Complaint 1124336
1998 FORD EXPLORER • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Apr 28, 2014
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1124336
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Apr 28, 2014
- Date Received
- Oct 27, 2014
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE BRACKET THAT SUSPENDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE FREE FROM THE FIREWALL (IT WAS TACK WELDED IN SEVERAL SPOTS). THIS CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. LUCKILY I WAS LEAVING MY RESIDENCE WITH NO TRAFFIC BEHIND. IF I HAD BEEN ACCELERATING VIA ON RAMP TO HIGHWAY WITH VEHICLES RIGHT BEHIND ME MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY. LOCAL GARAGE REPAIRED ($47.50) BY DRILLING HOLES AND REATTACHING WITH BOLTS. ACCORDING TO "SERIOUS EXPLORATIONS" USERS GROUP, NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.