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2009 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 974589 · 2013-04-18

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
151,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING THIS 2009 FORD TAURUS THAT I JUST GOT FROM THE DEALER SHIP.I WAS AT A STOP AND THERE WERE PEOPLE INFRONT OF ME WHEN I WENT TO MOVE FORWARD I TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT ACCELERATED REALLY FAST AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HIT THE BACK OF A VAN AND MY AIR BAG WENT OFF ..I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING , I BELIEVE THAT WHEN I TAPPED THE GAS IT STUCK AND ACCELERATED FAST MAKING THE CAR HIT SOMEONE ELSE ..MY BUMPER IS CRACKED AND MY AIRBAG WENT OFF ....I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS FAULTY AND THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF AND PAID FOR ...I WILL BE CONTACTING A LAWYER TO EXHAUSTED ALL MY OPTIONS ....THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOME ONE REALLY GETS HURT ...I WANT TO BE CONTACTED [XXX].... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10508726
Machine
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