Problems with 1999 Ford Explorer VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Acceleration ( gas stuck open and caused the vehicle to not to be controlled and the car jumped the curb and hit a car in opposite side of the roadway). 1999 ford explorer sport

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. while driving 75 mph, the hood opened and cracked the front windshield. the contact pulled the vehicle over and tied the hood down. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact also stated that, while driving, the speed control would engage or not engage without warning. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failures. the failure mileage was 100,000.

Transmission started slipping. neutral is actually reverse over drive is neutral 2nd is od 1st is 2nd past 1st is 1st gear. when i move power lamp to off my headlights turn off. all of this haopened when i turned my vehicle on or when i was driving.

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact stated that the vehicle had to constantly shift the vehicle for it to be operated properly. the contact stated that the anti lock brake warning indicator and 4 wheel drive warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the vehicle speed control deactivation switch failed. the vehicle was not repaired. prior to these failures, the brakes, transmission, and oil were changed. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control); however, the vin was not included. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 130,000

I was at work on friday afternoon, 5/16 and received a voicemail at 3:50pm from the fire marshall stating my 1999 ford explorer xlt burned in my driveway and was totaled. i had not driven the explorer since approximately 7pm the night before and had taken my other car to work. the explorer was just sitting in the driveway, outside the garage and started burning. a neighbor 2 houses over smelled the smoke and saw the flames and called the fire department. the fire marshall stated he had seen this type of fire before due to the ford cruise control recall problems, based on the burn pattern. i was not the original owner and bought it about 8 years ago and have never received any kind of recall notice. i am extremely upset that this kind of thing could happen and did happen - the more i read about the amount of people it's happened to the more upset i get, i've had nightmares since friday since my house would have burned if i had parked it 1 foot closer to the garage -- which i usually do, i had planned to give it to my stepson on saturday who was coming to visit from ny and it would have been his first car -- my fiance' is stressed out and upset beyond words i can write here. no excuse ford...shame on you!!!!!! *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. while driving approximately 60 mph the accelerator pedal assembly detached from the vehicle. he drove onto the emergency lane and parked the vehicle. while the vehicle was parked he was able to maneuver the accelerator pedal assembly into a position where he would still be able to drive. the vehicle was then taken to an independent repair shop where it was temporarily repaired. the failure and current mileages were 160,000. updated 12/23/10*lj the dealer stated the weld broke off from the floorboard. updated 01/03/11

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact stated the he was pulling into a parking space when the vehicle caught on fire. the vehicle was investigated through the contact's insurance company and it was discovered that the fire originated from the cruise control wiring. the vehicle was destroyed. the failure and current mileage was 140,000.

While driving down the highway, the gas pedal fell off the firewall . the spotweld on the bracket came apart, and left the gas pedal hanging on it's side. *tr

My dad gave me his 1999 ford explorer last year and it was running fine until we were awaken because the truck was on fire. we called 911 and the police and fire came out and the fire was put out before anything but the truck was damaged and according to the insurance company the truck is totaled. we never got a recall notice and i wanted to find out if ford is liable in any way? *tr thanks

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. while driving 10 mph, the vehicle began smoking and then burst into flames. the engine caught fire. the contact exited the vehicle and the fire department extinguished the fire. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the police station. the failure mileage was 115,933.

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact received a safety recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) in september of 2007. she called ford on march 5, 2008 and was informed that the part would be unavailable until june of 2008. there had been no failure to date. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage was 178,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control in december of 2007. in march of 2008, he took the vehicle to the dealer for repair. the mechanic had the vehicle for approximately two hours before giving it back to the contact. two days after the repair, the contact attempted to activate the cruise control, but noticed that it was not working. he called the dealer and was informed that they did not have the part for the repair; therefore, they disconnected the cruise control without notifying him. there had been no failure to date. the recall number was unknown. the current mileage was 79,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in november of 2007. the dealer did not have the parts available; however, they disconnected the cruise control. as of february 28, 2008, the parts are still unavailable. the contact stated that it is a great inconvenience for the cruise control not to work and that ford should have the parts by now. there had been no failure to date. the recall number was unknown. the current mileage was 135,000.

1999 ford explorer caught fire. consumer states that his vehicle was in the shop for about 5 to 6 weeks getting a new engine transmission and radiator, and recall repair done. the vehicle caught fire a month after the repairs were made. *kb

Failure to perform recall 05s28 (fuse harness for speed control fire prevention) as per original recall letter to customers. dealer claims lacks of parts. original part availability was to be nov2007, then jan2008, not it is may2008. ford motor has requested customers to disable cruise controls on affected vehicle, but it is not moving promptly to provide a solution. this raises question as to whether or not ford motor is trying to save recall cost due to attrition of affected vehicle or to customers giving up on the process. this recall campaign does not comply with the intend of the recall agreement since no completion time is being adhered to. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). the dealer stated that the part for the repair was unavailable. the contact refuses to have the speed control switch disconnected or take the vehicle to the dealer until the part arrives. there had been no failure to date. the current mileage was 70,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). the part was unavailable. there had been no failure to date. the current mileage was 138,000.

Our 1999 ford explorer is part of a large recall because of a fire hazard with the cruise control. we are having it disconnected but the part will not be available to repair the cruise control until at least january. my husband has back trouble and drives every couple of weeks to pickup an elderly family member. it is very painful for him to drive the vehicle any distance without the cruise control. we wonder if it's possible to get the part to repair our vehicle any sooner. thank you. no incident happened, it is a required field. *tr

I received a recall from ford in aug. "07 to replace the wiring in my cruise control. i took my vehicle in sept. '07. they disconnected my cruise control and stated they do not have the part (05s28) to repair it. i have been without my cruise control for 5 months. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the speed control switch was disconnected in september of 2007 under recall number 05s28. the dealer stated that the part was unavailable and did not have a specific date for when it would arrive. the manufacturer stated that they did not have a release date. the contact feels that this has surpassed a reasonable time for the repair. the powertrain was unknown. the current mileage was 72,000 and failure mileage was 60,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact received recall notice number 05s28 from ford regarding the vehicle speed control: cruise control switch. the dealer stated that the switch needed to be deactivated until the parts become available in december of 2007. in the interim, the contact would be unable to use the cruise control function. the current and failure mileages were 204,000. updated 09/18/07. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer regarding nhtsa recall number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). the dealer stated that the part for the recall repair will take one month to arrive. the contact stated that the vehicle could catch fire without warning and that the wait time is too long. there had been no failure to date. the current mileage was 93,358.

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. *tr updated 03/18/08. *lj updated 03/18/08 *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. while driving 35 mph the vehicle began to smoke. the engine turned completely off and the vehicle burst into flames. the fire started under the hood. the vehicle was towed to the repair shop. at the time of the incident he was driving to the dealer to have the vehicle repaired for nhtsa recall # 03v280000 (vehicle speed control). the current and failure mileages were 99,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact received a safety recall notice in august of 2007 for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. the speed control was disconnected in october of 2007. he has called ford at least half a dozen times concerning part availability and was informed each time that ford had not yet released the parts. there had been no failure to date. the recall number was unknown. the current mileage was 165,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact received a recall notice in august of 2007 for the vehicle speed control. the dealer does not know when the part for the recall repair will be available. the speed control switch was disconnected. there had been no failure to date. the recall number was unknown. the current mileage was 48,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact received a recall notice in august of 2007 for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. as of april 10, 2008, the cruise control has not been disconnected. there had been no failure to date. the recall number, current mileage, and purchase date were unknown.

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact received ford recall notice number 05s28 in august of 2007. the vehicle speed control was deactivated at that time; however, the dealer stated that the part was not available for the recall repair. the dealer is unsure as to when the parts will arrive. the contact feels that the wait for the repair has exceeded a reasonable amount of time. there had been no failure to date. the recall number was unknown. updated 05/21/08 *bf

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control in august of 2007. the parts for the recall repair are unavailable. he has not had the cruise control disconnected and will hold ford responsible if the vehicle catches fire. there had been no failure to date. the recall number was unknown. the current mileage was 137,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. on august 17, 2007, while the vehicle was parked, it caught fire. the vehicle was destroyed. the contact received nhtsa recall notice number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) on august 27, 2007. the insurance company has an incident report. the purchase date was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 120,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. the vehicle speed control switch was disconnected. the contact was informed that the vehicle would be repaired in november of 2007 or march of 2008. the dealer recently stated that they do not have any idea as to when the parts will be available regarding the vehicle speed control recall. the contact stated that there is only one dealer in her area and she needs the speed control to drive on the interstate. there had been no failure to date. the fuel system and recall number were unknown. the current mileage was 120,366. updated 04-07-08 *bf

I received a recall letter from ford motor company in july 2007 for a defect in the cruise control of my 1999 ford explorer. per the recall instructions i took the vehicle to the local ford dealer, jones west ford in reno, nv. rather than fix the defect, jones west ford disconnected the recall and said they would call me when the parts came in. over the next seven months, and despite five calls, two visits to the dealer and two calls to the ford corporate customer service, ford has refused to correct the defect. *tr

Customer totaled 1999 ford explorer vehicle went out of control when the throttle struck**cc *jb

Tl* - the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. while driving at 45 mph the accelerator pedal stuck to the floor. the contact engaged the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. this acceleration continued for a quarter of a mile. the contact turned the power completely off to stop the acceleration. the contact attempted to restart the vehicle and the rpms went almost to 5, and turned the engine off. the vehicle was towed to local repair shop. the current and failure mileage was 117,500. *ak

1999 ford explorer stuck throttle that caused the car to go out of control and into the woods**cc the vehicle was totaled due to the damage exceeding the value of the vehicle. *jb updated

4/5/07. 1999 ford explorer. while pulling into the driveway the throttle stuck causing loss of vehicle control. *mc *jb

Ford motor company still has not provided necessary replacement parts to correct fused wiring harness (recall 05s28 issued august 2007) they advise it will be early 2008 before part become available. 4+ months to respond to a serious defect is excessive, and the national highway traffic safety administration must address and penalize ford motor company for this very slow response to a serious issue. *tr

Gem module (vehicle gets locked into 4 wheel drive or will not exit 4 wheel drive nhtsa campaign id number: 99v06200. *jb

Wife came home from work sick. parked in driveway. noticed smoke coming from under hood. thought engine overheated. opened hood and flame shot up from brake master. fire dept report shows it was cruise control deactivation switch that caught on fire. from what i've learned about this is the cruise control quits working..ours quit working. *jb

Re: 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. *nm

I have a 99 ford explorer 4wd, eddie bauer edition. from time to time, the throttle will stick , especially when its cold. i can't replicate the stick reliably. when it sticks, i have to press extra hard on the throttle, resulted burst acceleration that could cause potential accident with the vehicle in front of me. i have to be extra careful when that happen when driving into my garage, which i always afraid that my explorer would run into the wall. contacted ford dealer to see if there's any recall, they said they wanted $99 for the diagnostic but no guarantee. ford said they had similar case, but it was on other models and not willing to go further unless i pay the $99.95 diagnostic fee. like i mentioned before, i can't replicate the sticking throttle reliably, therefore the $99 diagnostic fee will go to waste because the ford dealer would sure tell me there's no problem with throttle. please let me/us (ford explorer driver) know if you have similar complaints filed in your database and what actions you are taking to resolve this issue. thank you. *jb

While driving approximately 80 mph acceleration pedal was let go but speed did not decrease. consumer then applied brakes but had no effect. he tried to apply the brakes again which slowed vehicle down. accidents were avoided while pulling to shoulder of road. *ak

Vehicle was parked in the garage for at least 2 hours before the vehicle caught on fire. the fire department was notified, and the fire was extinguished. vehicle was totaled. this was confirmed by the insurance company. *ak

Consumer's 1999 ford explorer (vin [xxx]) caught on fire due to a vehicle defect. request that the scope of the ford recall for the cruise control deactivation switch be expanded. *nm the consumer believed the fire was due to a defective speed control deactivation switch. a recall was issued for other models regarding the speed control deactivation switch. the consumer is requesting for the recall to be expanded. lawyer on behalf of consumer, also see odi#10115518 *jb information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

The truck was parked inside of the garage and it caught on fire due to cruise control. no injures reported. the fire department was called to extinguish the fire. vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company. *ak ....fire did extensiv edamage to garage and house. *ak

The throttle bracket/pedal assembly broke loose from the firewall causing loss of control of vehile. the spot welds that attached the assembly fatigued, allowing the failure. *ak

While driving at 45 mph accelerator pedal bracket came detached, causing the accelerator to hang freely and fell off, and became lodged under the brake pedal. this caused a loss of control, almost resulting in a collision. dealer notified. *ak

When driving on the freeway, the vehicle accelerated, causing the consumer to pull out of traffic. the consumer put the vehicle in neutral before putting the vehicle in park. the consumer shut the vehicle off before restarting the vehicle. the consumer made contact with the dealership. *ak the vehicle accelerated up to 85 mph and did not respond to the consumers attempt to slow down. the vehicle had taken 1/4 miles to stop even when the vehicle was placed in neutral. the vehicle made a bad acceleration noise then shut off. the throttle was replaced. the temperature gauge fluctuated. the dealer replaced the thermostat. *sc *jb

Weld that mounts the bracket that holds the accelerator pedal assembly to the firewall failed. this allowed the accelerator pedal assembly and bracket to fall to the car floor while driving and almost caused an accident. dealer welded the bracket back to the firewall at considerable expense to myself.*ak

Consumer noticed that accelerator pedal stuck intermittently. while applying the accelerator pedal vehicle failed to accelerate. consumer will notify the dealer in the near future. *ak with added pressure on the accelerator the pedal unsticks and the vehicle lunges forward or backwards. the problem corrected by the dealer. *tc