| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005034974 | Incident Date: Aug, 18 2005 |
| Consumer's City: PLEASANTON | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: RANGER | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTYR14C7WP | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 18 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 02 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Purchased truck used in may 1999 with 15,000 miles on it. problem started after having 25,000 odometer miles on truck. vehicle would accelerate upon stopping or slowing. had idle adjusted next scheduled maintenance (30k). as of this date, august 19, 2005, vehicle still accelerates on very rare occasions. after a few months from the 45k maintenance check the vehicle then started to stall at random when stopping or slowing. at regular maintenance checks i would tell tech about stalling problems. most often tech could not duplicate problem on road test. vehicle would be serviced, stalling problem would stop for a very short time, and then problem would come back. july 12, 2005- i went on road with tech on road test and found tech was down-shifting at stops. told him not to and then vehicle did stall when coming to stop. dealer: inspected and verified complaint, checked and found idle air control faulty, removed and replaced iac motor and concern. tech notes: still acting up. found idle speed adjusted too high. readjusted idle screw, road tested and rechecked ok. problem was solved for a brief three weeks and resurfaced. as of august 19, 2005- the stalling problem stills exists. is a very real safety issue, as i have had several close accident calls. examples: 1) turning off a very busy street (45mph) into parking lot, having vehicle stall and losing all power steering into turn, having to avoid hitting trees, buildings, people, and others cars in process. 2) coming to a red stoplight, my vehicle stalls, stoplights changing to green as approaching, cars behind me having to avoid hitting my truck as i restart. 3) vehicle stalling at yield sign. no cross traffic and cars behind me expecting me to pass through. |
