AFTER HAVING TURNED ONTO A 35 MPH STREET, HAVING ONLY REACHED 30MPH, THE RPM'S SHOT UP TO SIX AND THE CAR ACCELERATED TO ALMOST 40 WITHOUT THE GAS PEDDLE HAVING BEEN PRESSED. IF THERE WERE ANOTHER CAR STOPPED OR A PERSON IN FRONT OF US THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. ANOTHER TIME THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND AGAIN WITH OUT WARNING THE CARS RPM'S SHOT UP TO ABOUT SIX. IF MY FOOT HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED COMPLETELY TO THE BREAKS I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION RESULTING IN THE CAR HAVING BEEN TOTALED, DEATH OF MORE THEN ONE PERSON. THIS IS NOT SAFE. *TR
2006
WHEELS
2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND OVERTURN THE VEHICLE. *KB * THE CONSUMER STATED SHE FELT A VIBRATION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE INCIDENT WAS DUE TO A TIRE FAILURE. POSSIBLY THE LUG NUTS AND WHEEL WERE THE CAUSE. UPDATED 09/24/06. *JB
