NHTSA Complaint #10545729 — 2005 FORD 500

TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, NOT FAR FROM MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE THE GAS ACCELERATES, WHEN I BRAKE CAR WILL NOT SLOW DOWN, BRAKING HARDER SOMETHING POPS, THROWING CAR TO THE RIGHT I CANNOT CONTROL CAR AT ALL HIT A TREE HEAD ON POLICE SAY AT 45 MPH. I REMEMBER EMS AND POLICE TRYING TO GET ME OUT BUT THE PAIN WAS SO SEVERE WHEN I WOULD TRY TO RAISE UP, THEY HAD TO USE A SPECIAL BOARD TO REMOVE ME FROM CAR. AT HOSPITAL IT'S CONFIRMED THAT I HAVE A BROKEN STERNUM AND WHIPLASH NECK AND BACK INJURIES. AFTER WRECK MY DAUGHTER GOOGLES THIS CAR ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE OVER 4,000 COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORD,I PURCHASED THIS CAR (08-18-13) WITH 89,000 MILES ON IT! FROM A ONE OWNER SHE BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2005. I ONLY HAD CAR 2 WEEKS:ITS IN TIP TOP SHAPE I HAD REASON TO KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT! REVIEWS SAYS THESE PROBLEMS START FROM 75,000 MILES UP (THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP) FORD KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM! I LATER LEARNED FORD AGREED TO CLEAN THROTTLE FOR CAR OWNERS FOR UP 10YEARS WHY WOULD FORD DO THAT IF SOMETHING WASN'T WRONG? AND HOW IS A 2ND OR 3RD,,, OWNER SUPPOSED TO KNOW! NOW I HAVE ONGOING DOCTORS VISITS AND SO MUCH PAIN I CANT SLEEP! ITS SO UNBAREABLE.I HAVE TO SLEEP IN A CHAIR STRAIGHT UP BECAUSE I CANT GET UP ON MY OWN AND OTHER DAILY NEEDS I CANT DO AND THE NIGHTMARES OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BEING IN CONTROL TO ALL OF A SUDDEN WHAM OUT OF NOWHERE THIS CAR IS DRIVING ON ITS OWN THE GAS COMPLETELY ACCELERATED, BRAKES CANT STOP IT BECAUSE ITS ACCELERATED THEN LOOSING CONTROL OF STEERING WHEN BRAKES POPPED. SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY FORD IS ALLOWED TO LEAVE THIS CAR ON THE RD? *TR