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2005 FORD MUSTANG GT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 965418 · 2013-02-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG GT
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
72,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN... WHILE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR ABOUT TO SWITCH TO SECOND... THE CAR RPM REDLINE.. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS CAR MANUAL KNOWS THAT THIS CAR CHIRPS 2ND GEAR WITH OR WITHOUT TCS ON... IT WAS LIKE POWER SHIFTING WITHOUT USING THE GAS PEDAL.. THE CAR WAS SIDEWAYS.. BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK.. TRIED TO GET THE CAR STRAIGHT AGAIN BUT THE CAR WHIPPED AROUND THE OTHER WAY AND DID A 180... LONG STORY SHORT.... TOTALED!!! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10500578
Machine
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