME TO A STOP.    *TR
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