While the vehicle was in park owner's wife just touched accelerator pedal and engine sudden accelerated and crash into a tree. Dealer told consumer that throttle valve was open.
1993 Ford Explorer: sudden unintended acceleration
9 of the 937 complaints about the 1993 Ford Explorer describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
While driving throttle got stuck in wide open position, causing vehicle to suddenly accelerate. Braking system would not slow the vehicle down. Dealer cannot determine the problem. Please provide further information and VIN#.
Sudden acceleration resulting in a vehicle collision.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration due to failure of the iac
Sudden acceleration, causing loss of control/accident.
Experience sudden acceleration when driving, vehicle will not maintain the proper speed. Tt
Automatic transmission failure, when engaging automatic transmission vehicle will surge forward. Tt
Vehicle suddenly accelerated at very high speed without warning. Tt
While reparking vehicle, truck suddenly accelerated causing an accident. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Ford Explorer sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1993 Ford Explorer?
9 of 937 owner complaints about the 1993 Ford Explorer (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Ford Explorer?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Ford Explorer
Tire blowout 114ABS 94Brake failure 39Fire or smoke 37Transmission failure 20Grinding brakes 16Stalling 13Pulling 11Adaptive cruise 8Door locks 8Ball joint 7Seat belt 7Sunroof shattered 7No deployment 5Overheating 5Premature wear 5Slipping 5
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