1999 Ford Explorer Cruise Control Problems

Your gas pedal became stuck in the open position, causing your vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably. You were unable to control the vehicle, which jumped the curb and hit another car across the roadway. This resulted in a crash.

Your cruise control deactivation cable was repaired, but the dealer recommended checking and fixing the ABS module as needed—however, they only replaced the cable and didn't address the ABS system. This could leave underlying brake system issues unresolved.

Your vehicle requires constant shifting to operate properly, and both the anti-lock brake warning light and 4-wheel drive warning light are illuminated. A mechanic diagnosed that the vehicle speed control deactivation switch has failed. The repair will likely involve replacing the failed speed control deactivation switch.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET FALLS RIGHT OFF OF FIREWALL WHICH THEN THE VEHICLE LOOSES ALL ACCELERATION CAPABILITIES. ONLY THREE SPOT WELDS HOLD THIS BRACKET ONTO THE FIREWALL. THE SPOT WELDS SEEM INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD THE BRACKET ONTO THE FIREWALL. SOME WELDER EXPERTS STATE ON AUTO FORUMS THAT THE SPOT WELDS ARE NON-CONFORMING REGARDING THE REQUIRED DIAMETER OF A GOOD WELD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY INTO A POSITION WHERE HE WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ THE DEALER STATED THE WELD BROKE OFF FROM THE FLOORBOARD. UPDATED 01/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THE HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVESTIGATED THROUGH THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL FELL OFF THE FIREWALL . THE SPOTWELD ON THE BRACKET CAME APART, AND LEFT THE GAS PEDAL HANGING ON IT'S SIDE. *TR

MY DAD GAVE ME HIS 1999 FORD EXPLORER LAST YEAR AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL WE WERE AWAKEN BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. WE CALLED 911 AND THE POLICE AND FIRE CAME OUT AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BEFORE ANYTHING BUT THE TRUCK WAS DAMAGED AND ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY THE TRUCK IS TOTALED. WE NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE AND I WANTED TO FIND OUT IF FORD IS LIABLE IN ANY WAY? *TR THANKS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE POLICE STATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,933.

FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT 4:00AM IN MORNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED FORD RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 05S28 IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED AT THAT TIME; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER IS UNSURE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WILL ARRIVE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE WAIT FOR THE REPAIR HAS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/21/08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. AS OF APRIL 10, 2008, THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER, CURRENT MILEAGE, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED IN OCTOBER OF 2007. HE HAS CALLED FORD AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN TIMES CONCERNING PART AVAILABILITY AND WAS INFORMED EACH TIME THAT FORD HAD NOT YET RELEASED THE PARTS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN DECEMBER OF 2007. IN MARCH OF 2008, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS BEFORE GIVING IT BACK TO THE CONTACT. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT WORKING. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART FOR THE REPAIR; THEREFORE, THEY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT NOTIFYING HIM. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 OR MARCH OF 2008. THE DEALER RECENTLY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY IDEA AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE DEALER IN HER AREA AND SHE NEEDS THE SPEED CONTROL TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE FUEL SYSTEM AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,366. UPDATED 04-07-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR ARE UNAVAILABLE. HE HAS NOT HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED AND WILL HOLD FORD RESPONSIBLE IF THE VEHICLE CATCHES FIRE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. SHE CALLED FORD ON MARCH 5, 2008 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

1999 FORD EXPLORER WITH RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE SPEED CONTROL BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HE STATES THAT THE DEALER IS STILL TRYING TO GET THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL IN NOVEMBER OF 2007. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THEY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2008, THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO WORK AND THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE THE PARTS BY NOW. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

FAILURE TO PERFORM RECALL 05S28 (FUSE HARNESS FOR SPEED CONTROL FIRE PREVENTION) AS PER ORIGINAL RECALL LETTER TO CUSTOMERS. DEALER CLAIMS LACKS OF PARTS. ORIGINAL PART AVAILABILITY WAS TO BE NOV2007, THEN JAN2008, NOT IT IS MAY2008. FORD MOTOR HAS REQUESTED CUSTOMERS TO DISABLE CRUISE CONTROLS ON AFFECTED VEHICLE, BUT IT IS NOT MOVING PROMPTLY TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THIS RAISES QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT FORD MOTOR IS TRYING TO SAVE RECALL COST DUE TO ATTRITION OF AFFECTED VEHICLE OR TO CUSTOMERS GIVING UP ON THE PROCESS. THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE INTEND OF THE RECALL AGREEMENT SINCE NO COMPLETION TIME IS BEING ADHERED TO. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN JULY 2007 FOR A DEFECT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL OF MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER. PER THE RECALL INSTRUCTIONS I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, JONES WEST FORD IN RENO, NV. RATHER THAN FIX THE DEFECT, JONES WEST FORD DISCONNECTED THE RECALL AND SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN. OVER THE NEXT SEVEN MONTHS, AND DESPITE FIVE CALLS, TWO VISITS TO THE DEALER AND TWO CALLS TO THE FORD CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE, FORD HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM FORD IN AUG. "07 TO REPLACE THE WIRING IN MY CRUISE CONTROL. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN SEPT. '07. THEY DISCONNECTED MY CRUISE CONTROL AND STATED THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART (05S28) TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CRUISE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 UNDER RECALL NUMBER 05S28. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN IT WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RELEASE DATE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS HAS SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY STILL HAS NOT PROVIDED NECESSARY REPLACEMENT PARTS TO CORRECT FUSED WIRING HARNESS (RECALL 05S28 ISSUED AUGUST 2007) THEY ADVISE IT WILL BE EARLY 2008 BEFORE PART BECOME AVAILABLE. 4+ MONTHS TO RESPOND TO A SERIOUS DEFECT IS EXCESSIVE, AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION MUST ADDRESS AND PENALIZE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THIS VERY SLOW RESPONSE TO A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REFUSES TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH DISCONNECTED OR TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER UNTIL THE PART ARRIVES. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). IN AUGUST OF 2007, SHE CALLED HER LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY HAVE STATED SINCE THAT TIME THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT OFFERED TO DISCONNECT THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,800. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPLORE. THE PROBLEM THAT I HAD WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL GOING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT WHILE NOT USING THE SPEED CONTROL MY FORD EXPLORE JUST STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS BY IT'S SELF. I COULD NOT SLOW IT DOWN. I THOUGHT THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE SPEED CONTROL BUT NO LIGHT WAS ON AND I HIT THE OFF BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY I HAD TO PLACE IT IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON ACCELERATION. I CALLED FORD AND THEY DID NOT HELP ME. THEN I HAD IT SENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM DOCUMENT WHAT WAS GOING ON WHICH THEY DID. THEY CHARGED ME SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX IT AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. I AM SURE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TOO, AND I AM WORRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

OUR 1999 FORD EXPLORER IS PART OF A LARGE RECALL BECAUSE OF A FIRE HAZARD WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. WE ARE HAVING IT DISCONNECTED BUT THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL AT LEAST JANUARY. MY HUSBAND HAS BACK TROUBLE AND DRIVES EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS TO PICKUP AN ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBER. IT IS VERY PAINFUL FOR HIM TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY DISTANCE WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL. WE WONDER IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO GET THE PART TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE ANY SOONER. THANK YOU. NO INCIDENT HAPPENED, IT IS A REQUIRED FIELD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 05S28 FROM FORD REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE DEACTIVATED UNTIL THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER OF 2007. IN THE INTERIM, THE CONTACT WOULD BE UNABLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 204,000. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. ON AUGUST 17, 2007, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) ON AUGUST 27, 2007. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS AN INCIDENT REPORT. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WILL TAKE ONE MONTH TO ARRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE WITHOUT WARNING AND THAT THE WAIT TIME IS TOO LONG. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,358.

ACCESSING FREEWAY VIA ON RAMP. APPLIED THROTTLE TO SPEED UP AND THE THROTTLE IMMEDIATELY ADVANCED TO FULL (6000 RPM) AND WOULD NOT RELEASE OR RETURN TO IDLE. HAD TO DISCONNECT CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FROM THROTTLE BODY TO CORRECT. NEARLY HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR UPDATED 03/18/08. *LJ UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE ENGINE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT HE WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR NHTSA RECALL # 03V280000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99,000.

ON ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE & CAR WAS DEEMED TOTALED. BY THE FIRE INVESTIGATORS IT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, FAULTY DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *AK

1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT WITH 76,655 MILEAGE CAUGHT FIRE, WHICH WAS PUT OUT BEFORE MAJOR DAMAGE OCCURRUED, THE FIRE STARTED AT THE MASTER CYLINDER, AT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *AK

4/5/07. 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE THROTTLE STUCK CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *MC *JB

CUSTOMER TOTALED 1999 FORD EXPLORER VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THE THROTTLE STRUCK**CC *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THIS ACCELERATION CONTINUED FOR A QUARTER OF A MILE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE POWER COMPLETELY OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE RPMS WENT ALMOST TO 5, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,500. *AK

1999 FORD EXPLORER STUCK THROTTLE THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO THE WOODS**CC THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE DAMAGE EXCEEDING THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. I PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. I CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CAME AND TOWED IT BACK TO THEIR SHOP. THE REPAIR MAN TOLD ME THAT A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. IT REQUIRED EXTENSIVE REPAIR. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION HE TOLD ME THAT HE BELIEVED IT STARTED WITH THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I WAS TALKING TO MY BOSS ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THAT AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE 1998 EXPLORERS HAD A RECALL FOR THAT EXACT PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE 1999 EXPLORER SPORTS FOR THE SAME THING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN FEB 2000 AND THE SECOND WAS MAY 26, 2006. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THIS OCCURRED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 3MPH. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE OF A BUILDING THAT WAS ABOUT 15 FEET AWAY CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE THAT WAS ABOUT 15-20 FEET AWAY. EVEN THOUGH BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE NHTSA REGARDING THE FIRST INCIDENT. ONE YEAR LATER, THE NHTSA CALLED THE CONTACT TO SEE IF THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT IS FILING ANOTHER COMPLAINT TO ALERT THE NHTSA THE DEFECT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. UPDATED 06/15/06 -

RE: 1999 FORD EXPLORER IN NOVEMBER OF 2005, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO KINGSVILLE, TEXAS ONE SATURDAY EVENING TO ATTEND A CHARITY FUNCTION. UPON OUR EXITING FROM THE HIGHWAY, WE PROCEEDED DOWN TWO CITY BLOCKS. AFTER WHICH, THE ACCELERATOR RACED UNEXPECTEDLY. I MANAGED TO HOLD DOWN THE BRAKE AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL STOP, ALL THE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AT ABOUT 4,000 RPMS. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I THOUGHT THAT THE FLOOR MAT MUST HAVE GOTTEN CAUGHT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT COMPLETELY. UPON MY RESTARTING THE ENGINE, IT IMMEDIATELY REVVED UP TO 4,000 RPMS AGAIN. THANKFULLY THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKED POSITION. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS DANGEROUS TO TRY TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. I PHONED AAA AUTO CLUB AND HAD THEM SEND A WRECKER TO TOW THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, EDDIE YAKLIN IN KINGSVILLE, TEXAS. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, I PHONED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD FRAYED LEAVING IT IN THE OPEN POSITION. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GET THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE PROBLEM. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER FOR TWO REASONS: (1)TO NOTIFY YOU OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT IN THE INJURY AND/OR DEATH OF FORD CUSTOMERS AND THEIR NEIGHBORS. I AM ALSO SUBMITTING A COPY OF THIS LETTER TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD. I HAVE PERFORMED SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THAT FORD HAS HAD THROTTLE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. SEE ATTACHED COPIES OF MY RESEARCH MATERIAL. (2)TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF CORRECTING THE DESIGN AND/OR MECHANICAL DEFECT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE. I HAVE ENCLOSED A COPY OF THE INVOICE DEPICTING THE SERVICE COSTS I INCURRED CORRECTING THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE CABLE. *NM

WIFE CAME HOME FROM WORK SICK. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. THOUGHT ENGINE OVERHEATED. OPENED HOOD AND FLAME SHOT UP FROM BRAKE MASTER. FIRE DEPT REPORT SHOWS IT WAS CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FROM WHAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT THIS IS THE CRUISE CONTROL QUITS WORKING..OURS QUIT WORKING. *JB

I HAVE A 99 FORD EXPLORER 4WD, EDDIE BAUER EDITION. FROM TIME TO TIME, THE THROTTLE WILL STICK , ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS COLD. I CAN'T REPLICATE THE STICK RELIABLY. WHEN IT STICKS, I HAVE TO PRESS EXTRA HARD ON THE THROTTLE, RESULTED BURST ACCELERATION THAT COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHEN THAT HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING INTO MY GARAGE, WHICH I ALWAYS AFRAID THAT MY EXPLORER WOULD RUN INTO THE WALL. CONTACTED FORD DEALER TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY RECALL, THEY SAID THEY WANTED $99 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC BUT NO GUARANTEE. FORD SAID THEY HAD SIMILAR CASE, BUT IT WAS ON OTHER MODELS AND NOT WILLING TO GO FURTHER UNLESS I PAY THE $99.95 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, I CAN'T REPLICATE THE STICKING THROTTLE RELIABLY, THEREFORE THE $99 DIAGNOSTIC FEE WILL GO TO WASTE BECAUSE THE FORD DEALER WOULD SURE TELL ME THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE. PLEASE LET ME/US (FORD EXPLORER DRIVER) KNOW IF YOU HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FILED IN YOUR DATABASE AND WHAT ACTIONS YOU ARE TAKING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *JB

ON 2/14/03, I WOKE UP SCREAMING THAT I SMELL SMOKE. MY FIANCE JUMPED UP, AND WE SCREAMED FOR EVERYONE TO GET OUT- BECAUSE THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE. THE HOUSE BURNED DOWN WITH ME BREAKING BOTH ANKLES AND MY 2 OLDEST CHILDREN DYING. FOR TWO YEARS I NEVER KNEW WHAT HAPPENED. THE CAUSE WAS LEFT UNDETERMINED. THERE WERE SO MANY HOLES INTO WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. EVERYTHING WAS INVESTIGATED, EVEN THE STOVE. NOTHING LEADS TO THE FIRE, EXCEPT FOR THE 1999 FORD EXPLORE TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. NO ONE INSPECTED THE TRUCK BECAUSE THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH RECALL. I FEEL THAT HAD WE KNOWN ABOUT THE FORD CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, WE WOULDN'T HAVE PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE THOROUGHLY LOOKED INTO, BECAUSE THE PLACE OF ORIGIN WAS IN THE AREA OF THE GARAGE.

ON 08/11/05,I HAD A GENTLEMAN INTERESTED IN PURCHASING MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. HE CAME TO LOOK AT IT, HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD & MENTIONED THAT FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CONNECTORS IN FRONT OF THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR & THAT SOME VEHICLES HAD EVEN CAUGHT ON FIRE! HE SAID IT LOOKED AS THOUGH IT HAD ALREADY MELTED. VERY CONCERNED, I MADE AN APPT FOR THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MOORE MOTOR SALES IN CARO, & HAD THE RECALL DONE. ON MY WAY HOME, I TRIED OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL - TO MY SURPRISE, IT DID NOT WORK! WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD TO FIND THE PART THAT I THOUGHT WAS TO BE REPLACED WAS STILL THERE! SO, I CALLED MOORE MOTOR SALES AND SPOKE TO HEATH PETERS. I QUESTIONED HIM WHY THIS MELTED PART WAS NOT REPLACED AND HE SAID THAT THE ONLY THING ON THE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE WAS THE CABLE, NOT THE SWITCH. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I WAS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND MYSELF AT 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AS PASSENGERS. HE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED ME FOR ANOTHER APPT ON 08/15/05(MONDAY). OVER THE WEEKEND I TOOK THE TIME TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE FURTHER. I DISCOVERED THIS "SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, " HAD BEEN RECALLED IN SOME FORD VEHICLES, UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR OTHERS & MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME SWITCH AS THOSE UNDER THE RECALL. ON MONDAY, I WENT TO MY APPT AS SCHEDULED. I INFORMED HEATH THAT I WANTED TO BE THERE WHEN THEY LOOKED AT MY SUV. I SHOWED HIM & THE SERVICE TECH THE CHARRED SWITCH. THEY BOTH AGREED THAT THIS PART HAD MELTED. I WAS INFORMED HOWEVER THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL AS OF YET, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COSTS TO FIX IT UP FRONT, WITH HOPES OF EVENTUALLY BEING REIMBURSED. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER FURTHER, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE SAME PART JUST IN A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. AND I HAVE PROOF THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECTIVE PART NO MATTER WHAT VEHICLE THEY DECIDE TO PUT IT IN. I THANK GOD THAT NOTHING MORE HAPPEN IN MY CASE. I'M SURE OTHERS WON'T BE SO LUCKY. *NM

DT: DRIVING WHEN HE FELT GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN, IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ALL ON ITS OWN IN BUSY TRAFFIC. HE WAS PRESSING BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME IN EFFORT TO STOP. COULD SMELL SOMETHING AS IF BURNING. JAMMED IGNITION INTO PARK AND PULLED KEYS OUT. VEHICLE STOPPED. CALLED TRIPLE A AND THE COPS, VEHICLE WAS TOWED. NO ACCIDENT. NO REPAIRS YET. TOW DRUCK DRIVER SUPSECTS SOMETHING WITH GAS PEDAL HAS BROKEN OFF.*AK

CONSUMER'S 1999 FORD EXPLORER (VIN [XXX]) CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A VEHICLE DEFECT. REQUEST THAT THE SCOPE OF THE FORD RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH BE EXPANDED. *NM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR OTHER MODELS REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FOR THE RECALL TO BE EXPANDED. LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER, ALSO SEE ODI#10115518 *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY FORD EXPLORER 1999 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AS I SHIFTED FORM DRIVE TO PARK COVERING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 20 FEET GOING OVER THE FLOOR DEFENSE, CLIMBING THE SIDE WALK AND THEN GOING ON THE FIRST STEP OF THE BUILDING STAIRS. I INJURED MYSELF AND THE CAR WAS DECLARED TOTAL LOSS.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

WE OWN A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. WE WERE AT A SCHOOL EVENT WITH OUR CHILDREN AND WHEN WE GOT IN OUR CAR, WE THOUGHT WE SPOTTED SMOKE BUT WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS OR IF IT WAS EXHAUST FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF US (WE WERE PARALLEL PARKED). WE WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND UNDER THE LIGHTS WE SAW ALOT OF SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY HUSBAND POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE! WE BACKED THE VAN UP AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMPS AND EVERYONE GOT OUT FINE. WE HAD TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO GET THE FIRE OUT. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIANS THERE SHOWED US THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS MESSED UP. WE HAD THEM ORDER US A NEW PART AND WE REPLACED IT. THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE VAN IS STILL DAMAGED AS WE DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPLACE IT. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL I HEARD ABOUT YESTERDAY (1/27/05) REGARDING THE 2000 FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS. I AM POSITIVE THAT OUR VAN HAD THE SAME DEFECT.*AK

WELD THAT MOUNTS THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO THE FIREWALL FAILED. THIS ALLOWED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND BRACKET TO FALL TO THE CAR FLOOR WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WELDED THE BRACKET BACK TO THE FIREWALL AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE TO MYSELF.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK WITH ADDED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR THE PEDAL UNSTICKS AND THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE PROBLEM CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. *TC

THE THROTTLE BRACKET/PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHILE. THE SPOT WELDS THAT ATTACHED THE ASSEMBLY FATIGUED, ALLOWING THE FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET CAME DETACHED, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO HANG FREELY AND FELL OFF, AND BECAME LODGED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET CAME UN-WELDED CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO HANG FREELY CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLES SPEED ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT STAY SET AT DESIRED SPEED. THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT APPLIED. *AK WHEN THE CRUISE WAS AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ON AN OCCASION WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. *SC *JB

DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE NHTSA RECALL NHTSA 03V280000. DEALER STATED THIS RECALL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*AK

THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR. (THROTTLE BODY STICKAGE) THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

1999 FORD EXPLORER - GAS PEDAL SEPARATES FROM THE FIREWALL. WHEN DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE GAS PEDAL KEPT GETTING LOWER TO THE GROUND. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THE RIVETS WHICH HOLD THE GAS PEDAL INTO THE FIREWALL HAD BECOME SEPERATED AND MY GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. *AK

ON 8/3/2003, ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. ON 8/4/2003, CONSUMER SCREWED THE PEDAL DOWN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. DEALER IS CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *AK

GAS PEDAL AND THE MOUNTING BRACKET FELL OFF. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOT DEFECT REPORT, THEREFORE, WE CAN'T FIX IT. *AK

1999 FORD EXPLORER-INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF VEHICLE STALLING OUT AND CUTTING OFF AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. MOST SERIOUS WAS WHEN EXITING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED AND LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, AND THUS NEARLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS ULTIMATELY DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY IDLE CONTROL VALVE. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT WHEN IT FIRST STARTED (NOVEMBER OF 2002), THE FORD DEALER COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT UNTIL THE VALVE FINALLY FAILED COMPLETELY (JULY OF 2003).*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD AT A RAPID SPEED. *NLM

WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED IT BECAME STUCK. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE MAIN BRAIN OF THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT FAILED. *NLM

THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. *NLM

PERSISTENT THROTTLE STICKING IN CLOSED POSITION. *JB

THE THROTTLE CONTINUED TO STICK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. *JB THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGES MUST BE REPLACED. FORD WILL NOT COVER THE PART UNLESS THE PART IS BROKEN. THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK GOING FORWARD AND BACKWARD FROM THE STOPPED POSITION. SCC

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#99V06200 CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. TS

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT FOR THE THROTTLE IN THEIR VEHICLE AS STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 00 V 422 000, BUT THEIR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RECALL IS FOR THE TWO PREVIOUS YEAR VEHICLES. ALTHOUGH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS THE SAME SIZE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A DEALERSHIP WHO INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER VEHICLE IS" HAVING THE SAME DEFECT". TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT THE THROTTLE WILL STICK CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

GAS PEDAL BRACKET BROKE AND DISMOUNTED FROM VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER , COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING GAS PEDAL FELL OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE IN MOTION, THE COMPLETE ACCELERATOR UNIT DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE FIREWALL INNER BODY OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER THEY COULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER REPAIR FACILITY, THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN NOR HAVE THEY EVER REPAIRED A JOB IN THIS MANNER. WHEN THE DETACHMENT TOOK PLACE IT LEFT CONSUMER WITHOUT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER. *JG

THROTTLE STICKS ON INITIAL START UP.SIMILAR TO RECALL#00V422000 ON EARLIER MODELS. THIS YEAR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED YET. DEALER CLEANED OUT THROTTLE, STATED OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT STICKING OF GAS PEDAL ON INITIAL START UP.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 60 MPH, NEITHER THE BRAKES NOR OFF BUTTON WOULD DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED AT THE THROTTLE. *YD

WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WILL HESITATE BRIEFLY BEFORE THROTTLE RESPONDS.*AK

WHILE AT A RED LIGHT AND AT A COMPLETE STOP, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK *YH

TRUCK WOULD START, BUT WOULD NOT IDLE. TOWED TO DEALER. IDLE AIR CONTROLLER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

MY THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE DOES EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN RECALL #00V422000, BUT MY YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH A BOLT IN DRIVERS SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE AND CAUSED SEATBACK TO FALL INTO SECOND ROW OF SEATS. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S FOOT HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL, INCREASING SPEED OF VEHICLE, AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE TRAVELED AN ESTIMATED DISTANCE OF 50-60 FEET BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE. DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURIES. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. NOTE: PART IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.*AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE AND BYN PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE THROTTLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THROTTLE STICKS (MOMENTARILY) JUST AFTER STARTING ENGINE. DOES NOT STICK ANY OTHER TIME. *AK

IAC FAILED. *SLC

IAC FAILED. *SLC

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, ( THIS PROBABLY HAPPENS DURING THE DAY ALSO BUT ISN'T AS NOTICABLE) DASH LIGHTS, DOOR PANEL LIGHTS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS GO OUT FREQUENTLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE "UNABLE" TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND KNOW OF NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS HAVE SO FAR QUICKLY COME BACK ON. HOWEVER EACH TIME THEY GO OUT, THEY STAY OUT A LITTLE LONGER. *AK

THE FAILED PART LISTED IS THE IDLE AIR SENSOR. WHEN THIS PART FAILS THE VEHICLE DIES. THIS FAILURE CAN NOT BE DETECTED BY THE MECHANIC UNTIL THE PART COMPLETELY FAILS. THE LISTINGS PROVIDED ARE ONLY THE TIMES IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ATTEMPT REPAIRS. ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS I WAS SENT AWAY WITH THE MECHANIC NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SOME OF THE REPAIR HAS COME UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT I WONDER HOW LONG THE REPAIRS WILL LAST. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 5245 MILES AND TROUBLE WITH THIS PART STARTED AT APPROX. 15000 MILES. DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL POWER IS LOST WHEN THE VEHICLE DIES, THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE. NO LETTERS WERE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE DEALER WAS A BRANCH OF THE MANUFACTURER AND THE REPAIRS COULD NOT WAIT FOR A LETTER TO ARRIVE TO AUTHORIZE REPAIR. I BELIEVE I BOUGHT A LEMON AND I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE NEXT FAILURE!

VEHICLE HAS HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS (6 VISITS) WITH NO CORRECTIVE RESULTS. HAVE BEEN TOLD, "THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME". KEEP CHECKING BACK WITH FORD TO SEE IF THEY FIND A FIX. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC!! I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TIME LIMIT IS UP TO PURSUE THE LEMON LAW. SUGGESTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *AK

THROTTLE HAS GOTTEN HARDER AND HARDER TO PRESS DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE A BRICK UNTIL STEPPING DOWN ON IT TO GO, THEN IT MAKES VEHICLE GO FASTER THAN INTENEDED. DEALER STATED THAT THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION.*AK *JB

CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED SPEEDING UP TO 75/TO 80MPH . HE REACHED OVER AND PULLED ACCELLERATOR PAD TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS LEASED TO CONSUMER, WITH UNCORRECTED AND UNDISCLOSED RECALLDEFECTS 99V-164 AND 99V-062.001 WHEN CONSUMER DISCOVERED DEFECTS AND LASK OF DISCLOSURE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESCIND HER CONTRACT, BUT DEALERSHIP DECLINED, DEALERSHIP DID NOT INSPECT, DISMANTLE AND REPAIR DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL BEFORE LEASING IT TO HER. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) *JB

GAS PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. FORCING PEDAL CAUSES VEHICLE TO SURGE.*AK

THROTTLE BODY IS STICKING ON CONTINUOUSLY. . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MOST PROBLEMS HAVE SIMPLY BEEN A NUISANCE, ESPECIALLY ON TOP OF THE SIX RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. INCLUDING 5 RECALLED TIRES WHICH TOOK TWO MONTHS TO REPLACE AND SHOWED SERIOUS SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. HOWEVER, FOUR DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL BECAME LODGED TO THE GROUND. I REACTED BY PUTTING MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL AND PULLING IT FORWARD. THE PEDAL THEN FELL OFF AND BECAME LODGED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS LUCKY TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY.*AK

THROTTLE STICKS, HAS BEEN REPAIRED, AS WELL AS SPEED CONTROL RECALL COMPLETED/NO CRASH

SEVERE HESITATION PROBLEMS WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED VEHICLE ALMOST STALLS OUT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY AND PRESSED THE ACCERLERATOR PEDAL, AND CAR ACCELERATED INTO FULL SPEED AFTER HE TOOK FOOT VEHICLE OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THEN, HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE R.P.M. INCREASED UP IN HIGH SPEED. HE TURNED VEHICLE OFF.*AK

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE THROTTLE STUCK AT 20 MPH, AND I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL OF MY FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ALMOST TO THE MID POINT OF THE INTERSECTION, BUT FORTUNATELY NO TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM OTHER DIRECTIONS. THE THROTTLE DID DISENGAGE WHEN I GAVE IT MORE GAS.

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE THROTTLE STUCK AT 20 MPH, AND I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL OF MY FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ALMOST TO THE MID POINT OF THE INTERSECTION, BUT FORTUNATELY NO TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM OTHER DIRECTIONS. THE THROTTLE DID DISENGAGE WHEN I GAVE IT MORE GAS.

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVER TAKES HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED COLD,WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING WHILE THE BRAKE IS STILL DEPRESSED, AND WILL NOT STOP. NLM

GAS PEDAL STICKS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *MJS

WHEN TRAVELING OR WHEN MAKING A SLOW TURN VEHICLE STALLS, LOSING ALL POWER STEERING AND CONTROL. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE IDLE CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, SOME PARTS ARE ON A NATIOWIDE BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO THE SPEED OF 20 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A BRICK BUILDING. NO ONE WAS INJURED. AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE, CONSUMER TOLD THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR WAS CAKED WTIH MUD AND DIRT WHICH CAUSED IT TO LOCK UP, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN USED OFF ROAD TOTHE CONSUMER'S KNOWLEDGE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

CAR ACCELERATOR LOCKED AND ACCELERATED FROM 62 MPH TO ABOUT 73 MPH. BRAKE UNABLE TO SLOW CAR FOR AN EXTENDED DISTANCE (ABOUT A MILE). HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO GET CAR TO FULL STOP. VERY SIMILAR TO RECALLS DESCRIBED IN REGIONAL RECALL FORD 95S29, NO. 96S59, NO. 97S65, NO. 97S67 NO. 97S96. *AK

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE (A PASSENGER CAR) IN THE LEFT REAR QUARTER (AT THE REAR TIRE). VEHICLE WAS BEING ACCELERATED AT THE TIME TO ATTEMPT TO AVOID PENDING COLLSION. UPON IMPACT ACCELERATOR STUCK; SUV ACCELERATED ACROSS TWO LANES OIF TRAFFIC & PLOWED INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT. COLLISION WITH EMBANKMENT WAS HEAD ON. THIS SECONDARY COLLISION IS CAUSE OF DAMAGE TO SUV LEADING TO IT BEING TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. SUV DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKES DURING SHORT ACCELERATION PERIOD BETWEEN INTIAL IMPACT (FROM OTHER VEHICLE) AND FINAL IMPACT WITH THE EMBANKMENT.

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE CABLE GOT STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE BRAKES SLOWED DOWN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL REVS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME PER NOTICE, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP SWITCHED CABLES FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE (INCORRECT) RECALL REPAIR.(99V-062). YH

APRIL 20,1999 CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE WITHOUT SPEED CONTROL CABLE WHICH WAS NOT TOLD TO CONSUMER DURING THE PURCHASE. ON MAY 28,1999 DEALER INSTALLED AN OLD SPEED CONTROL CABLE INTO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CONSUMER KNOWING WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT / INJURY. HOWEVER, THE OLD CABLE WAS STILL INSTALLED, BUT THE DEALER INSTALLED THE NEW CABLE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH RECALL NOTICE (99V062000). *YC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. MJS

NHTSA RECALL 99V-062 001/SPEED CONTROL CABLE: CONSUMER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 31 MAY 99. LESS THEN TWO WEEK LATER, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. DEALER INDICATED THA THE WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THIS RECALL BEFORE CONSUMER DROPPED VEHICLE OFF AT DEALER'S LOT. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS,THE ENGINE AND THE MAIN SENSOR MODULE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *AK *ML

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL, #99S09, CONCERNING SPPED CONTROL FAILURE. RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE ON JUNE 16,1999. BUT, ON JUNE 30, 1999, CONSUMER ACTIVATED CRUISE CONTROL AND IT STUCK AT 70 MPH ,CAUSING BRAKES TO BURN OUT WHILE TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES 99V062001 & 99V062000 IN MAIL & NOTIFIED DEALER. RECALL INVOLVED 2 VEHICLES. HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT PARTS FOR SPEED CONTROL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. WAS INFORMED WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JULY. OWNER NOT SATISFIED.*AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES 99V062000 & 99V062001. RECALL AFFECTED 2 VEHICLES IN POSSESSION. CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED PARTS FOR SPEED CONTROL WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY. OWNER NOT SATISFIED. *AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTIC E 99V062001 IN THE MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE IN. MECHANIC DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL & WAS DRIVER CHARGED. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REREPAIR CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT OWNER PAYING FOR IT. *AK

REC'D RECALL NOTICE 99V062001 & 99V062000. HAVE 2 VEHICLES AFFECTED. HAD CONTACTED DEALER & WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IN LATE JULY SOMETIME.

DEALER DISCONNECTED SPEED CONTROL, AND DRIVER CAN'T TELL HOW FAST HE IS TRAVELING. *AK.ET.

IN MARCH 1999, YOU ISSUED RECALL NR. 99V062000 WHICH STATED THAT THESE VEHICLES(INCLUDING MINE) MIGHT HAVE DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL CABLES WHICH "COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH." OWNERS WERE ADVISED"NOT TO USE THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM UNTIL A REPLACEMENT CAN BE MADE." I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON MAY 1, 1999, AND WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE OUTSTANDING RECALL NOTICE. AFTER DRIVING OVER 1000 MILES MOSTLY WITH THE SPEED CONTOL ON, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD, STATING "DURING MARCH OF THIS YEAR YOU WERE NOTIFIED NOT TO USE THE SPEED CONTOL SYSTEM UNTIL YOU HAD THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE INSPECTED..." I WROTE THE DEALER ASKING FOR AN EXPLANATION. HE HAS'NT REPLIED. WHAT DO YOU THINK? *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD A RECALL LETTER SINCE MARCH OF 1999 FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. MANUFACTURER RECALL 99S09/NHTSA: RECALL 99V062001. THE DEALER HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH THE LETTER YET. *AK

RECALL 99V062; DEALER DEACTIVATED CRUISE CONTROL DUE TO RECALL. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY TO MAXIMUM SPEED (120 MPH). REGULAR OR EMERGENCY BRAKES ONLY SLOWED VEHICLE TO 100 MPH. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED, TWO MILES AWAY, WHEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND IGNITION TURNED OFF. CRUISE CONTROL HAD NOT BEEN DEACTIVATED AS DEALER CLAIMED THEY HAD. *AK

THERE ARE ALREADY 4-5 THINGS WRONG WITH THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CD REPLACED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS MAKING NOISE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS RECALLED, AND THE PART HAS STILL NOT COME IN AS PROMISED, THE WINDOW SEAL KEEP COMING OFF, THE HEATING SYSTEM IS TOO HOT AT LOW SETTING AND TOO COLD AT LOW SETTING. AK

CRUISE CONTROL RECALLED UNABLE TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM. NLM (RECALL99S09)

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING HEAVY VIBRATIONS FROM ENGINE AREA WHEN SITTING STILL VEHICLE IS IDLING VERY HIGH. *AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS. ALSO, WENT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, JUST KEPT GOING. THROTTLE REPLACED TWO TIMES. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK