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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006057315 | Incident Date: Feb, 24 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SPRING | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1998 |
| 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#: 1FMZU32PXWZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 24 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 17 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1998 ford explorer, 5.0, sn [xxx], speed control after learning about the fires caused by the speed control on other ford vehicles i check the '98. voltage is measured at the speed control disengage switch located on master cylinder. using a voltage meter i measured 12 volts to this switch with the ignition switch in the off position with the key removed. this indicates that the switch is hot 100% of the time. i have not had a failure yet, but am concerned that this represents a possible failure in the future causing the vehicle to urn up. i have noted that there have been 16 failures and fires on 1998 ford explorers do to this problem. *jb updated 07/17/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) |
