Complaint 1569902
1999 FORD EXPLORER • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident May 20, 2019
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1569902
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1999
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- May 20, 2019
- Date Received
- May 28, 2019
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE HOOD OPENED AND CRACKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND TIED THE HOOD DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT, WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEED CONTROL WOULD ENGAGE OR NOT ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.