Complaint 544072
1993 FORD EXPLORER • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL • incident Mar 4, 2005
- Complaint ID
- 544072
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1993
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- Incident Date
- Mar 4, 2005
- Date Received
- Aug 26, 2005
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Owner Narrative
DT: CONTACT STATED ACCELERATOR STUCK ONCE IN MARCH 2005, AND HE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE REPAIRMAN SAID SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. HE DID NOT RECALL THE PART THAT MECHANIC CLEANED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD NOTICED THIS HAPPENING A LOT IN FORD EXPLORERS. CONSUMER HAD NOT NOTICED IT HAPPENING SINCE THEN. HE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO THE MAXIMUM. HE STOMPED THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER TO MAKE IT DISENGAGE. THERE WAS NO CRASH. HE HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AS OF YET. *AK *JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.