NHTSA Complaint #10002702 — 1998 FORD EXPEDITION UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10002702
Vehicle	1998 FORD EXPEDITION
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	January 14, 2003
Date Filed	January 15, 2003
Mileage	56,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MN

Consumer Description

THIS HAS OCCURRED 8 OR 9 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS' (THE MOST RECENT BEING 01/14/2003) MY 98 E/B 4X4 RECENTLY BEGAN OVER ACCELERATING AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. (I LIVE IN MN, AND HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN THE TEMP IS BELOW ZERO.) I HAVE HAD 2 MINOR ACCIDENTS ALREADY BECAUSE OUT OF THE BLUE MY VEHICLE TAKES OFF AS THOUGH IT IS GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR. THE BRAKES DO NOT SEEM TO WORK WHEN THIS IS OCCURRING. IN ORDER TO STOP THIS FROM OCCURRING, I NEED TO QUICKLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REV UP TO 4500 RPM. I HAVE TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES, AND KICKING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL, AND EACH TIME THE RPM REMAINS HIGH. WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND THIS BEGINS TO OCCUR, THE ENGINE REVS TO 3000 RPM, AND DRIVES ITSELF AT 65-70 MPH (ACTS ALMOST AS IF THE CRUISE IS SET). I HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE NOW, AND HAVE FOUND THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE SITS FOR 10 MINUTES OR SO, IT SEEMS TO BE OK.

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