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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003246941 | Incident Date: Nov, 23 2003 |
| Consumer's City: LEBANON | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: RANGER | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTYR44V33P | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 24 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 05 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Serious safety hazard: vehicle throttle actuates independently when brake is applied. i purchased a used 2003 ford ranger 2 wheel drive extended cab 4 door model with a 3.0 l engine with 21123 miles 3 weeks ago. three times i have come to a stop, applied the brakes and the throttle has independently actuated. this defect occurs when i apply the brake to make a complete stop. specifically at the exact time my foot depresses the brake pedal the throttle actuates by itself to increase the engine rpm. ( i did not have my foot on the throttle pedal) yesterday, the third time this has occurred. i kept my foot on the brake and the rpm increased to approximately 3000. smoke emitted from the right wheel brake because of the rotation of the tire in opposition to my application of the brake. i had not been using the cruise control and was stopping from a relatively low speed of 5 mph either at a stop sign or in front of my office in all three incidents. yesterday when parking in front of my office the engine rpm stayed constant and did not drop to idle.( during the previous two times the engine rpm surged and then returned to idle within 1 second.) however yesterday after approximately 5 seconds of constant high engine rpm i moved the gear shift lever of the automatic transmission from the drive position to the neutral position. the rpm then returned to idle speed and the transmission no longer attempted to involuntarily propel the vehicle in the forward position. i then immediately drove the truck to the conway-heaton ford dealer in bardstown kentucky for a warranty repair. *la |
