Complaint 894491
1996 FORD EXPLORER • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Dec 7, 2011
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 894491
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1996
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Dec 7, 2011
- Date Received
- Dec 9, 2011
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 80 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD SNAPPING SOUND AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED FROM THE FIREWALL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.