| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006052160 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LAS VEGAS | Consumer's State: NV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MUSTANG | Model Year: 2005 |
| 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#: 1ZVFT84N055 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 07 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 28 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On december 30, 2005, my daughter (age 17) was preparing to stop for a red light, as she hit the brakes, she stated: "the car accelerated (full throttle), and would not stop. she called us by phone (crying) and reported the incident. we asked if she was ok and whether she could drive the car. she said yes. she drove the car back home (approximately 3 miles) where we (father and mother) questioned her about the incident. she stated: "she was driving about 50 mph and when she applied the brakes the car accelerated. i was unable to stop and went through a red light". at this point, my wife and i believed she somehow hit both the brake and accelerator pedals simultaneously. she stated emphatically, this was not the case and she would never drive the vehicle again. on monday january 2nd, at approximately 3:00 pm, i was driving the subject vehicle when the accelerator stuck full throttle. i pressed the brakes as hard as i could but the car continued to accelerate until i turned the ignition to the off position. i was in the center lane of the highway. i restarted the car (for fear of being run over by on-coming traffic, raining, decreased visibility), placed my foot on the brake, placed the car in gear to gather momentum, turned off the ignition, and rolled into a parking lot. the throttle remained open. i contacted ford who picked up the vehicle. team ford could not find anything wrong with the vehicle and wanted to return the car. i refused to accept the car for the following reasons: - car failed in full-throttle position (fail-safe position should have been no-throttle) - error codes did not identify this condition - (ford had not included this in their failure modes analysis) - replacement parts may have the same problem - - needed assurances from ford in writing that the root cause to this problem had been identified and corrected. ford corporate is sending an engineer to inspect the vehicle. *jb |
