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.
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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 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
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 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 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 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 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
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. The contact received a safety recall notice for the federal safety agency 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.
1999 ford explorer with recall for the speed control. Consumer stated that the dealer disconnected the speed control but did not repair the problem. He states that the dealer is still trying to get the parts to repair this problem.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The part was unavailable. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 138,000.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1999 ford explorer with recall parts not available. Consumer states that the dealer told him the recall parts would not be available until january 2008. Dealer did not disconnect the cruise control and told the consumer it was not a big deal. *kb the consumer had some brake work done and he soon discovered the caliper mounting bracket bolts were loose and one of the bolts was missing.
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 federal safety agency must address and penalize ford motor company for this very slow response to a serious issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency 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.
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.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer regarding the federal safety agency 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.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
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
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 the federal safety agency recall # 03v280000 (vehicle speed control). The current and failure mileages were 99,000.
4/5/07. 1999 ford explorer. While pulling into the driveway the throttle stuck causing loss of vehicle control. *mc
Customer totaled 1999 ford explorer vehicle went out of control when the throttle struck**cc
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