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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005034712 | Incident Date: Aug, 14 2005 |
| Consumer's City: KINGSPORT | Consumer's State: TN |
| 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:cruise control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 17 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 28 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Cruise control on my 2003 ford ranger 4x4 appeared to disengage when i shifted the truck into neutral going down a steep hill. when my vehicle slowed, i shifted from neutral back into drive and the engine raced to redline(rev limiter) as the cruise was trying to immediately increase the speed without waiting for the transmission to engage fully. i shifted back into neutral and then i noticed that i had the cruise control on. i cut cruise control off, then shifted back into drive and everything worked correctly. if cruise control is supposed to disengage when shifted to neutral, it really should disengage not race to redline when shifted back into drive. i don't know what the affect would be if an engine at 6000 rpms suddenly engages the transmission at 65 mph. i'd rather have the engine race when i first put the shifter in neutral than when i shifted back into drive! *nm |
