NHTSA Complaint #724606 — 1998 FORD TAURUS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	724606
Vehicle	1998 FORD TAURUS
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Date of Incident	February 2, 2000
Date Filed	June 30, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	IL

Consumer Description

VEHICLE SPEED DOES NOT DECREASE AFTER RELEASE OF GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE MAINTAINS SPEED! CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT ACTIVATED. NO ENGINE BRAKING OCCURS! THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. PLACE TRANS IN NUETRAL WHILE IN MOTION AND THE RPM INCREASES AFEW HUNDRED RPM THE MAINTAINS RPM. APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES DECREASES RPM PROPORTIONATLY TO MPH WHILE IN NUETRAL..DEALER SAYS " LIKE IT OR NOT THAT IS HOW IT IS". *AK

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