Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCURY / GRAND MARQUIS / 2005
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006061961 | Incident Date: Mar, 21 2006 |
| Consumer's City: HUNTSVILLE | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2MHHM75W85X | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jan, 25 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The vehicle was purchased on january 26 2006 new with lees than 100 miles on it. while at a complete stop in a parking place with my right foot on the brake pedal and hand on gear shift to place the car in park in front of a nursing home. suddenly the car accelerated forward out of control with enough speed in the short distance to go through a wall into a room of the nursing home. luckily the room in the nursing home was unoccupied. i did suffer an injury to the top and right side of my right foot, when i attempted to pull the accelerator up with my right foot and placing my left foot on the brake pedal. the car did not stop accelerating until the impact into the nursing home. the car was towed to the dealership the same day and the owner of the dealership and service personnel was notified of the possible defect. to this date the dealership has not responded to my concerns. *nm |