NHTSA Complaint #10064023 — 2002 FORD EXPEDITION

VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF WHILE BRAKING DURING STOPS. THE SPEED OF VEHICLE IS ABOUT 2-5 MPH AND THE ACCELERATION COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING. TACHOMETER JUMPS TO ABOUT 1500 RPM. THIS LASTS FOR 2-3 SECONDS WITH ENGINE SPEED RETURNING TO NORMAL. THIS IS AN INTERMITANT PROBLEM THAT I NOR THE DEALER CAN DUPLICATE. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS BEHIND A MIATA THAT WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I WAS APPROACHING FROM BEHIND WHEN IT ACCELERATED AND I ALMOST MOUNTED THE REAR OF THAT CAR. IT PULLED THROUGH THE BRAKES AND JUMPED FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE BOUGHT NEW IN AUG OF 2002. IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT TRUCK THRU FORD AS WELL AS THE FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY FORD DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AND COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMPANY OR THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO INDICATE IN THEIR PAPERWORK THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS IN SAFE MECHANICAL CONDITION. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM AND NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE FORTHWITH.*AK