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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003223125 | Incident Date: Jul, 14 2003 |
Consumer's City: MILFORD | Consumer's State: OH |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
Model Name: VILLAGER | Model Year: 1997 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2DV1115VD | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 14 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 07 2000 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Accelerator pedal sticks when accelerating from a stop, then, when it is freed, the van accelerates rapidly causing the van to lurch forward. this is dangerous for two reasons. one, when maneuvering in tight parking like situations, the van will lurch forward unexpectedly, and two, when pulling out into traffic there is a hesitation that could cause and accident if the response time between pushing the accelerator pedal and the time the van actually starts moving.*ak |