Complaint 1611689
1998 FORD EXPLORER • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM • incident Oct 12, 2019
- Complaint ID
- 1611689
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Oct 12, 2019
- Date Received
- Oct 13, 2019
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
PARKED IN PARKING SPACE STARTED CAR PUT IN REVERSE, ENGINE ROARED, ACCELERATED IN REVERSE APPLYING BRAKES DID NOTHING , BOTH FEET ON BRAKES , TURNED WHEEL SO THAT CAR WAS NOT TO HIT PARKED CARS BEHIND US, CAR CONTINUED RACING IN REVERSE WITH CONTINUED APPLYING BRAKES, THRU IT INTO PARK CAR CONTINUED IN REVERSE , TURNED KEY OFF & CAR CONTINURED IN REVERSE UNTIL HITTING PARKED CAR WHICH STOPPED US TOTAL DISTANCE ABOUT 200 FEET, WHICH SEEMED A LOT LONGER,I FELT I DID EVERYTHING CORRECTLY MAYBE IF THROWN IN NEUTRAL BRAKES WOULD HAVE WORKED, VERY FRIGHTING HAVING NO CONTROL TO STOP
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.