20 problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 1996 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford Explorer. She stated the vehicle was left parked for approximately one hour. When the contact returned to the vehicle, she noticed the cruise control switch had overheated and melted. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home without incident. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. There was not a recall for the failure. The failure and current mileages were 91,309.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford Explorer. The contact received repairs for recall 09v399000 (vehicle speed control) in April 2010. However, the cruise control buttons had melted. The contact called the dealer who stated that the failure was separate from the recall problem. The contact stated that there was no problem with the cruise control prior to the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 12,700. The current mileage was 127,155.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford Explorer. The controls for the cruise control became dislodged and he could not put them back. The dealer was notified, but he did not receive any assistance. He received recall notice # 09v399000 (vehicle speed control). A technician stated that they would repair the part described under the recall that would cause the fire but not repair the controls. The controls should also be repaired because without there functioning, the cruise control could not be activated. The current mileage was approximately 157,000. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford Explorer. He noticed the on/off cruise control switch became tacky and his thumb print was left on the switch. There is a recall for the vehicle speed control (NHTSA campaign #97v074000), however his VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 190,000 and the current mileage was 191,000.
My 1996 Ford Explorer unexpectedly went up in flames between the hours of 3 am - 4 am on 12/27/2006. I was later informed by my insurance company that a defective cruise control switch might have caused this to occur.
: the contact stated while driving 82 mph with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle began to accelerate continuously without warning. The speed of the vehicle rose past 97 mph. The brakes were applied and the cruise control button was disengaged, which did not change the speed. The vehicle was then shifted into neutral, and the brakes were applied with excessive force which slowed the vehicle down. The vehicle was not taken in for service following the incident.
: the contact stated the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably to 80 mph on the highway without warning while traveling 60 mph. The vehicle was not controllable by the applied brakes. The cruise control was not engaged. The contact put the transmission into neutral and reapplied the brakes, which assisted in stopping the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that the speed control could have caused the problem. The same problem occurred on 4 other occasions. The vehicle accelerated while stopped at a stop sign on 07/22/06.
I was driving from louisville to rehoboth beach, DE. I left around 4:00 am with no trouble with my car. Approximately 9:45 am est my cruise control went out on my car and my car kept accelerating and would not stop. I pushed every button on the steering wheel and kept pushing the brakes and that would only slow down the car. My car was traveling in excess of 80+ mph, I only had the cruise control set on 74. My car was driving out of control on the curvy and mountainous roads of hwy 79 n and this went on for around 5 miles before I came to a straight-away at the bottom of the mountain and was able to put my car in neutral (slamming on the breaks) my car still did not stop, I finally put it in park (I'm in the emergency lane now, ) still did not stop and turned the car off. My breaks were smoking and I was finally able to get the car to stop. This was between mile marker 71 & 72. I immediately called aaa (my cell phone was out of range so I had to put it on roam) and the highway patrol showed up within minutes and waited with me until the tow truck came. He then towed me to gassaway Ford where the service manager (john smallwood) checked out my car and told me the cruise control piece was defective. He removed it from my car and checked my breaks and said they were o. K. (I drove the rest of my trip to rehoboth and back to louisville, the breaks appear to be loose now and not as tight as they once were). He gave me the defective piece and they were out of that part so it was not replaced on my car. He advised to file a complaint with Ford and with the NHTSA because the piece was defective and I'm lucky I wasn't killed.
I own a 96 Ford Explorer and was told by CO-workers that a defective part had been recalled in the 2000 model f-150 that part was the cruise control switch that was located in front of the brake fluid housing, it was a live wire even though the engine was off and the key was not in the ignition, if for any reason there was a spark or short that wire would cause the car to explode. I noticed that I had a leak around a part in my Ford Explorer that was in front of my brake fluid housing and when I went to the Ford dealer to find out what the leak was from the mechanic told me that I had that same part that was being recalled in the f-150. The part only cost 18. 00 dollars to replace but the point that I'm making is how would I have explained to my family why my car exploded when I would of had no idea what was wrong. I would like to put a word out to all the Explorer owners around the world to have there cruise control switches check or replace so that they don't have a unpleasant visit to the Ford repair place to find out that they could of not come back the next morning.
Contact's son owns a 1996 Ford Explorer. The contact stated there were no prior problems with the vehicle. Her son drove the vehicle for approximately 1-2 hours. After the vehicle was parked for about 20 minutes someone knocked on the door and said the vehicle was on fire. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of the fire. The consumer has not contacted the manufacturer yet, but was going to do so.
1996 Ford Explorer two doors: cruise control buttons on the steering wheel melted. New buttons put by a private technician at my own cost. Several Ford vehicles are being recalled for this problem but not mine. Why not? I am the original owner.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford Explorer. The contact states that the cruise control switch o melted because of the hot sun. The cruise control does work, but the consumer no longer uses the cruise control. The vehicle has not been to a service dealer to report this problem. The consumer has not contacted the manufacturer.
I was driving 75 on i76 in colorado. I had the speed control set to 75 mph. All of a sudden, I couldn't cancel speed control and the speed started increasing. I tried everything to cancel it - no luck. I slammed on the brakes and brought the car to a slower speed moving straight before turning the key and engine off - I knew the steering wheel would lock, that's why I straightened the car out on the shoulder before I turned it off.
The cruise control "froze" while traveling 70 mph and neither the brake pedal or the off button would deactivate it.
Cruise control engaged, pressed brakes, vehicle slowed down, released brakes, cruise control did not disengage, engine accelerated back to original speed, wet pavement, vehicle spun around, crashed into cement barrier, cruise control sensor defective.
Cruise control off button inoperative.
Was driving and made a turn, the truck accelerated, cruise control wasn't on . Please describe .
Engine surges when driving in cruise control.
Cruise control failed.
Consumer complained about a cruise control. Problem. After cruise control was activated vehicle kept accelerating, and vehicle would not stop. Driver had to put the vehicle in reverse to get the vehicle to stop. Consumer had the vehicle towed to an independent repair shop, where the mechanic disengaged the cruise control.