Speed Control Cable Problems of Ford Explorer - part 1

They fix the cable for speed control deactivation switch and is said they should check abs module and fix as necessary they never did just switch cable that's all.

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Vehicle accelerated to maximum rpm's on a city street and would not stop, even after brake applied. Tried downshifting, would not work. Ran through a red light, fortunately no one was in front of us or going the other direction. Had to put it into neutral and turn the key off to get it to stop. Merged over and parked. When restarted, rpm's still at maximum until hood was opened and throttle cable was moved around. Scary situation as won't drive it until it is fixed. Appointment scheduled with mechanic. Should have been a recall on this with as many complaints as I have read about with this very situation. We could have killed someone or been killed.

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My wife and I leased a 2018 Ford Explorer platinum last Saturday. We wanted to upgrade to the latest technology. I failed to ask specifically if the adaptive cruise went to zero mph for stop and go traffic. The window sticker said it had "adaptive cruise control". I have had two cars with adaptive cruise and they have both worked down to zero mph. During our first drive using the so-called "adaptive cruise", we were following a car on the freeway going 70mph. Rather suddenly, that car slowed. Our Ford was slowing down beautifully; you could feel and see the effects of the automatic braking. Then, suddenly and without noticable warning to us, the braking quit and our car was coasting towards the car in front. We narrowly missed a low speed rear-end collision. I would call this cruise control a "partial" adaptive cruise control. I really feel this aspect of the adaptive cruise should be more prominent in all of the literature as well as on the window sticker. . I cannot imagine what would have happened had the deceleration been extremely fast from 70mph and our cruise control disengaged and the braking suddenly quit! this is very dangerous when you are used to a car that will continue braking all the way to a stop. I do considerable rush hour driving and am in stop and go traffic constantly. Other car manufacturers are able to build cars with a cruise that goes down to zero. Why not Ford? I would even hope that a software/firmware update could make my car cruise go down to zero. That would be such a great safety update to offer customers. I believe standards should require zero mph capability from adaptive cruise controls and would hope Ford could be made to fix this rather dangerous device. Any manufacturer using such a partial adaptive cruise system should be made to note that prominently on the window sticker and in the literature.

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Drove car to tire dealer for wheel alignment. Parked and left for them to work on. The next day,Dec 10,2014, the service tech drove the car for a test ride to check the alignment before he adjusted. He then drove into the bay and applied foot pressure to the gas peddle to get onto the alignment ramp. The peddle stuck at high rpms , 4000+, . As such the car ran off of the ramp , he applied brakes, to no avail, shut car off at same time. Which stopped the car, but not before it cashed into the alignment machine and tires. Car was hung up on part of the ramp had to be jacked off of ramp. Front bumper damaged, cross member under trans pan bent, left rare lower control arm bent. . Tire dealer has sent the car to Ford dealer, on Dec 11,2014 I spoke with Ford dealer and the have never had a problem like this before. Told him of your report pe 05037 and your letter to Ford. . Since your letter to Ford the internet has at least 25 reports of this same problem most with accidents. There may only be 240,000 of this cars ,as your report notes, but this problem can cause a death . This car was made with in the time period stated in you report. The fix is to replace the cable. I told Ford that I would not accept the car unless the cable was replaced. On the other hand I would expect you to follow up on this deadly problem.

Gas pedal and bracket holding gas pedal broke free of it's mounting location on the firewall. 3 spot welds failed completely. Gas pedal is now dangling from its cable under the dashboard.

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Tl-the contact owns a 1997 Ford Explorer. While driving approximately 20 mph, the accelerator pedal was engaged then suddenly detached from the support bracket. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road. A rope was tied to the throttle cable to secure the pedal and the vehicle was driven with caution. A permanent repair was performed later; however not by a certified mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Js.

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Driving on I-26 at 65 mph. Took foot off gas, car continued at 65, did not have the cruise control on. I pressed brake, car didn't slow, pressed harder, still didn't slow, moved gearshifter to 1st gear, could hear engine revving, realized gas peddle/accelerator was stuck, tapped foot on gas pedal and car finally slowed. Took car to four seasons Ford in hendersonville, was told they couldn't recreate the problem but maybe the cruise control cable seemed "possibly not quite snapped in place". They snapped it back. Have not had another problem but am paranoid about driving the car now.

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I have a 1998 Ford Explorer, 4. 0l v6 with almost 110k miles on the vehicle. On 2/24/10 I accelerated from a complete stop and the entire accelerator pedal assembly, detached from the fire wall at what looks like the spot wields. This almost resulted in a accident due to immediate vehicle deceleration. The entire assembly is now only "attached" to the car via the throttle cable. I was able to drive the car home by basically pulling the throttle cable. This was extremely dangerous as I had use one hand on the wheel while bending down to pull the cable. I was just able to see over the dash. I was told by santa margarita Ford in orange county California, that it's not of their concern since they don't "fix" parts but replace them. They would charge me to "replace" the part. So no fix has been done to my vehicle yet. I will mostly likely drill and bolt the assembly to the firewall, since Ford has no interest in "fixing" my car.

I was accelerating away from work and when I attempted to come to a stop I was unable to because of the throttle being stuck in the on position. I was able to stop the vehicle and avoid a collision by shifting into neutral and applying the brakes. The temperature was 5 degrees fahrenheit. This was the first time I experienced the problem and the throttle cable required replacement.

2000 Ford Explorer self ignited after being parked for 4 hours. Also caught car on fire that was in driveway ahead of it, landscaping, tv cable and outside corner of house.

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Accessing freeway via on ramp. Applied throttle to speed up and the throttle immediately advanced to full (6000 rpm) and would not release or return to idle. Had to disconnect cruise control cable from throttle body to correct. Nearly had a serious accident. Updated 03/18/08. Updated 03/18/08.

Accelerator pedal becomes stuck at time causing high idle speed. I have taken the vehicle to cal worthingtons 4 times in the past complaining of stuck accelerator or excessive idle. The dates were 6/20/02, 12/04/03, 5/23/05, 10/17/05 and now the accelerator is stuck completely at 4000 rpm.

: the contact stated while driving 30mph on the highway, the vehicle decreased acceleration without warning although pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal. The contact managed to pull the vehicle over without incident. Upon initial inspection, it was determined the accelerator pedal fractured, but was still attached to the accelerator cables. The vehicle was towed to the dealership who bolted the bracket of the accelerator pedal to the vehicle's firewall. The manufacturer was not alerted.

I was driving my 96 Ford Explorer sport, traveling 65 mph on a freeway, when the car rpms suddenly went up to 5500 without me doing anything. The cruise control was not on. As the car accelerated I depressed the brakes and was only able to slow down slightly, I then reached down to check if something was contacting the accelerator and I also pulled the floor mat back. The car continued to accelerate past 80 mph. Pumping the accelerator did not change anything. I have a manual transmission so I pushed down the clutch and the car slowed, however, the rpm stayed at 5500. I made it to the side of the freeway and turned off the car. I restarted it after the engine stopped and the rpm went back up to 5500. I then stopped the engine again and waited 5 minutes and then restarted and the car was then running normally. I took it to a Ford dealer and they could not find a reason for the problem as there were no engine malfunction codes that would cause the incident and the accelerator and cruise control cables were in good condition. They suggested that the floor mat could have been the cause but I'm sure that was not the cause as I pulled the floor mat away and there was no change in the problem. The service tech and the dealership were honest and told me they could not find a cause and nothing was done to fix the problem.

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Driver of 2000 Ford Explorer VIN 1fmzu73e84za28126 was driving on i90 e in MA and set speed control. Upon pressing set/accel button to increase by 1-2 mph, vehicle throttle position stuck in accelerating mode bringing the vehicle to approximately 85 mph before braking and downshifting was able to decelerate speed. Only under excessive braking force on pedal was vehicle able to be brought to under 50 mph, at which time the vehicle transmission was put into park just to stop. Driver then called 911 and had vehicle towed to local shop. I have been able to reproduce this issue in controlled conditions. The throttle is fixed in its speed control position (this can be set to maintain speed or fixed in accelerate mode). Braking shuts off the speed control light but does not disengage the throttle. Once vehicle is brought under control and stopped the throttle can be manually released by hand and it snaps back to idle position. Investigation has revealed that this vehicle had been recalled by Ford under 03s03 (NHTSA 03v280000) for a speed control cable replacement. It is apparent this this part failure has occurred again to this vehicle. Further investigation will take place to determine whether the cable in the vehicle is original equipment or a replacement part. Additionally, it is the replacement part we will request investigation why the replacement part failed as well.

1999 Ford Explorer in November of 2005, my wife and I were driving to kingsville, texas one Saturday evening to attend a charity function. Upon our exiting from the highway, we proceeded down two city blocks. After which, the accelerator raced unexpectedly. I managed to hold down the brake at a traffic signal stop, all the while the engine was revving at about 4,000 rpms. I immediately pulled the car over and turned off the engine. I thought that the floor mat must have gotten caught on the gas pedal and I removed the floor mat completely. Upon my restarting the engine, it immediately revved up to 4,000 rpms again. Thankfully the vehicle was in the parked position. I quickly turned off the engine because I knew it was dangerous to try to operate the vehicle. I phoned aaa auto club and had them send a wrecker to tow the vehicle. I had the vehicle towed to the local Ford dealership, eddie yaklin in kingsville, texas. On the following Monday, I phoned the dealer and was told that the throttle cable had frayed leaving it in the open position. Please feel free to call the local dealership to get the technical details of the problem. I am writing this letter for two reasons: (1) to notify you of a mechanical failure that could result in the injury and/or death of Ford customers and their neighbors. I am also submitting a copy of this letter to the national transportation safety board. I have performed some research and it appears that Ford has had throttle problems in the past. See attached copies of my research material. (2) to request reimbursement for the cost of correcting the design and/or mechanical defect of the throttle cable. I have enclosed a copy of the invoice depicting the service costs I incurred correcting the defective throttle cable.

2002 Ford Explorer- crashed into doctors office- because of failed throttle body- reported to Ford. One letter received requiring information-no response from Ford since July, car still waiting for inspection, dealer inspections confirms throttle body cable stuck causing car to accelerate on its own and crash--no response from Ford.

While releasing the accelerator pedal the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. The driver noticed that the accelerator pedal was stuck. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and the mechanic determined that the accelerator cable needed to be lubricated. While accelerating, the first 1 inch of the gas pedal would bind resulting in fast acceleration, when the binding stopped, normal acceleration would take place. The cable underneath the dashboard was loose from attaching parts. Dirt build up was in the cable along with a lack of lubrication.

Throttle stuck at full speed resulting in shutting off engine at high speed. Both conditions were at zero degree days. Dealer said they would change cable at my expense.

The consumer was stopped at a light, removed his foot from the brake pedal to go, when the vehicle accelerated to 50 mph. Drove home with brakes applied to slow the vehicle down. The dealer replaced the throttle cable.

Gas pedal went to the floor, as a result consumer experienced sudden acceleration on its own. Consumer had to turn off the vehicle in order to stop. The vehicle was not in cruise control mode. Dealer said that the throttle cable seized. Jb. . . While making left hand turn through an intersection the gas pedal went to the floor and rpms went to the top. Used both feet on brakes to stop. However, vehicle won't stop. Turned vehicle off in drive, then put it in neutral , rpms lncreased. Turned vehicle off, couldn't put vehicle back into park or pullkey out of ignition. Called aaa to tow vehicle to dealer. It was fixed without charge to consumer because of extended warranty.

While driving the vehicle the throttle cable became stuck in the open position causing the vehicle to increase speed to dangerous levels. Application of the brakes did little to slow the vehicle down. Immediately stopped at service station which identifed the problem as the throttle cable, noting the there was an exisiting service bulletin regarding this problem. New parts were ordered and repair was effected - cost approx $200. 00.

Accelerator pedal and bracket fell off while driving on highway. Gas cable was pulled to idle car off road. The pedal was bolted back on by auto body shop but is not guaranteed to hold.

While driving vehicle suddenly accelerated uncontrollably. The consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. The vehicle continued to accelerate with speed. The consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, pulled over, and turned the vehicle off. The consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and the mechanic determined that the speed sensor cable needed to be replaced. The consumer was entering a ramp when the vehicle had taken off very fast. The consumer felt the experience was like the cruise control had taken over. The consumer stated that her foot was all the way down on the brake pedal . The consumer managed to slow the vehicle down, veered off of the highway, shifted the gear to park with the vehicle still moving, then applied the emergency brake with only seconds to spare.

Cruise control sticks and continues to increase in speed. Application of brake, pressing coast or off switch does not release or stop car from accelerating. Only wat to stop runaway acceleration is to shut off ignition. This problem occurrd three times October 3rd, 16th and 25th. The defective cable was part of a Ford program and was replaced September 5, 2003 and failed after thirteen months.

Spot welds holding accelerator pedal to firewall broke, leaving foot pedal attached only by accelerator cable. Breakage occurred while driving 1998 Ford Explorer on interstate highway. When driver moved to brake for stalled traffic, accelerator pedal lodged under brake pedal. Driver avoided multi car collision by shifting to neutral and kicking accelerator pedal out of way. Fuller Ford dealership re-welded accelerator pedal to firewall for $152. Worker noted that windstars are far more prone to this condition, and that this is the second Explorer that has been seen for this condition.

While traveling at about 45 mph, the throttle on my 02 Ford Explorer suddenly would not return to idle. The cruise control was not on at the time. The cause was a plastic sheathing between the throttle cable and the exterior housing of the cable. I believe this material is used for lubrication? the material appeared to pull out of the housing and bunched up inside the driver footwell. When my foot was removed from the pedal, it would not return fully to idle because this tan material bunched up at the base of the housing where the cable comes through the firewall. By cutting the excess material away, I was able to get the pedal to respond properly. The dealer replaced the throttle cable under warranty.

On occasions, the vehicle had been inching forward at stops with the brakes applied. The dealer repaired the accelerator cable. Then about a week later, while traveling at about 70 mph, the vehicle would not decelerate. My husband shifted the gear in neutral and stopped the vehicle. The dealer admitted that the accelerator cable housing was defective. I finally traded in the vehicle.

In many occasions I had turned off the cruise control and the car had continue to accelerate. My gas pedal has gotten stuck too many times. Well today was the best of all. My car felt for a few days that it did not accelerate when I pressed on the pedal. I took it in yesterday to have the oil changed and see what the matter was. Nothing was found wrong with the car by the mechanic. Well, today I found out what the matter was. As I was driving on my way to my son's daycare the accelerator pedal came off the floor. I had no pedal. I pulled to the side and indeed the cable and pedal were laying on the floor. I managed to get to the mechanic by trying the car to move. The mechanic said that the cable snapped and that it had to be replaced.

The accelerator cable broke when pushed sharply to get around a hazard. Car was only nine months old.

Throttle cable gots stuck causing vehicle to accelerate without warning. Dealer was notified. Ts.

The welding that holds the gas pedal to the firewall broke. The gas pedal dropped to the floor attached to the cable and did not function.

Consumer states the cruise control was set to 60 mph, neither the brakes nor off button would disengage the cruise control, vehicle accelerated suddenly causing loss of control. Vehicle was towed to the dealer and they said the accelerator cable had disconnected at the throttle.

While driving, attempted to depress accelerator pedal and noticed it had fallen loose and was dangling by the accelerator cable. The accelerator pedal bracket had broken off (seperated) from the firewall/dash panel. Noticed two holes in dash panel where the bracket had been spot welded. See NHTSA #sb616531.

Gas pedal became detached from the chassis during an acceleration while driving;an accident was avoided. It appears that the gas pedal bracket, which apparently was tackwelded at the factory to the firewall, came loose from the firewall, rsulting in the bracket and gas pedal literally hanging by the accelerator cable underneath the dash.