Complaint 783097
1989 FORD TAURUS • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Apr 22, 2010
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 783097
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- TAURUS
- Model Year
- 1989
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Apr 22, 2010
- Date Received
- Apr 22, 2010
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, HE NOTICED THAT WHEN HE TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, HE WAS UNABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL USING THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN USING THE BRAKES BUT HAD TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY PUSHING THE OFF BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 96,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.