Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Ford Explorer - part 2

The vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning.

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Dealership will not honor the NHTSA recall NHTSA 03v280000. Dealer stated this recall had nothing to do with this vehicle. Consumer had problems with sudden acceleration.

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The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration.

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The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration.

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While vehicle was moving in reverse at an unknown speed engine suddenly accelerated, and crashed into a parked bus. Vehicle accelerated to an unknown speed, and traveled approximately 15 feet before the crash. Vehicle has not been examined by a mechanic to determine cause of the problem. Consumer experienced back pains since this incident. Please provide any additional information / documentation.

While parking the vehicle, it suddenly accelerated and crashed into a guardrail. Upon impact, both air bags did deploy. Dealer/manufacturer were not notified at this time. One person was injured in the accident.

Vehicle accelerated suddenly and unexpectedly while speed control was activated. Driver had to shut vehicle off to stop. Dealer has been notified. There is a recall (00v422) regarding the problem the vehicle is experiencing.

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This is the second time subject vehicle has suddenly accelerated to full throttle after an initial start from being stopped, I. E. , at a stop light. Ford claim floor mat interference. After some investigating I have discovered one common denominator between this incident and the 60+ similar compliants on the NHTSA web site. This is a life threatening situation.

: the contact stated on two separate occasions the vehicle has suddenly accelerated. The first incident was in Feb 2000 and the second was may 26, 2006. On both occasions this occurred while pulling into a parking space at 3mph. The first time the vehicle hit the side of a building that was about 15 feet away causing property damage. The second time the vehicle hit a tree that was about 15-20 feet away. Even though brake pressure was applied the vehicle would not stop. The police were alerted for the first incident and a report was filed. The dealership has not been alerted. A previous complaint was filed with the NHTSA regarding the first incident. One year later, the NHTSA called the contact to see if the failure had occurred a second time. The contact is filing another complaint to alert the NHTSA the defect has occurred again. Updated 06/15/06 -.

Recall 99vo62001/cruise/speed control:(recall repairs were done), but vehicle still experienced sudden acceleration while traveling on the highway at 55 mph which caused a collision; no injuries were reported. Dealer notified.

Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while turning a corner and the consumer loss control of the vehicle, vehicle ran off the road, through a fence and slammed into a tree causing injury to consumers neck and back. Nlm.

Proceeding slowly at idle speed with foot on brake. Auto suddenly accelerated spontaneously requiring much harder braking to stop. Happened two times within 10 minute span. Similar problem occurred about 3 years ago and was fixed by Ford dealer. No injuries occurred.

Vehicle began to accelerate rapidly and could not be controlled by driver. The gas pedal was not being pressed. The only way the car could be controlled was by turning the engine off and coasting to the side. This was a very scary incident and could have caused a crash and fatalities.

Pe00999, while vehicle is at a stop and proceeds, vehicle idles very high which causes engine to rev, and may cause sudden acceleration. Owner places the vehicle in neutral position to stop the idling. Please provide further information.

Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. Mjs.

While sitting at a light vehicle suddenly accelerated with brakes being applied, and without driver stepping on the accelerator. Dealer has been contacted.

Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in collision, injuries. (police report attached). Mjs.

On two occasions vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, one incident resulted in vehicle crashing into rock building.

Vehicle crashed into rock wall of building after unscheduled acceleration as we were parking it. Barely rolling, foot on brake, vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own, jumped 6" curbing, engine revving, went down hill, under low I-beam of roof and crashed into rock wall of city hall. It buckled wall, split sheet rock in interior. Although we survived the incident, the roof was ripped open by the I-beam and sunroof glass filled vehicle. We narrowly escaped with our lives. Vehicle was not driveable after accident. Police report exonerated us of any blame. First incident with vehicle.

Vehicle experienced failure of the recall component prior to recall notice causing unwanted acceleration. (99v-062) mjs.

My car had a sudden acceleration problem similar to what was recently described on dateline (one week later). Luckily, we were able to get the car to stop by putting it in park and turning off the ignition. I won't drive the car anymore. We were almost killed and almost killed some pedestrians. Ford is not acknowledgin the problem, but rather denying it. Would appreciate some follow up. Regardless, I am getting rid of the car before it kills us. This is a serious problem and shouldnt be taken lightly. We hope that you will help us and others. It is not right for Ford to ignore the problem because of the expense of a recall. They did it with the pintos and now with the Explorers. Don't allow this, its not fair to the consumer. I had my three year old boy with me and I could have lost him.

Vehicle experienced failure of the recall component prior to notice resulting in unwanted acceleration. (99v-061). Mjs.

Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in collision due to locked steering and loss of braking ability during acceleration.

Upon sudden acceleration, engine 'bogs down' or stalls for 10-30 seconds, but engine does not shut off. No warning lights come on. I barely avoided 2 accidents due to this failure. This problem has existed on my vehicle for the last 3 weeks. Other consumers have reported the same issue, odi id's: 538898, 824222, 824246, 825166, 825418, 825825, 827652, 828092, 829007. According to web searches, Ford does not have a resolution. How many deaths/accidents will be needed before a resolution is posted by Ford to resolve this issue?.

Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in an accident.

When engaging reverse gear the vehicle occasionally will experience sudden acceleration, causing vehicle collisions.

While pullng onto highway, engine suddenly accelerated on its own, shifted to neutral seconds later, brakes locked up, causing vehicle to skid/spinout onto shoulder, hit curb/sign/guardrail/tree. Towed to dealer, not inspected as of yet.

While driving the vehicle has sudden accelerations. Sometimes when this happens when applying the brakes the vehicle will still acclerate. One time, the only time, the vehicle will stop is shutting the vehicle off. There was a recall on the throttle 97v-07 000. Dealer says that there has not been any complaint on this vehicle. Ford replaced vehcle.

Vehicle experiences sudden acceleration while trying to brake, several incidents have resulted in two vehicle accidents causing damages and injuries.

Turned overdrive off and vehicle suddenly accelerated.

Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while in reverse on three occasions, two occasions resulted in vehicle collisions.

Sudden acceleration.

When the vehicle was backed out of a parking lot it suddenly accelerated. The vehicle took off backwards and hit a tree.

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When applying brake pedal the vehicle will suddenly accelerate. Dealer has been contacted.

Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in a vehicle collision.