Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER SPORT / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003236318 Incident Date: Aug, 17 2003
Consumer's City: NORTH POTOMAC Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU24E5WU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 21 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 08 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Received a recall notice from ford motor corp and telephoned them about another matter. namely when breaking my 1998 ford sport explorer, it suddenly started to accelerate. immediately shifted into neutral and continued to break the car. the motor raced,but the vehicle stopped. because i applied the brake with considerable force. ford motor personnel told me to bring this matter to the attention of my local ford dealer. complied, but advised if the problem does not appear during a road test nothing can be done. this is a cop out . who knows when it will appear again and some one perishes. *jb