| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007095176 | Incident Date: Feb, 12 2007 |
| Consumer's City: CHEEKTOWAGA | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: F SERIES | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2FTDX1724VC | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 12 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Throttle hung three times: one under cruise, twice without. all instances started at highway speeds when temps where extremely cold. pumping peddle to break acceleration only allowed for partial deceleration. repeated attempts required to reduce speed. could have caused fatality in second occurrence as icy conditions and stopped vehicles could have resulted in a major collision. shifting into neutral and pumping breaks allowed for a controlled stop. extremely high idle remained until multiple attempts to break acceleration prevailed. note: floor mats are not involved in this issue. research has uncovered many other owners having the same issue with this vehicle, similar to the explorer of the same year. when is a recall to get this corrected going to be issued... how many need to be injured or killed before somebody does the right thing!!! *nm |
