| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005004384 | Incident Date: Jan, 28 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SAUGUS | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: WINDSTAR | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMDA52413B | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 31 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 18 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Merging onto highway pressed on gas pedal to around 45-50mph. stepped on break pedal and car would not slow down. took foot off brake pedal twice and car accelerated without touching gas pedal. had to keep applying pressure to brake pedal, slowed down somewhat, pulled off highway into parking lot. trying to avoid crashing into frozen snow bank and building, put car into neutral. car went into reverse back onto highway in the slow lane into oncoming traffic. was able to avoid accident due to oncoming car switching lanes. put car back into drive and was able to pull into the same parking lot. was afraid to put into another gear, so shut the car off while in drive to stop car. this was the most terrifying experience my family and i ever experienced. had the car towed to the dealership. the dealership tried to reproduce the problem for 2 days without any success. will be trading car in with another car maker. *ak |
