Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPLORER SPORT TRAC / 2002

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007115575 | Incident Date: Aug, 03 2007 |
Consumer's City: VILLA PARK | Consumer's State: CA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT TRAC | Model Year: 2002 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU67E22U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 08 2002 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford explorer sport trac. while proceeding to make a left turn, the vehicle failed to stop. the contact had to apply maximum pressure to the brakes in order to stop the vehicle. the failure also occurred while her husband was driving the vehicle. when he applied maximum pressure to the brakes, the vehicle accelerated. the contact stated that when she depresses the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly speeds forward. the failure has occurred three times and the most recent occurrence caused him to crash into a wall. the air bags deployed and the damages totaled $6,800. the dealer informed her that they would look into the matter. as of august 15, 2007, the vehicle is still in the repair shop. the speed was unknown. the failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 51,050. updated 10/04/07 *tr |