1997 Ford Explorer Cruise Control Problems

Your accelerator pedal became completely detached from the vehicle while you were driving at 5 mph. This is a serious safety issue since you lose control over your vehicle's speed without a functioning accelerator. The fix will likely involve reattaching or replacing the accelerator pedal assembly and checking the mechanical linkage that connects it to the engine.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON A STEEP UPHILL GRADE, THE BRACKET THAT SUPPORTED THE GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY BROKE AWAY FROM THE FIREWALL AND THE BRACKET AND GAS PEDAL SLID INTO THE FLOOR BOARD AND UNDER THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS BACKED DOWN THE HILL IN NEUTRAL AND MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN LIGHT ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ASSISTANCE WAS SUMMONED AND UPON INSPECTION THE GAS PEDAL WAS FOUND WITH THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHED TO THE FIREWALL IN A NEW LIKE CONDITION, EXCEPT WHERE THREE SPOT WELDS ATTACHED TO THE GAS PEDAL BRACKET TO THE FIREWALL HAD BROKEN AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS RIGGED TO A RUNNING CONDITION TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES OR LESS TO THE OWNERS RESIDENCE WHERE A MORE RELIABLE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE REPAIR WAS OVER SEEN BY A LICENSED A&P MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY THE OWNER OF THE WELD FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS WELL OVER 100,00 AND IS CURRENTLY BACK IN SERVICE. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ

WE WERE LUCKY THIS TIME, WE HAD THE EXPLORER IN THE SHOP AND I GOT A CALL FROM THE LEAD TECH THAT STATED WHILE THE WERE SERVICING THE BRAKES NO LESS THAN 3 LINES ROTTED THROUGH, BUT*** THE ANTILOCK CONTROLLER SPRUNG A LEAK AND SPRAYED FLUID ALL OVER THE HOT ENGINE CAUSING A SMALL FIRE!!! NO DAMAGE BUT WE WERE LUCKY... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD BEGAN TO LEAK INTERNALLY AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WERE ONLY REQUIRED TO STOP THE LEAK BUT NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 201,000. UPDATED 01/05/13*LJ UPDATED 2/13/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND UNLESS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V422000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A DRIVING TRAFFIC STOP, THE ENGINE GROWLED LOUDLY AS THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

WHEN I DRIVE MY VEHICLE, I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND IT FEELS HEAVIER THAN NORMAL. THEN WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN IT HAS A CLOCKING SOUND. AND IT PULLS BACK WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GO FASTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V422000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RETURN AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. A FEW MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES FROZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND ACCELERATED BACKWARD. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED AND AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/02/11 *BF UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-95, HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE HOUSE, INSPECTED THE PEDAL AREA AND NOTICED THERE ARE 3 MISSING SCREWS AND ONE OF THE THREE OPENINGS IS NO LONGER USABLE. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COMING OFF ON FORDS. CONTACTED SAWGRASS FORD IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $180.00 TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR PLUS THE COST OF THE PART. FORD SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THIS AS A SAFETY MEASURE, SOMEONE COULD REALLY BE INJURED AND KILLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. HOPEFULLY THEY WONT WAIT TILL A LIFE IS LOST FOR THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS AND POSSIBLY HAVE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING ON OCTOBER 3, 2008 WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ARM AND SHOULDER. THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL LETTER 00V422000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER 2009. REPORT 378123209 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE INVESTIGATED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE SUMNER COUNTY SHERIFF REPORT NUMBER WAS 9386782. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OF THE ROADWAY AND FOUND THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS HANGING FROM THE ASSEMBLY BY THREE TINY SPOT WELDS. THE WELD HAD ALSO FRACTURED AND THE ENTIRE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE HE MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY FRACTURED FROM THE FIREWALL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND ACCELERATE. THE ASSEMBLY FELL BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED; HOWEVER, NEITHER WERE WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY, NOTICED A FIRE HAD ERUPTED NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE BUT A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

A 1997 FORD EXPLORER CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSED A FIRE RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THE DRIVER. *TR

OPERATOR WAS EXITING PARKING LOT ONTO MAIN ROAD WHEN VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED, OPERATOR TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE, BY BREAKING, BUT VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER, CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE , VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATING TURNED BACK TOWARDS OTHER END OF PARKING LOT CRASHING INTO LARGE METAL SIGN POST. OPERATOR HAD TO BE TAKEN TO NEARBY HOSPITAL, AND THEM EVACUATED TO MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL, FOR EMERGENCY HEAD OPERATION AS A RESULT OF INJURY TO HEAD. (SUBDURAL HEMOTOMA). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL MOTOR BIKE LODGED UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHICH SOMEHOW CAUSED IT TO CATCH FIRE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT CABIN SEATS WERE DESTROYED. THERE ARE THREE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALLS ON THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE RECALL NUMBERS AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER HE OPENED THE HOOD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 07V336000) HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AS OF JANUARY 30, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING SERVICED FOR THE RADIO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED THE FIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

OWNER OF 1997 FORD EXPLORER THAT HAD A RECALL ISSUED IN 2001 FOR THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. NHTSA #00V-42200. MY EXPLORER WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES (NOT BUILT IN ST. LOUIS OR LOUISVILLE) AND I NEVER KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH A STICKING ACCELERATOR. RESULT OF A WEB SEARCH ABOUT A MONTH AGO TO SEE IF A PROBLEM EXISTS FOR THIS CONDITION BECAUSE I FEEL I'M GOING TO CRASH INTO SOMETHING GOING FORWARD OR REVERSE, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL. BY CALLING FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE. LINE TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT A FORD DEALER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I HAD THE CUST. SERV. REP. MAKE AN "ON THE RECORD" OF MY CALL AND MY QUESTION IS THIS: IF THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE IN 2001 FOR CERTAIN FACTORY BUILT EXPLORERS, WHY COULDN'T IT BECOME A FUTURE SAFETY ISSUE (IN 2007) IF THE VEHICLE (MINE) WAS BUILT IN ANOTHER FACTORY? COULDN'T THIS PROBLEM ARISE AT ANOTHER TIME, AS IT HAS WITH ME? THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING IS IDENTICAL TO EVERY WORD STATED IN THE RECALL. THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODY IS INSTALLED ON MY EXPLORER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRST AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. SHE BELIEVES THE VEHICLE IS A PART OF RECALL # 00V422000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO RECALLS. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

THE 1997 FORD EXPLORER CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE CRUISE SWITCH LOCATED ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THEREWAS RECALL 06V286000 FOR 1998 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY 170000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 FORD EXPLORER ON I-64 E AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO POUR INTO THE CAR FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. I PULLED OVER AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND WAS MET BY A VIRGINIA DOT TRUCK WHO NOTICED ME SUDDENLY CROSS TWO LANES TO GET TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. HE GRABBED HIS FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT WITHIN SECONDS OF MY STOPPING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED BECAUSE IT WAS PUT OUT SO QUICKLY. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO A SHOP, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND BURNED THROUGH THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITHIN 15-30 SECONDS FROM THE TIME I STOPPED BUT THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP AT ALL. MY CAR WAS NOT AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. AFTER CONTACTING FORD THEY HAVE DECLINED TO HELP US WITH ANY REPAIRS. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THE SWITCHFIRE PROBLEMS EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO DO A FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AS OF YET.

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 5 MPH UNDER DRY CONDITIONS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT SAW THAT THREE LINKS FAILED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THERE WAS SERVICE BULLETIN 616531 FOR THIS FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 1/29/2007 - *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND ABOUT 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, AND THE ODOMETER READING WAS 121000 MILES. THE FAILURE DID NOT ALLOW THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING GEARS AND PUTTING IT INTO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND HE WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL 99V062001. PRESENTLY, THE DEALER WAS ASKING THE CONTACT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *AK UPDATED 1/22/2007 - THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF BUTTON HAD SHORTED OUT. AS A RESULT THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF ONCE TURNED ON. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FROM THE PARKED POSITION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHEN IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT SERVICE DEALERS AND ONE SERVICE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN ACCELERATION REACHED 50 MPH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, ALTHOUGH A POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS WERE TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT'S PHONE NUMBER WAS THE SON OF THE VEHICLE'S OWNER. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE REPORTED SOME NECK PAIN LATER THAT NIGHT WHICH WAS NOT APPARENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 55 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE REVVED TO 85 MPH BEFORE THE CONTACT TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. FINALLY THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL UNDER THE ENGINE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE ONE MILE TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS FAULTY. UPDATED 09/11/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A BRAKE FLUID LEAK THAT WAS LEAKING ONTO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. THERE WAS A RECALL #97V074000 PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER.

WHILE DRIVING 1997 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4X4 V6 SOHC UPON ACCELERATION ON TO FREEWAY, THE GAS PEDDLE STUCK TO FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE RESULT WAS A BLOWN ENGINE/SMALL FIRE,NO INJURIES THANK GOD, BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY TO STOP VEHICLE WAS TO PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN PARK. THE FOOT BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WERE USELESS, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REVVING AT 75 MPH AT THE TIME TILL BROUGHT TO STOP THUS BLOWING A HUGE HOLE IN WALL OF ENGINE TO THE TUNE OF $5000.00 TO FIX. FORD CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH PEDAL AFTER DOING A DIAGNOSTIC. THIS THROTTLE WAS RECALLED A FEW YEARS AGO AND FORD CLAIMED THAT THEY FIXED IT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND IT WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND THEN CAME TO A STOP WHEN PLACED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT OCCURRED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. AGAIN THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD AND THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED COLD IT WOULD NOT STAY ON AND IDLED ERRATICALLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM AND IDLE PROBLEM WERE DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE VALVE ASSEMBLY BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*NM

CRUISE CONTROL UNDER THE HOOD CAUSED POWER OUTAGE TO OVERHEAD TEMPERATURE/DIRECTION DISPLAY. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR THE TECH ALONG WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER,INDICATED THAT SPARKS AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED. THIS IS THE SAME CRUISE CONTROL THAT HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND DEATH. THIS CRUISE CONTROL IS THE SAME ONE THAT HAS SPARKED A LARGE RECALL FROM FORD BUT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ELECTED NOT TO INCLUDE THE EXPLORER. *NM

I HAVE A 1997 FORD EXPLORER THAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED AROUND THE WIRING HARNESS IN AND AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE I LOST MY BRAKES INSTANTLY.*JB

THE CRUISE CONTROL ON OUR 1997 FORD EXPLORER STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED AND CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE WE KNOW OF THE EXPEDITION HAVING PROBLEMS WHERE THIS WAS CAUSING FIRES TO START WITH THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD THIS DID NOT INVOLVE THE EXPLORER. I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THERE COULD BE A CONNECTION. WE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE BUT I FELT THAT THIS NEEDED TO BE REPORTED. I ALSO FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE NHTSA EACH TIME THE FORD EXPLORER HAS TO REPAIR CRUISE CONTROL FAILURES TO HELP DETERMINE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT IS WIDESPREAD. *JB

DT: THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH STOPPED WORKING, THE CONSUMER LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING AROUND THE MASTER BRAKE UNIT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ABOUT A WEEK AGO. *JB

ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRACKET FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. GAS CABLE WAS PULLED TO IDLE CAR OFF ROAD. THE PEDAL WAS BOLTED BACK ON BY AUTO BODY SHOP BUT IS NOT GUARANTEED TO HOLD. *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN I LIFTED OFF OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO BRAKE FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC, THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED TO STICK AND REV THE ENGINE AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE IT TOOK LONGER TO SLOW DOWN, AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME AND AT LEAST ONCE WITH MY WIFE OVER A 3 YEAR PERIOD. THE OCT 15TH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE AWAY FROM THE FIREWALL. WAS ABLE TO ROLL OVER TO SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO REACH UNDER THE DASH AND PULLED ON THE PEDAL TO DRIVE. APPARENTLY THE WELDS (3) FAILED (TORE OUT). I REPAIRED IT BY DRILLING OUT HOLES AND SCREWING THE BRACKET BACK TO THE FIREWALL. *AK

1997 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED. WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF FROM FIREWALL. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. HAD TO REACH UNDER DASH TO GRASP THROTTLE LINKAGE TO GET OFF ROAD. (THANKFUL MY WIFE WASN'T DRIVING AT THE TIME). *AK

ON FEBRUARY 16, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM I WAS PULLING MY WIFE'S 1997 FORD EXPLORER SPORT INTO A DIAGONAL PARKING STALL. I HAD ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ROAR AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAINST MY BRAKING. I PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL IT STRUCK A CAR OPPOSITE MY PARKING STALL. I PUSHED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I CHECKED MY RIGHT FOOT POSITION AND CONFIRMED THAT I WAS ONLY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR ROLLED BACK A COUPLE OF FEET. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND BACKED THE CAR UP ANOTHER 3 FEET. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAS NOT RECURRED BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT AGAIN. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AS STATED IN RECALL 99 V 062 00, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGED, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED THREE TIMED. *AK *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS SPEED CONTROL AS STATED IN RECALL 99 V 062 001, BUT IT'S VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED.*AK

IN MANY OCCASIONS I HAD TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CAR HAD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. MY GAS PEDAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK TOO MANY TIMES. WELL TODAY WAS THE BEST OF ALL. MY CAR FELT FOR A FEW DAYS THAT IT DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL. I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND SEE WHAT THE MATTER WAS. NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE CAR BY THE MECHANIC. WELL, TODAY I FOUND OUT WHAT THE MATTER WAS. AS I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO MY SON'S DAYCARE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAME OFF THE FLOOR. I HAD NO PEDAL. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND INDEED THE CABLE AND PEDAL WERE LAYING ON THE FLOOR. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE MECHANIC BY TRYING THE CAR TO MOVE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CABLE SNAPPED AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

I HAVE TO PUSH EXTRA HARD ON THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE IT FEELS STUCK. WHEN AND WHEN THE PEDAL FINALLY GETS LOOSE, THE CAR ACCELERATES ABRUBTLY. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT AN UNSAFE SPEED. *TT

SAFETY COMPLAINT INVOLVING A STUCK ACCELERATOR ON A 97 FORD EXPLORER. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A COUNTY ROAD, WHILE TRAVELING A 50 MPH, WHEN A ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AS IT APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO APPLY BRAKES FAILED, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND STOP IT BY SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE. SEARCHING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, I REACHED FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH WAS LOOSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY DANGLED IN MY HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NORTH COUNTY FORD, VISTA CA., WHERE IT WAS REVEALED THAT"BROKEN ACCELERATOR BRACKET WELDS" WERE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS THEN REPAIRED AT A COST OF $132.89. ON MONDAY MAY 12 AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY MAY 13, I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. CONSUMER SERVICE (800) 392-3673, TO REPORT WHAT I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND TO REQUEST A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD REPRESENTATIVES THAT THE "INCIDENT" WOULD BE REPORTED TO THEIR ENGINEERING DIVISION, BUT SINCE THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS ON CASES SUCH AS THIS, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. I CERTAINLY TAKE EXCEPTIONAL TO THEIR FINDING AND EXPRESSED MY DISAGREEMENT. THEREFORE, I REQUEST YOUR AGENCY TO LOOK INTO THIS INCIDENT AS I FEEL THERE IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO HELP DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT I AM DUE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT. *JB

ENGINE IDLE SURGES WITHOUT WARNING AT STOP SIGNS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED FIVE ACCIDENTS. IT SURGES BEWEEN 3000-4000 RPMS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDEL STICKS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#0V422000 THROTTLE. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR.

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE, IT ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE LEVELED DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE AND CROSSED THE STREET ONTO THE NEIGHBORS PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIAMATELY 500 FEET BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP. (CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY AND THE VEHICLE) THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION ON THE PART OF THE EXPLORER AND THAT FORD IS RESPONSIBLE. *SCC

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK UPON ACCELERATION, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND HAS REPLACED PEDAL.*JB *SLC

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WELDS BROKE AND THE PEDAL SHIFTED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE CRUISING AT 55/60 ON HIGHWAY. WHEN I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I COULDN'T APPLY THE BRAKE ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS N THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD, RELEASE THE BRAKE AND KICK THE GAS PEDAL OUT FROM UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS***762252

THROTTLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE.*AK

THE THROTTLE CABLE ON OUR EXPLORER SNAPPED WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING PUT ON CRUISE CONTROL; THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH. OUR 19 YR. OLD DAUGHTER PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES BUT COULD ONLY GET THE CAR DOWN TO 55 MPH. SHE WAS WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC ON THE DULLES ACCESS RD BUT WAS ABLE TO GRAB HER CELL PHONE AND CALL 911. THEY ASKED HER IF SHE COULD GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD (WHICH SHE MANAGED TO DO) AND TOLD HER TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. SHE FOLLOWED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANY ONE OR ANYTHING...A MIRACLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CAR SUFFERED $3500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. FORD HAS SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.*AK

THROTTLE GETS STUCK WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND STARTING UP AGAIN, CONSUMER WILL HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATEING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ACCELLERATED OUT OF CONTROL. MY BRAKES & OTHER COMPONANTS BROKE IN MY ATTEMPTS TO STOP. LUCKILY I DID NOT CRASH, FLIP OR RUN SOMEONE OVER AS IT TOOK SEVERAL MILES TO STOP. I WAS TOWED TO FREEDOM FORD IN BEACON, NY WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE FORD AIR FILTER BROKE AND WEDGED THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE CAUSING THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. I INCURRED BRAKE DAMAGE, TOWING, TRAVEL EXPENSES, AND SUBSEQUENT THRODDLE REPAIRS DONE AT PLEASANTVILLE FORD IN PLEASANTVILLE, NY.

WHEN DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE THROTTLES DOWN AND ACCELERATES. CONSUMER HAS TO DEPRESS BRAKES OR SHUT OFF CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS AN AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO RECREATE PROBLEM FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. *AK

ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSES VEHICLE TO GO FROM A STOPPED CONDITION, FOOT ON BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL OFF. EXTREME BRAKING EFFORT AVOIDS COLLISION. PROBLEM PRESENTED TO FORD SERVICE AT DEALER, DIAGNOSTIC TESTS DONE AND NO REPAIR PROVIDED. FORD SERVICE DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF THIS TYPE AND OFFERED NO RECALL REPAIRS.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELT LOOSE, PULLED OVER AND EXAMINED. THE BRACKET ON WHICH THE PEDAL WAS MOUNTED HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OUT FROM THE FIREWALL OF THE VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINATION, THE BRAKET HAD BEEN ATTACHED WITH THREE SPOT WELDS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL IT WAS STUCK ,CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO GAIN ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THROTTLE STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM BEING ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN IMMEDIATELY. THERE WAS NO CRASH AND NO INJURIES. DEALERSHIP HAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED RECALL 00V422000 ON THIS VEHICLE. AK THIS IS THE THIRD THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED ON VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES DID STOP THE VEHICLE. *SLC

ACCELERATOR THROTTLE WOULD STICK WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, AND THEN LEAVING. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER , AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THROTTLE CABLE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP CONSUMER APPLIES ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE HESITATES, HAS VERY LITTLE POWER. CONSUMER HAS TO ALMOST FLOOR IT TO GET VEHICLE TO MOVE. RPM'S WILL BE HIGH, BUT SPEED IS VERY SLOW. THIS HAPPENS 4-5 TIMES A WEEK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 8-9 TIMES IN LAST YEAR AND A HALF, CANT' FIND CAUSE. DEALER TOOK MOTOR APART, FOUND NOTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. *AK

GAS PEDAL DETACHED FROM THE FIREWALL, CONSUMER LOST USE OF ACCELERATOR. COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS ON A MAIN HIGHWAY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN AND CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THEN ONCE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY PULL IT BACK UP. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V422000), CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE OWNER WHICH WAS A SALVAGE TITLE AND MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO HONOR RECALL AS WELL AS INSTALL TETHER KIT FREE OF CHARGE AS THEY PREVIOUSLY STATED. *JB

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE TOOK OFF FORWARD ,AND CONSUMER BARELY TOUCHED GAS PEDAL, AND VEHICLE HIT A POLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ANDCROSSING LANES HAD TO STEP ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT GOT STUCK, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL DUE TO ENGINE IDLING HIGH.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, THE ENGINE IDLES AT 1400 RPM, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

AFTER ANY STOP VEHICLE IDLES HIGH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, MOSTLY ON TAKE OFF OR AT SLOW SPEEDS. *AK

PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD LET ACCELERATOR PEDAL GO AND THEN BEGAN TO PRESS IT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO START AND PICK UP SPEED, CONSUMER WOULD TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE DEFECT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE REMEDY.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS BACKING UP AND ACCELERATOR STUCK, APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO PEDAL, AND VEHICLE HIT FIRE HYDRANT. BUMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. RECENTLY, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V422.*AK *SLC

GAS PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTANTLY,

THE BRACKET WHICH ATTATCHES THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FIREWALL OF THE VEHICLE SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT WAS ATTATCHED BY 3 SMALL SPOT WELDS WHICH I FEEL IS INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD THIS BRACKET IN PLACE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH GAS PEDAL SNAPPED OFF, ALL THREE WELDS HOLDING GAS PEDAL SNAPPED. *AK

VEHICLE IS SHOWING SAME SYMPTOMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 00V422000 REGARDING 4.0 L ENGINES. THROTTLE IS STICKING AND CONSUMER HAS TO FORCE PEDAL TO MOVE. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS EVENT THAT SEEMS WORSE AFTER CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN USED. *AK *SLC

AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED ON HAS TO TAP OR PUMP GAS PEDAL SO THAT ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OFF, AND COULD MOVE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN TURNING CRUISE CONTROL OFF VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCLERATE UP TO 90-100MPH. ONLY WAY TO SLOW DOWN IS TO PUT VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING VERY HIGH. *YH

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE SPEED CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. DRIVER HAD TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF TO STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THERE IS A RECALL (00V422) REGARDING THE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING. *SLC

LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY ON T CRUISE CONTROL ON THE STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED TWICE IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS. DO NOT BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING & COULD CAUSE PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH SWITCH TO USE.--*AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE HAS FAILED TWICE , ONLY LASTED ABOUT 20,000 MILES.THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE REVVED AND WENT FORWARD. *AK

SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING A CORNER GAS PEDAL WILL GET STUCK. ONLY WAY TO GET IT BACK UP IS TO BANG ON IT OR TURN OFF VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY 6 WEEKS. *AK IT OCCURS BOTH ON DRIVING STRAIGHT AND TURNING CORNERS, AS WELL AS AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS.. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELL OFF . DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLES ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND MOVE FORWARD ALTHOUGH CONSUMER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, CONSUMER TOUCHED THE OTHER VEHICLE AND THE TRUCK STARTED PUSHING IT FORWARD, CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE TO STOP THE MOVEMENT. NLM

ENGINE IDLE IS ERRATIC WHEN ENGINE IS WARM, VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL OR PARK AND HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THIS COMPONENT HAS NOW FAILED TWICE. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM?

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND PEDAL BAR THAT WAS WELDED TO THROTTLE PEDAL, METAL PART CAME COMPLETELY OFF. DEALERSHIP BOLTED BACK ON, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELAERATOR BRACKET(ARM) DETACHED FROM THE FIREWALL WHERE IT WAS WELDED. THIS IS THE SAME INCIDENT THAT WAS REPORTED ON ODI ID 858739.

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELAERATOR BRACKET(ARM) DETACHED FROM THE FIREWALL WHERE IT WAS WELDED. THIS IS THE SAME INCIDENT THAT WAS REPORTED ON ODI ID 858739.

WHILE IN A PARKING LOT SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, LOST CONTROL AND STROKE A BULDING. *AK

EXPERIENCING A NOICE AND VIBRATION AT IDLE STAGE, WHEN ACELERATING LOSE OF POWER, SMOKE FROM ENGINE DO NOT KNOW THE SOURCE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOT OFF TO EXIT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, AND ALL OF SUDDEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT WARRANTY WAS UP.*AK

THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. ONCE IN DECEMBER 1997. ONCE IN JUNE 1998. AND ONCE ON JUNE 19, 2000. EACH TIME AS I AM COMING TO A NORMAL STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR ACCELERATES. THE LAST TWO TIMES I WAS SITTING AT THE INTERSECTION WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE WITH THE WHEELS SPINNING, BURNING RUBBER, UNTIL I MANAGED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED TO "TRADE ME OUT" BUT I AM AFRAID THEY WILL JUST RESELL THE CAR. PLUS I FEEL THAT THEY HAVE NOT ACCEPTED THAT THE CAR HAS ENDANGERED MY LIFE. AFTER THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS, SANTA FE FORD TESTED THE CAR AND REPLACED SOME PARTS (IN JUNE 1998) I HAVE A COPY OF THAT REPAIR SHEET. SO THE INCIDENT THIS WEEK OCCURED AFTER TWO YEARS OF NO PROBLEMS. I WAS AT A BUSY, SMALL-TOWN INTERSECTION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FRO ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD THROTTLE PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED BETWEEN TWO TELEPHONE POLES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP TO RELEASE THE PEDAL. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MEHICANIC IS HAVING A HARD TIME TRYING TO GET PART IN BECAUSE FORD IS REDESIGNING THE PART. *AK

ACCELERATOR BRACKET THAT HOLDS ONTO FIREWALL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE 2 SPOT WELDS WHICH WERE THE SIZE OF AN ERASER TIP ON FIREWALL. DEALER REPAIRED BRACKET BY RE-SPOT WELDING THE BRACKET. *AK *ML

WHILE TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, CONSUMER COULD NOT TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL. GAS PEDAL WENT INVOLUNTARILY TO THE FLOOR, AND CAR ACCELERATED FROM 68 MPH TO 85 MPH. VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK *ML

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING. THEN, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHEN THE PEDAL STOPPED STICKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY VALVE WAS STICKING WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP THE LIP ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE WAS FROZEN. YH

THROTTLE STICKING AT ACCLERATION ESPECIALLY WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL, DEALERSHIP DID NOT NOTIFY CONSUMER OF RECALL (99V-062). MJS

VEHICLE REVVED AND SPEEDED UP ON ITS OWN .THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, RESULTING IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. *AK

THROTTLE BODY PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. A SERVICE RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED . DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE SERVICE RECALL; HOWEVER IT HAS ALSO BEEN REPAIRED 2 TIMES SINCE THE RECALL, AND 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THE RECALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO CAR CRASHES DUE TO POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE SPEED CONTROL (RECALL COMPONENT) PRIOR TO NOTICE, ALSO SPEED CONTROL REPAIRED FOUR TIMES PRIOR TO ACCIDENTS. MJS (99V-062)

OWNER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL 99V-062 FOR THE FAULYT CRUISE CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO CAR CRASHES DUE TO POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE SPEED CONTROL (RECALL COMPONENT) PRIOR TO NOTICE, ALSO SPEED CONTROL REPAIRED FOUR TIMES PRIOR TO ACCIDENTS. MJS (99V-062)

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO CAR CRASHES DUE TO POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE SPEED CONTROL (RECALL COMPONENT) PRIOR TO NOTICE, ALSO SPEED CONTROL REPAIRED FOUR TIMES PRIOR TO ACCIDENTS. MJS (99V-062)

VEHICLE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED, 2 ACCIDENTS OCCURRED DUE TO FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL WHICH DID NOT SIGNAL ONE WHEEL TO ACTIVATE PROPERLY AND LOCKED UP INSTEAD CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. MJS

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHSED NEW WITH 7 MILES ON ODOMETER FROM CHARLES GABUS FORD IN DES MOINES, IA. A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED AND REPORTED TO DEALER THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK AT THE TOP, MEANING THAT IT REQUIRED EXTRA PRESSURE TO PUSH IT DOWN. INITIALLY THE CABLE WAS LOOKED AT AND LUBRICATION APPLIED, BUT DID NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. CHARLES GABUS FORD THEN SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE AND ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS. WHEN THE PROBLEM REOCCURED, CHARLES GABUS KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 3-4 DAYS TO FURTHER INSPECT THE PROBLEM TO SEE WHETHER DISCONNECTING THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD ANY EFFECT. IT DID NOT, SO THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CHANGED AGAIN. THIS WAS AROUND FEBRUARY 1998. THE PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN STARTED OCCURING IN AUGUST 1998. AT THAT TIME, I HAD JUST MOVED TO ST. LOUIS, BUT WAS STILL WORKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT CHARLES GABUS FORD IN DES MOINES. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAD NOW REDESIGNED THE THROTTLE BODY AND I WAS GIVEN THAT NEW PART NUMBER, WHICH WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED BY A DEALERSHIP IN ST. LOUIS (MCMAHON FORD) IN SEPTEMBER 1998. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. IN MAY 1999, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD THAT IT WAS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL WARRANTY COVERGE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY FOR 6 YEARS OR 72,000 MILES UNDER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 99M02. IN SEPTEMBER 1999, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AND THE THROTTLE BODY IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED THIS WEEK. THE CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE JUST VERIFIED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY TOUTED AS THE SOLUTION IN THE LETTER IS THE SAME THROTTLE BODY PART NUMBER REPLACED A YEAR AGO. THEREFORE, IT SEEMS PROBABLE FORD HAS NOT FOUND THE FIX, AND WHY SHOULD OWNERS PAY FOR THIS DEFECT (AND THE RESULTING DIMINSHED VALUE OF THE VEHICLE) REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE? A YEAR FROM NOW, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STARTS STICKING AGAIN, I WILL HAVE MORE THAN 72,000 MILES. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

POOR DESIGN OF THROTTLE LINKAGE CABLE STICKS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL. NLM

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING RECALLNUMBER 97V074000/MFR RECALL 98R03 REGARDING THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL. DEALER STATED PARTS DID NOT NEED REPLACING. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING RECALL NHTSA 99V074000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98R03, THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE PARTS. DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE. *AK *ML

VEHICLE RECALL DENIED (97V-074) DUE TO LOCATION OF STATE. MJS

ACCELERATOR STICKS AT VARIOUS TIMES. MJS

UPON PURCHASE IN JUNE 1997, THROTTLE STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN FIRST STARTING UP. FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE PLATE ONCE IN APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 1997. THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE PLATE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY FORD IN APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 1998. IN JUNE 1999, THE THROTTLE HAS AGAIN BEGUN TO STICK AND WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME. FORD HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART TO 72,000 MILES, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE STILL JUST REPLACING THE PART WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART. *AK

RECALL NOTICE SENT TO CONSUMER (97V074/98R03), HOWEVER DEALERSHIP REFUSES REPAIR DUE TO STATE IN WHICH CONSUMER LIVES DOES NOT MATCH DESCRIPTION ON RECALL. MJS

THE THROTTLE BODY DESIGN ON 1997 AND 1998 FORD EXPLORERS WITH THE 4.0 LITRE SOHC ENGINE STICKS OR BINDS IN A CLOSED POSITION AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED, THE BIND WILL RESULT IN NO GAS TO THE ENGINE. THEN THE BINDING STOPS AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OFTEN AT SPEEDS HIGH ENOUGH TO CHIRP THE TIRES. THIS CAN BE A DANGERIOUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC. *AK

COMING TO STOP, APPLYING FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FOWARD, ENGINE WILL REV UP. CONSUMER MUST REAPPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING BRAKES, AND HE HAD TO MOVE THE PAWL TO NEUTRAL AND TURN SWITCH OFF. *AK CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE ENTIRE KEYLESS ENTRY ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED THE STARTER KEPT TURNING OVER AND OVER, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. *YH

WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH BRAKES BEING APPLIED, AND WITHOUT DRIVER STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH HER FOOT ON TH BRAKES, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY AND COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED BY DRIVER. THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT BEING PRESSED. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR COULD BE CONTROLLED WAS BY TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND COASTING TO THE SIDE. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH AND FATALITIES. *AK

UPON TOUCHING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATRED, CAUSING A COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

ACCELERATOR IS STICKING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO FAILURE OF A BROKEN THROTTLE RETURN SPRING. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). MJS

THE THROTTLE IS STICKING IN THE CLOSED POSITION. CONSUMER MUST PRESS HARD ON PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO UNSTICK WHICH THEN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. *AK

THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL ON '97 EXPLORERS (NHTSA #9054 & 9047). FORD HAS NOT INCLUDED MY VEHICLE; HOWEVER, MY CAR SUFFERS FROM THE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALLS. HOW DO I MAKE FORD FIX THIS PROBLEM. (99V-062001) DENIED REPAIR.

ACCELERATOR STICKS TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER HAS TO PUT FOOT BEHIND THE PEDAL TO RELEASE IT FROM THE FLOOR. EVEN BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT WILL NOT DECREASE SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY FORD EXPLORER, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN THE OFF POSITION. AS A RESULT, I HAVE TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL HARDER, AND SOMETIMES I GO FLYING OUT THE DRIVEWAY. I SPOKE WITH DELACY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL YET ON THE VEHICLE AND SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRENTY, THEY WOULDN'T GET PAID TO DO IT AND ANYWAY THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

EACH TIME I START THE VEHICLE AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT STICKS. THEN IT IS NECESSARY TO STEP ON IT EVEN HARDER. IT EVENTUALLY CATCHES AND THEN I SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD (DEPENDING ON WHETHER I AM IN DRIVE OR REVERSE). THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT I MUST WAIT UNTIL MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER COMES UP TO GET IT FIXED. IN THE MEANTIME, I JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS? MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK, WILL NOT GO DOWN , CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP STEPPING ON PEDAL WHEN SUDDENLY PEDAL WILL GO DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHEN VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING HIS OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE ALSO PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. VEHICLE STOPPED BY TURNING ENGINE OFF.

CAR SURGES OUT OF CONTROL REGARDLESS OF THE GEAR AND WITHOUT WARNING.

VEHICLE SUDDENDLY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT MOVE. UPON CHECKING THE SUV, DRIVING NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD FALLEN OFF AND WAS HANGING ON BY A STRING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT WILLING TO CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR A LIGHT, THE VEHICLE REVVED UP TO 6000RPM, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE IF THE VEHICLE BRAKES WEREN'T ACTIVATED. DEALER REPACED THE SENSOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS ON OCCASIONS.

WHENEVER ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED DOWN, IT WOULD STICK. WOULD HAVE TO PRESS HARD FOR IT TO CATCH. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES. *AK

THROTTLE WOULD STICK. STARTED VEHICLE & SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD. DRIVER HAD COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. CALLED MANUFACTURER. & WAS INFORMED TO KEEP TAKING VEHICLE BACK UNTIL PROBLEM IS FOUND.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

ON A LOCAL STREET GOING 25 MPH APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR THEN SOMETHING CLICED AND JETISONED WITH SPEED. VEHICLE ENDED UP BETWEEN 2 TREES AND OVERTURNED A COUPLE OF TIMES ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS. *AK

BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE AFTER GAS PEDAL STUCK. VEHICLE WENT DOWN AN ENBANKMENT, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME MINOR INJURIES. *AK

THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING AND DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEM WITH GETTING PART FROM DEALER BACAUSE OF BACK ORDERS.

GAS PEDAL CONTINUES TO STICK, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER PROBLEMS PERSIST.

GAS PEDAL STICKS.

ACCELERATOR STICKS AND CAUSES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DUE TO A DIRTY THROTTLE ASSEMBLY.

CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK, DID NOT MOVE, CAUSING ACCELERATION. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT MAINTAIN SPEED WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING DOWNHILL. IT ACCELERATES.

GAS PEDAL STICKS.

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE AFTER STARTED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR 97V-074 000 AND THE DEALER HAD TRUCK FOR 3 WEEKS AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THIS TRUCK. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS ABOUT 30 MPH AND UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ITS SPEED TO 85 MPH AND WOULD NOT DECREASE SPEED, UNTIL AFTER HAVING TO PRESS BRAKES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 70 MPH THE GAS PEDAL BROKE, CAUSING OWNER NOT TO HAVE CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. DEALER NOTED THAT SHOULDER BOLT WHICH HOLDS GAS PEDAL IN PLACE BROKE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE SHOULDER BOLT DID BREAK THE SHOULDER BOLT IS THREADED, DUE TO THE PEDAL ACTION, SHOULDER BOLT WORKED LOOSE ALLOWING THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO FALL TO THE FLOOR CAUSING CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE CONTROL OVER VEHICLE.*JB

CONSUMER PUT AUTOMOBILE ON CRUISE CONTROL MODE AND IT TOOK OFF, CAUSING AUTOMOBILE TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER STATES WHEN TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD NOT LET HER. HAD TO TURN AUTOMOBILE OFF AFTER RUNNING OFF ROAD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL STILL ACCLERATE. ONE TIME, THE ONLY TIME, THE VEHICLE WILL STOP IS SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE 97V-07 000. DEALER SAYS THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK FORD REPLACED VEHCLE. *SLC

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE THROTTLE STICKING AND THE ENGINE SURGING AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT).

RECALL # 97V074000, DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER THE COST. DEALER STATED THAT RECALL NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, NOT ALLOWING CONSUMER TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID AN AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF HIM , RAN UP ON THE CURB AND HIT REAR END OF AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF HIM. *AK

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND WILL NOT MOVE UNLESS DRIVER SLAMS ON THE PEDAL VERY HARD. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A STOP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN THE CLOSED POSITION.

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. (ATTORNEY OF CLIENT)

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL KEEPS STICKING AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE DRIVER IS TRYING TO STOP IT. WHEN ITS IN PARK THE ENGINE KEEPS REVVING. *AK

EVERY ONCE IN THE WHILE THE GAS PEDAL WILL STICK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON APRIL 5, 1997 BECAUSE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP (3) TIMES; 12/96, 1/97, AND 4/ 97. DEALER CHANGED THROTTLE BODY, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK UPON CONTACT. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND THE THROTTLE STUCK AND WENT TO THE FLOOR, EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATE FROM 55 MPH TO 60MPH, THEN FROM 60MPH TO 65MPH TO 70MPH, RETRIED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, PROBLEM DID NO HAPPEN AGAIN.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.