Was going to beach , tried to set cruise control at 70, went up to 72, pushed again, now going 78,, tried to turn cc off, pushed brakes and cc off button, let off braks, car speeds up to 82, pushed braked to floor, held continuously down for apprx. Mile, smoke everywhere from brakes, got down to 50mph, put car in neutral, was at least 1/4 t/ 1/2 mile with riding brakes before car stopped, had it hauled to dealership, was informed this had never happened before, am now afraid to drive car when it is repaired, it was in the dealership in 99 for the cruise control recall, they claim they have sent the parts in to the ford laboratory, they still do not know what went wrong, said either the cable or the module.
1998 Ford Explorer acceleration complaints
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Prior to recall fuel throttle sticks ( 99v‑062). Yh
Vehicle experienced problem with deceleration after acceleration. Within seconds, vehicle would lurch forward and then start to operate normally. Dealer notified, ford is not providing help with repairing vehicle. *ak
Pe00999, while vehicle is at a stop and proceeds, vehicle idles very high which causes engine to rev, and may cause sudden acceleration. Owner places the vehicle in neutral position to stop the idling. Please provide further information.
While driving and stepping on gas pedal, engine will not decelerate. It felt like somebody was still pressing on gas pedal.
The horn failed. Yh
When brakes were applied vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated, resulting in a collision. Dealer has inspected vehicle, and has not been able to determine the cause of the sudden acceleration. Please provide further details.
Driving down a two way street another vehicle was trying to pass from behind. When applying brakes to slow down, vehicle stalled and within seconds it accelerated.
Recall 99v0620000/ cruise control. Ford insisted that recall repairs had not been done because vehicle had been serviced in oklahoma at a ford dealer only. Owner had not taken vehicle to any other dealer for recall repairs. Ford could not provide any additional information.
Ea99001, while driving throttle got stuck and caused vehicle to accelerate which caused a crash. Please provide further information.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while turning a corner and the consumer loss control of the vehicle, vehicle ran off the road, through a fence and slammed into a tree causing injury to consumers neck and back. Nlm
After re-accelerating from a stop after appx 2 hrs driving at 60-70 MPH the car hesitates for a couple of second then starts up again. It has occasionally stalled. This seems to occur more frequently in hot weather and doesn't seem to happen on trips up to an hour. I have had people almost go into me from behind due to it appearing that I am pulling away and then the car suddenly stopping with no brake lights visible. Also this usually puts the car in the middle of an intersection at a standstill.
Throttle became stuck while turning a corner , causing a loss of vehicle control. Vehicle ran off road, hitting items and a tree which finally stopped the vehicle. *ak
Recall 99vo62001/cruise/speed control:(recall repairs were done), but vehicle still experienced sudden acceleration while traveling on the highway at 55 MPH which caused a collision; no injuries were reported. Dealer notified.
Vehicle stalls when accelerating from a stop while making a left turn.
Received recall notice #99v062000/001. Contacted dealership. Informed no parts available. Received card from dealer & took vehicle for repairs. While driving vehicle 7 hours later & using cruise control, it became stuck on 75mph. Cruise control failed to release when accelerator tapped. Guided vehicle to side of road & turned it off. Restarted vehicle & cruise control off. Took vehicle back to dealer to have cruise control turned off completely.
Vehicle accelerated forward while the brakes were depressed, resulting in a collision. Dealer has inspected the vehicle and has not been able to duplicate or correct the problem.
Suspension problems began after a heavy load was in the vehicle.(400-500 lbs) the front end rode 1 foot above the rear end.since then the car has handeled quite differently,and has constant loud squeaks and grinds. The bushings recently were removed and greased,under carriage arms in front had to be replaced. Problem appears to be ok,why did this start at 6000 miles? Hesitation during hard acceleration,always from stop,crossing intersection.extensive throttle body,housing repair work neccessary,recalls did not solve the problem.two friends with 98 explorers have had exact problems with load carrying and suspension problems.hesitation problems as wellave had ecact problems not solve the problem er carriage
Vehicle won't disengauge and accelerated up to 75 MPH. Pushed the cruise control button, and vehicle kept accelerating. Applied the brakes, and vehicle went up to 80 MPH.
Also experiencing right flood light failure. This is the 3rd bulb replacement. I, the customer would like some resolution to these problems. The vehicle cost too much to experience these many problems.( dot number: 274 tire size: p235/75r15 )
While driving at low speeds accelerator would become hard. Transmission would jump from neutral into drive. Then a loud noise, like a bang, would be heard. Transmission would reengage itself into drive. The problem is intermittent. Took to dealer to have transmission overhauled.
When getting into vehicle and starting it up, throttle sticks. Consumer has to press the gas pedal real hard to stop the throttle from sticking. Also, passenger's side seat belt won't come out, and front passenger's seat keeps sliding forward whenever consumer is driving.
Consumer not able to have recalls performed, due to scheduling problems. Yh (99v‑062) and (99v‑164)
When applying the brakes throttle stuck in open position, causing a collision to occur. *ak
Dealer refused recall repair (99v‑164) / (99v‑062).
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in collision due to locked steering and loss of braking ability during acceleration.
Foot throttle sticks.
Cruise control.
Throttle. Gas pedal started to stick--more pressure on the pedal doesn't cause the car to accelerate smoothly, waits a couple of seconds and then lurches forward.
Received recall 99v062001 & contacted dealer. Took vehicle in for speed control repairs & had it done. Picked vehicle up & noticed cruise control failed to work like it should. Contacted dealer & was refused to correct problem.
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