The vehicle surged forward when consumer moved gearshift from park to drive, the vehicle went out of control and hit a dirt bank. The vehicle was totaled and the driver suffered minor bruises during the accident.
1994 Ford Explorer: sudden unintended acceleration
7 of the 1,199 complaints about the 1994 Ford Explorer describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 7
- 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
Vehicle parked. Shifted from park to drive and vehicle suddenly accelerated forward. Foot was not on brake or gas pedal. Hit another vehicle. Gas pedal was to floor. Was depressing brakes hard to stop, but vehicle failed to stop until it hit another vehicle.
Consumer put the vehicle in reverse and experienced sudden acceleration, causing the vehicle to stop after hitting a large device.
If for any reason the brake light fuse should blow, the cruise control on this vehicle will not disengage when stepping on the brake. There is no warning for this by the way. This could cause a fatal injury as the cruise control will make the car lunge forward trying to get back to the cruise speed setting. You also will loose your power brakes. I have contacted ford and their answer was to go back to the dealer when you have a technical issue. I have done that and the dealer's answer was that this is normal for this vehicle. I was told that it is the way it is wired. This appears to be a problem on the 1994 explorer. I don't know if it is like that on any other model or year ford. In my opinion it should not matter what the condition of the fuse panel is. If the driver wants the cruise control to disengage, then it should disengage no matter what. If you want to see this for yourself, obtain a 1994 explorer and pull the brake light fuse out of it's socket. It is located under the dash to the left of the steering wheel on the fuse panel. Now take the vehicle for a ride. When you get over 30 MPH engage the cruise contol. Now tap the brake and see if it disengages. It will not. In fact if you fight it the power brakes will go away. Scarey uh? When you try this, then you will know what to do.
The consumer set cruise control at 60 MPH and vehicle accelerated by itself. Consumer had to slam on the gas pedal in order to get the vehicle to slow down.
While parking in driveway, vehicle suddenly accelerated. Driver applied the brakes which malfunctioned, causing an accident. Has not yet been inspected. Cause unknown. *ak
Sudden acceleration, causing accident.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Ford Explorer sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1994 Ford Explorer?
7 of 1,199 owner complaints about the 1994 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 1994 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 1994 Ford Explorer
Tire blowout 136ABS 92Fire or smoke 64Brake failure 41Stalling 25Adaptive cruise 17Door locks 15Check engine light 14Pulling 14Overheating 10Ball joint 9Grinding brakes 9Fuel leak 9No deployment 8Fuel pump 8Seat belt 8Loss of power 7Transmission failure 7Fuel smell 6Slipping 6Won't start 6Power steering loss 5Premature wear 5
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