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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007121224 | Incident Date: Sep, 16 2007 |
Consumer's City: ALEXANDRIA | Consumer's State: VA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
Model Name: FUSION | Model Year: 2007 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAHP081X7R | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 29 2006 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. while driving 1 mph in reverse, the contact stated that the accelerator pedal intertwined with her foot and sandal. as a result, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into the rear driver side bumper of another vehicle. as of september 28, 2007, the dealer and manufacturer had not inspected the vehicle. the contact felt that the design of the accelerator pedal caused the failure. the failure mileage was 27,000 and current mileage was 28,500. |