Ford had 20 Acceleration Deaths, take a look at this article: Ford Had 20 Acceleration Deaths as Regulators Cited Human Error - Bloomberg.com
It is never a good idea to use this as a defense even if true. Remember when you were a kid and got into trouble? If you said something like, "But Jimmy did it too." your mother would respond with, "If jimmy jumped off a bridge would you jump too?". Then the punishment would commence.