Dt: 2000 ford explorer was parked in front of the house. The consumers daughter saw t he vehicle on fire. The fire department said it was most likely a faulty circuit breaker. *ak
2000 Ford Explorer acceleration complaints
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I read an ap article about the nhts investigating "stuck throttles" from 2002 and newer ford explorers. I have a 2000 xlt explorer, all wheel drive, automatic transmission and it has had this problem since I bought it used 3 years ago. I have had this happen about 4 or 5 times since purchase and have reported it to the dealer who says there is no info on this from ford and they do not know what to do. For me, the stuck throttle has only happened in reverse as I am backing up. The throttle will go to full throttle by itself causing the car to quickly accelerate. The only way to stop it is to firmly hit the brakes with all my might, shift the gear into park or shut off the car. My point in contacting you is to make you aware that this is a problem at least going back to 2000 with the ford explorer and to hopefully find a cure for this dangerous situation.
Dt: contact states 2000 ford explorer xlt fully loaded vehicle had been parked for 16 hours without being moved. At 5:00am. On 7-8-05 her car caught on fire. It was totally destroyed along with a laptop computer. The whole inside of the car was engulfed in flames. The fire department investigated the fire and said the fire seemed to originate from near the dash on the passenger side dash panel. She never received a recall notice.
When coming to a stop, the vehicle accelerated into a pole. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak the consumer experienced sudden acceleration. *sc
Our 2000 ford explorer was sitting in the drive way for at least 3 hours and around 10:30pm (central), our neighbor came knocking at our door and told us that our explorer was on fire. I am now with out a vehicle to go to work and the insurance did not pay off all of the vehicle. I now have to sacrafice to pay for something I do not have and save for another vehicle at the same time.
While releasing the accelerator pedal the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. The driver noticed that the accelerator pedal was stuck. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and the mechanic determined that the accelerator cable needed to be lubricated. *ak while accelerating, the first 1 inch of the gas pedal would bind resulting in fast acceleration, when the binding stopped, normal acceleration would take place. The cable underneath the dashboard was loose from attaching parts. Dirt build up was in the cable along with a lack of lubrication. *sc
While driving approximately 55 MPH with cruise control enabled, consumer applied the accelerator pedal to pass the vehicle in front. After passing the vehicle consumer applied the brakes and cruise control did not disengage. There was no accident, but the cause could not be determined.
The consumer stated the cruise control became stuck. *jb consumer was driving on the freeway and set the cruise control at 75 MPH. However, the vehicle kept accelerating although consumer had applied the brakes and the emergency brakes. Vehicle would not slow down. Had to circle the gas station 3 times before the vehicle would stop. Significant damage was done to the braking system. The consumer was injured. The mechanic told the consumer that the brakes caught fire but the fire went out soon after.
Consumer was driving on the freeway and set the cruise control at 75 MPH. However, the vehicle kept accelerating, although consumer had applied the brakes and the emergency brakes. Vehicle would not slow down. Had to circle the gas station 3 times before the vehicle would stop. *ak the consumer stated that she ran 3 red lights before she could get the vehicle to come to a stop. The consumer slammed the vehicle into park going 50mph. Significant damage was done to the braking system. The consumer was injured. The mechanic told the consumer that the brakes caught fire and she was lucky the fire put itself out.
Purchased ford explorer 2000 in sept of 04. First the cruise went out. Front tires looses air about once a week have to fill. Starts hard and will not idol in mornings specially when cold out side. Check engine light has been on twice, purchased at seelye wright kia in kalamazoo mi. Cannot get dealer to fix vehicle.
When placing the vehicle in reverse it will not move. Consumer has to floor the accelerator all the way down before it will move.
Cruise control sticks and continues to increase in speed. Application of brake, pressing coast or off switch does not release or stop car from accelerating. Only wat to stop runaway acceleration is to shut off ignition. This problem occurrd three times october 3rd, 16th and 25th. The defective cable was part of a ford program and was replaced september 5, 2003 and failed after thirteen months.
While driving, the consumer activated the speed control and the vehicle accelerated, and the engine kept surging. The driver could not stop the vehicle. The driver eventually had to turn off the ignition, and the vehicle gradually came to a stop. *ak recall#03v280000 was performed on the vehicle.
While driving 65 MPH cruise control engaged without warning, and vehicle accelerated to a high rate. Consumer shifted to neutral to decelerate the vehicle.
The tachometer cable failed at 40,378 miles. *ak consumer stated that the vehicle cruise control failed at 40,578 miles and the ABS failed at 47,900 miles. In addition, the company where the vehicle was bought is already out of business. *la
Consumer stated while driving at any speed and with no warning the vehicle stalled. The dealer stated it was a common problem with the idle air control. *ak. The consumer stated everytime he took his foot off the gas the vehicle stalled. The dealer found the idle air control valve stuck.
While exiting the freeway vehicle began to accelerate on its own. Driver tapped the brakes, and engine speed increased even more. As a result, driver lost control of vehicle. Vehicle went airborne and landed on the curve.
Ford recalls (03s03 / 03s04).*mr the driver seat back may recline while driving posing a safety hazard. Also, the speed control on the vehicle may not disengage due to a binding condition between the speed control strand cover and the cable conduit. The consumer received a safety recall pertaining to the above mentioned, however she was unable to get the work performed in a timely manner as a result of the dealer not having the recalled parts. *ph *jb
While the consumer's wife pulled into the driveway, the gas pedal became stuck and caused her to run into the side of the house. The collision caused $18,000 worth of damage to their home. Since the vehicle had been in the repair shop 8 times. Every once in a while the rpms revved up causing the engine to race. There were problems with the tail lights. The dealer/mechanic stated that they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle, so they could not repair it. After almost having an accident, the vehicle was taken to the chevrolet dealership and an electrical problem was found and the dealership repaired the vehicle. *ak *scc
Critical defect in the throttle linkage/cruise controls 2000 explorer. In two incidents involving the same conditions: 1) truck , when cruise control engaged, suddenly accellerated to speeds in excess of 90 MPH, on icy and snowy interstate (january 2003), between nashiville and cincinnati, ohio. 2) truck , when cruise control engaged, suddenly accellerated to exces of 90 MPH, on dry interstate (71) between cincinnati, ohio and columbus ohio. In both occurrences, truck totally non-responsive to braking attempts, to the extent that drivers stood on the brakes to attempt disengagement of cruise control. All other attempts at turning off also ineffective (switches non-responsive as well). Brakes have been substantially damaged. Drivers both maintain that accelleration happened without warning and only disengagement of the transmission (neutral) ceased accelleration. The RPM of the engine continued to maintain 4,000+ RPM and only could the engine be disengaged when vehicle was steered into soft ground to be slowed. This problem is repetitive and extremely dangerous as is, but egregious when mixed with icy/snowy conditions. Ford delaership non-responsive to greater issue; attempting to shif liability on drivers and expecting repairs to be shouldered by drivers/owners. Drivers maintain good driving records and now believe this problem to be life-threatening. Drivers have also noted multiple other consumers with same exact problem and are aware of recalls involving this same type of problem in other ford products.
Consumer state while traveling with speed control on speed control would not disengage cause consumer applies force to brake to stop vehicle. Please provide further information. Ts
While the consumer was driving with cruise control on at 63 MPH the vehicle slowed down, the check engine light came on and the engine stalled.
Speed control set at 67 MPH. Would not disengage when brake tapped. Hit "off" button several times and applied heavy pressure to brake pedal. Engine raced to 4000 RPM, ABS engaged, vehicle slowed to 55 MPH and speed control disengaged. Serious safety concern. Dt
Consumer states that the cruise control would not disengage and the cruise control switch would not turn off while driving 70 MPH. Vehicle at the dealer. Feel free to provide any further information. Nlm
Trouble starting. Had to replace idle air control motor.
While driving 60 MPH took feet off accelerator pedal and car speeded up to about 95mph, causing loss of control.*ak consumer had to use both feet on the brakes to try and stop the vehicle. The engine kept running full throttle pulling the vehicle thru the braking effort. Consumer dialed 911 for help. Consumer was advised to place the vehicle in neutral to aid in the slowing of the vehicle. The engine continued to wind out at full force. The vehicles momentum pulled consumer through a red light to a smoking stop. Consumer has requested the tape as evidence.
While drving at 10 MPH, consumer accidently activated the resume cruise control which was previously on, and vehicle suddenly accelerated, hitting a concrete wall. Minor injuries sustained.
Cruise control stuck - dealer treating as recall per ford recall #99s09 dealing with sticking cruise control. Cruise control would not release throttle (brakes or off switch for cruise control) - vehicle had to be put into neutral, stopped and then engine stopped. This is a potentially fatal design error. The cruise control servo needs to relinquish control of the vehicle throttle once brakes or off switch engaged. It seems to be a re-occurence of the previous problem or an extension of the previous problem. Vehicle build date was 12/06/00, per dealer.
While driving with cruise control on at 55mph, and after trying to apply brakes to remove cruise control, vehicle accelerated to 70mph on two occasions. Dealer notified and is waiting for part which is not in stock.*ak
Consumer was driving with cruise control on at 60 MPH and vehicle started to accelerate without command from 60 to 85 MPH. Consumer applied brakes,and vehicle would not slow down. Applied on off button, but it would not work, hit emergency brake, and vehicle slowed down.
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