Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / MARK VIII / 1995

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003196112 Incident Date: Jan, 15 2003
Consumer's City: OAKLAND Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MARK VIII Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNLM91V5SY Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 15 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 13 1996
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: At times, the idling speed motor takes control of the car and causes the car to speed up out of control. this requires very heavy braking . it usually happens at very slow speed, and at dangerous times, (e.g. stopping for a cross walker). this has happened over a dozen times in the past five yeaars and has come close to near fataliity occurances. auto mechanics say only replacement of the control will work and they are not sure if the problem will not reoccur date below is the last occurance..