Complaint 1571687
2008 FORD EXPLORER • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident May 28, 2019
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1571687
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- May 28, 2019
- Date Received
- Jun 3, 2019
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
ON OR ABOUT MAY 15TH, 2019, WHILE SITTING STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, MY 2008 EXPLORER SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. ON MAY 28TH, 2019 THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE SITTING IN THE HOME DRIVEWAY. ON MAY 29TH, 2019 I TOOK THE EXPLORER TO AKINS FORD IN WINDER, GA. ON JUNE 3RD, 2019 THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THEIR TECH HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT HOME. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHICH FORD CAN NOT SEEM TO ADDRESS.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.