| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004265872 | Incident Date: Mar, 10 2004 |
| Consumer's City: BLUE ASH | Consumer's State: OH |
| 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#: 1FTYR10U63P | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 18 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Mar, 11 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2003 ford ranger was purchased by the police deparment as a utility truck. on 2 separate occasions, with 2 different police officers driving the truck, the vehicle suddenly accelerated even thought both police officers report they had their foot off the accelerator and on the brake. the first incident occured 2/24/04 and the truck was taken to the dealer. they were unable to duplicate the problem but replaced the throttle body. the next incident occurred 3/11/04. different police officer had multiple incidents where the truck surged foreward even though foot was off accelerator and on the brake. the vehicle was again taken to the local dealer and once again the mechanics were unable to duplicate the problem but did replace a valve assembly- throttle air bypass. the vehicle has 4000 miles on it.*ak |
