Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPLORER SPORT / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006076187 | Incident Date: Aug, 17 2006 |
| Consumer's City: KENT | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU70E91U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 20 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 14 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This was an incident. no crash, and no injury. the iac (idle air control) valve failed during start attempts on the following vehicle: 2001 ford explorer sport, 4.0l sohc engine, mileage = 39,000. the valve failure mode was closed (no idle air) so the engine would not idle unless the primary intake throttle plate was held open by maintaining pressure on the throttle. failure of engine to idle during a moving condition may cause lack of vacuum for brake boost and unusually high brake forces, as this vehicle has a vacuum brake boost. from reviewing various on-line forums, it appears this is a common problem with the iac valve, which is used on several model/year/engine family combinations. *nm |