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2004 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 966823 · 2013-03-06

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
169,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. DEPRESSING BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL MADE THE CAR START SMOKING EXCESSIVELY WHILE STILL MOVING. AFTER HITTING ONE VEHICLE DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY RUNNING IT HEAD ON INTO A CONCRETE PYLON. ONE OF THE MOST TERRIFYING DAYS OF MY LIFE. COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND I WAS SO UNPREPARED TO HANDLE THESE EVENTS. THANKFUL TO GOD TODAY THERE WAS NO LOSS OF LIFE, ONLY PROPERTY. ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10501834
Machine
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