NHTSA Complaint #807829 — 1989 MERCURY COUGAR

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	807829
Vehicle	1989 MERCURY COUGAR
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Date of Incident	April 5, 1996
Date Filed	April 1, 1997
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	KY

Consumer Description

VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE POSITION IN PARK, PUT IN GEAR INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, TRIED TO BRAKE, RPMS UNKNOWN, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

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