Electronic throttle body has failed and vehicle will stall. Throttle will not work. You are stranded until you turn the vehicle off and back on.
2012 Ford Explorer acceleration complaints
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While driving at a constant speed of aprox. 35 MPH on a city street, the vehicle suddenly and dramatically lost speed. The accelerator pedal / motor speed ceased responding and the engine started to run very roughly. The car went into "idle" and I was forced to stop in the middle of the road. The event was completely unexpected. I had no warning and not enough power to get off the road. An orange "wrench" warning light appeared on the dashboard. I turned off the vehicle and was able to restart with normal operation. I immediately had the car towed to the dealership service department where they replaced the left valve cover. I drove the car with no problems until 14 days later when the same problem re-occurred. This sudden and unexpected loss of vehicle control seems to be a significant safety concern. God help me if this happens while I'm on the freeway...
Dash reports tms fault, then awd off successively. Then car becomes unresponsive to the accelerator and slows down rapidly. The dash also displays a service indicator "wrench." dealer reports vehicle throws code p2112, throttle body stuck closed. I believe the scope of ford csp 13n03 in response to the federal safety agency action number pe13003 needs to be expanded or many more drivers will be stuck in ford vehicles that all but shut down on the interstate during a throttle body failure.
The throttle body on the ford explorer failed and caused the vehicle to stall several times at various speeds from 15 MPH to 60 MPH on local streets and highways. The dealership service unit identified it as a failed throttle body.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. While stopped at a stop sign, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and noticed that the pedal became stuck in a depressed position. The vehicle then accelerated on its own. The contact depressed the brake pedal and was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 6,000.
Two extremely frightening experiences happened this day. (1) I was driving on interstate 95 and the explorer braked extremely hard from a speed of 65 MPH to zero. There was nothing around and I could not determine any reason for this. I proceeded on to my destination and the vehicle accelerated inexplicably to 95 MPH. I tried to turn off the cruise control manually and by tapping the brake (I was fearful of the vehicle rolling). Thank god, I was able to maneuver around traffic in northern new jersey and then the vehicle reduced speed. It was a very terrifying experience and one the ford dealer told me he has no explanation for. I have had many, failures of the myfordtouch system which I will detail in a separate incident report.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated the speedometer design does not show you the lower range while driving and that caused the contact to exceed the speed limit. The higher numbers were on the top of the speedometer which were shaped like a "c" and the numbers should be at the bottom to avoid speeding. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The ford manufacturer was notified, a claim was filed and they informed her to contact the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 78. Updated 12/28/11*lj the consumer also stated it was extremely difficult to see out of the rear window, as the window was too small. Updated 12/28/11
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