1995 Ford Contour cruise control problems

Took off from intersection and the vehicle continued to accelerate at high speed pulling to the right. The vehicle went off road. Pulling hard consumer managed to go to left, then still at high acceleration speed. Vehicle pulled back to the right, tipping over on the driver's side, and vehicle had completely turned around, facing the other direction. Consumer had to be cut out of vehicle and treated at local hospital.

Dt*: the contact stated while driving away from a stop sign, the gas pedal became stuck, the engine raced and the vehicle accelerated. The contact turned the ignition off and pulled off of the road. The vehicle was towed to a dealership where they determined the problem was with vehicle speed control: cables. There is an NHTSA recall, # 97v225000, regarding the vehicle speed control: cables. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 1/17/2007 -