Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Ford Ranger - part 2

Cruse-control is very flimsy,some times it will not work,,, have to hold it from back side when trying to start control. In motion, on highway.

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The contact owns a 2003 Ford Ranger. While attempting to reverse, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning and crashed into a wall. A police report was filed and there were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 1997 Ford Ranger. The contact stated the speed control switch in the vehicle melted. The contact stated that he had not experienced a failure prior to the NHTSA recall number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control) performed on his vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. Ec.

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I was driving approx. 40 mph when my vehicle suddenly sped up and the rpm went from 1. 5 to 4. 0 without my pushing harder on the gas. I tapped my brakes and it took a few moments to disengage. In the course of 40 minutes it did this 5 times. I checked to make sure the floor mat had not gotten pushed under and it was not. The vehicle just sped up on its own.

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Bought the 2003 Ranger new in Jan 2004. Last week, after coming to a stop at red light, it suddenly began revving up drastically ( 3000 + rpm's). Braked harder to keep it from ramming car in front. Put in park and turned off with key. Re-started and it ran normally. It has done this twice more since then, once when I put it in reverse to back out of parking spot. Both times it ran normally after the incident. Never had this happen before. Checked mats around the accelerator pedal, all clear. There are 66,720 miles on odometer, no major problems 'till now. ???.

Driving along in first gear I have to hold brake, truck wants to go faster, when I clutch it rpm goes to 1400. When in low range 3rd gear it does same thing. When starting cold rpm goes to 2100-2200. When up shifting @2500-3000 & I clutch it rpm stays @ that rpm. I can also shift to "n" ,let clutch out & coast, rpm stays @ whatever it was when shifting to "n" until I slow down or coast down to about 1-2 mph.

The check engine light comes on at the time of power lose on the highway traveling about 65 mpg. It only happens on the highway traveling at higher than 50 mpg. It doesn't happen on slower drives in the city. We be traveling on/or about 65mpg, than engine light comes on, then the engines feels like its looses power, power falls like your out of gas. We pull over, shutoff the engine , then start it up again. Check engine goes away for a while then comes back. We put it on the computer, and it brought up the code pin pointing the problem. Part #101104000997 needed to be replaced. I replaced it and the problem went away. Have you had any other mustangs that have the same problem? or is there a recall for this problem?.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Ford Ranger. The contact received a notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control). However, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experience a failure. Pam.

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The 2002 Ford Ranger was coming to a complete stop at about 3 mph, when all of a sudden the truck accelerated really high. I threw the gear selector into neutral and it continued to race but the wheels were no longer spinning, I hit the gas pedal and then threw it back into drive with no further problems. This is very concerning and I need help please. Thank you.

I was driving on a residential road, coming up to a third speed bump. I stepped on the breaks to slow down a little bit and my engine reved and started going faster. I hit the breaks and my truck spun out, off the road and stopped. The seat belt harness did not lock up; the shoulder strap stayed loose, and my head was being hit against the steering wheel. Then, somehow I fell out of the truck. This has never happened before. 05/17/13 I took my truck in to get the recall fixed, and get everything checked out.

The governor for the 90 mph governor was recalled by the consumer agency responsible for recalls. The problem was that it was a potential fire hazard. I called upon Ford several times over a period of years, as well as went by the Ford shop and was told that it was not pertaining to my 1993 Ford Ranger. Not until after the truck broke and would not shift did Ford pretend to fix the problem as a recall, but, also charged 1000 dollars. The truck did not fill like it was fixed properly I approached the landers Ford collierville of collierville tennessee and he stated it was fixed. They then tried to sell me another truck. Any way the truck did not go another 500 miles before breaking and getting rear accident by a hit and run driver. Ford took my 1000 dollars and did not fix my truck and are still ignorant to the day about my truck and recall. I am a commercial truck driver and in the period of 11 years have not put but 57000 miles and do not need a new truck from Ford then or now or ever with such business tactics.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic stop, the engine pms increased abnormally to 3000. The contact held the brake down with extreme force as the tires began to spin and make a screeching noise. The vehicle was attempting to accelerate abnormally but the contact was able to stop the failure by abruptly applying the brakes and powering the vehicle off. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operation. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. The dealer stated that because the vehicle was over ten years old, they were unable to perform a diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 218,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph the accelerator pedal fractured and detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the rivets attached to the accelerator pedal and brackets were corroded. As a result, the mechanic had to reattach the pedal with new bolts. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

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The control clusters on the steering wheel have been at a sufficiently high temperature that the plastic covering over the micro switches has deformed and on occasion it will stick to your fingers. The center button on the left side has disintegrated to the point that the actual micro button is now operated directly through the missing portion of the original covering. One of the micro buttons on the right side is in the same condition and both control clusters have broken loose from the steering wheel. With the problems Ford has had with fires I thought they would offer some assistance in repairing this defect but both the local dealers I have taken it to have indicated no assistance is available, I guess we will wait for the fire that spreads through the garage and takes down the whole house. Dealers that turned me down are blue bonnet in new braunfels, TX and griffith in the kyle, TX area. The control still actually functions if you can hold it all together long enough to activate the micro switches and you don't mind getting sticky black goop on your fingers.

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Idle speed rises to 3,000 rpm in between shifts and while coasting with clutch pedal depressed. Does not drop to normal idle speed until vehicle comes to a complete stop. This causes braking to be less effective.

Runs rough at stop. Hesitates when accelerates. Could cause accident at intersections. Valve recession problem as described in Ford issued TSB.

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Two times on 3/2/12 I took my foot off the gas to stop at a stop light and when I started to brake the truck accelerated. The first time was on wet roads so I could slow it down enough with the brakes while the tires were burning to get it into neutral and then got it stopped. Later the same day it happened again this time the road was dry and no matter how hard I pushed the brakes I could not get the truck to stop before hitting a car stopped in front of me before I got it into neutral. I am scared to drive the truck! I called a dealer and asked if they knew of any issues or recalls that would cause this and they said they did not. From what I have read on this site and other sites there are other owners having the same issue. Of course they advised I could bring it in for an inspection that cost a large fee regardless if they find and resolve the problem or not.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford Ranger. While driving 40 mph, the contact attempted to accelerate and noticed that the vehicle had continued to accelerate on its own. The contact had to shut the vehicle off in order to stop the failure. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic, where the throttle body was replaced. The current and failure mileages were 20,000. The VIN was not available.

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Parked out on the street in front of my house, caught on fire around 9 pm. Fire trucks came and put it out and knocked on the door around 9:25 pm.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the vehicle would lose power sporadically before abnormally accelerating. The contact stated that when the failure occurred, the failure could not be stopped by applying the brakes. In addition, there was an abnormal spike in engine rpms when the failure occurred. The vehicle would correct itself shortly thereafter. The failure mileage was 126,000 and the current mileage was 136,252. Kmj.

The first incident occured on 12/15/2011 as I was travelling from savannah, GA. To atlanta, GA. I was getting off my exit to the i675 and slowed down by hitting the brake and the vehicle started to speed up. I was not using the speed control at all as I missed my exit and shut the vehicle off in order to stop. On 12/22/2011 I was coming home to detroit, mi. And had an accident in GA. I was travelling at 35 mph, it was raining heavily and as I proceeded to slow down around a curve I immediately lost control of vehicle as the truck fishtailed into oncoming traffic and I turned my wheel to avoid a collision with 2 vehicles in that lane and ended up in a culvert. I sustained minor injuries but luckily there were no other injuries or deaths as this vehicle was the only one involved. At that time I did not put 2 and 2 together as I thought the road was slippery and I couldn't avoid what had happened. On 12/24/2011, I visited my family in rochester, mi. And went to slow down at a light and the vehicle began speeding up again causing me to go through the light and I turned the engine off because I could not stop the vehicle and I realized the peddle was to the floor. Luckily I was driving this vehicle instead of my sister who actually owns this. This is my first accident since I have gotten my license back in 1968 and it could have been a lot worse. At no time was I using the speed control.

Truck vehicle was shifting into reverse and a brake failure prompt the driver to switch into drive and suddenly the vehicle span off out of control(burning tire) and it took off very fast without even touching the gas pedal. Driver tried to stop it but nothing work.

Today my accelerator failed. I was sitting at a red light. I went to accelerate by pushing on the accelerator pedal with my right foot. There was no acceleration. The accelerator pedal had failed. Further investigation revealed three spot welds that held a plate to the firewall had failed. The accelerator pedal pivots on this plate and attached bolt. I was able to do a temporary repair today. But, the failure in traffic was very dangerous.

When breaking vehicle accelerates in forward and reverse. October 2011, I was slowly backing and upon applying the brakes vehicle surged backward almost hitting two men directing me. The next day I carried vehicle to an open field and tried unsuccessfully to duplicare the problem. I assumed driver error. Several days later when braking going forward at about 25 mph the vehicle surged forward. Over the next year the defect was noticed in varing degrees. Four times when starting the engine with the brake pedal depressed the engine raced. April 2013 while slowly backing out of a parking space I braked to avoid a vehicle moving behind me. My vehicle surged backward almost hitting the vehicle behind me. Local dealer can find nothing wrong with vehicle.

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, smoke was emitted from under the hood. The vehicle was merged onto the shoulder of the road and as the hood was raised flames started to rise. The contact extinguished the flames and noticed that the wires from the vehicle speed control started the fire. As a result, the wires for the master cylinder switch melted and all of the brake fluid leaked out. The fire department was not notified and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed home. The dealer was not notified and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the vehicle unexpectedly surged forward when driven at any speed. The vehicle had not been diagnosed and no repairs were made on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Ranger. While driving approximately 40 mph he engaged the speed control button and noticed that the buttons were defective. He noticed the failure less than a week ago. He took the vehicle to the dealer and was advised that there were no recalls for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 42,000. Updated 03/22/lj updated 03/31/11.

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Ranger. The contact was informed by someone that the vehicle was on fire while it was parked at his residence. The contact stated that the flames were coming from underneath the hood. The fire was extinguished by the contact. The fire department was not notified. The contact called the manufacturer stated that NHTSA recall 07v336000, vehicle speed control was related to the failure. The failure was not diagnosed by a dealer. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 146000.

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Trouble was first noticed in late February, 2010, and the problem has progressively gotten worse. While driving, after gas pedal is released, truck does not start to slow down for up to a half mile while traversing a level surface, depending on speed. Truck will not slow or even maintain speed while on gentle downhill - the truck will increase in speed. When new, the truck would slow down on the fore-mentioned gentle down-hill slopes. With foot off gas pedal, the rpms will not drop like the rpms did when vehicle was new. While driving, I can push in clutch with my foot off the gas pedal and the rpms will do one of two different behaviors; the rpms will either remain at about the same rpms as the rpms were while driving for several second to over a minute after disengaging the clutch, or, the rpms will increase 500 to 1000 for several second to over a minute after disengaging the clutch before settling down to 750 rpms, which is the normal idle speed. A third behavior is developing. This additional behavior after the rpms have been elevated for several second, the rpms will begin to fluctuate between 1500 rpms and 3000 rpms and the rpms will continue to fluctuate for several more seconds to over a minute before settling down to 750 rpms. While at red lights with the vehicle out of gear, the rpms will remain elevated or fluctuate as descried during the entire light cycle. On March 25, 2010, I took the vehicle to the crossroads Ford dealer in cary, nc to have a mechanic inspect the truck. Mechanic stated that he did experience the problems with the rpms, however, everything was inside specs and that the vehicle was working as intended. Dealers representative stated that they contacted Ford about problem; I have heard nothing from dealer. Mechanic inspected vehicle when vehicle had about 29,000 miles, trouble started when truck had about 24,000 miles.

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Under full brakes the pickup continues to move forward especially on slippery surfaces. The motor does not accelerate but neither does it slow down while stepping on the brake and the accelerator pedal is not depressed. This has resulted in quite a few close calls and one minor accident.

I am writing to complain about not having my vehicle service, and I received a recall letter. I went to the leonardtown dealership on Wednesday, November 23, 2009, with my letter for recall, and was given instructions on how to disconnect the speed deactivation switch. I explained to the service advisor mr. John jarboe that my vehicle has been leaking brake fluid, brake lights have been coming on and I wanted to know if this defective switch had anything to do with it. He showed me a diagram of the switch, where it is located near the master cylinder and told me that I can disconnect it myself, and if I wanted to have the vehicle towed in they would look at the other problem. I thought Ford is responsible for doing this repair not me. I can't drive the vehicle because it is leaking brake fluid. I was told that I can have it towed in and they would look at the problem. I am no sure if this switch is the problem, but even if it isn't are they supposed to deactivate the switch not me. I am not a mechanic.

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently attempted to surge forward shortly after the vehicle was started. The contact stated that the vehicle operated as normal moments after being started until the clutch was engaged. When the clutch was engaged, the engine revved until the vehicle was shut off. The failure occurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership on numerous occasions where various components in the engine were replaced. However, the failure continued to occur. The failure mileage was 1,001. The current mileage was approximately 2,900. Updated 10/28/10. The consumer stated through arbitration , Ford purchased the vehicle back from the consumer and it was returned to the dealer. Updated 10/28/jb.

-the contact owns a 2002 Ford Ranger. The contact was driving approximately between 40-45 mph; proceeding to make a left turn. While braking the vehicle increased acceleration. The vehicle was able to slow down after several attempts. The failure occurred intermittent and more frequent when the air condition system was activated. The vehicle had not been repaired for the malfunction at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 34,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Ranger XLT. While driving approximately 20-30 mph the vehicle began accelerating, then it stopped and began accelerating again. The accelerated continued to occur intermittently. The contact was not certain if any lights illuminated on the dashboard. He drove onto the emergency lane and waited 30 seconds and the vehicle began to function normally. The contact stated that he never turned the engine off during the failure. The failure occurred twice. The vehicle was preowned and it was purchased in July 2009. The failure was not diagnosed by a local mechanic or an authorized dealer. The failure mileage was 119,000 and the current mileage was 123,000.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Ranger. After the vehicle had been parked for 13 hours, it caught fire. The contact filed a report with the police department. A recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) was received prior to the failure and the vehicle was taken to the dealer on October 10, 2008 for the recall repair. The vehicle was repaired at that time; therefore, the contact does not understand how his vehicle still caught fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that he would receive a call back within 14 business days by their legal department. The failure mileage was 136,000.