NHTSA Complaint #10254375 — 1999 FORD EXPLORER

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10254375
Vehicle	1999 FORD EXPLORER
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 10, 2008
Date Filed	January 9, 2009
Mileage	124,554 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NH

Consumer Description

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE RPM'S INCREASED TO OVER 3,000 RPM'S. THE RPM'S WOULD NOT DECREASE UNTIL HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE IAC VALVE, THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, HOUSING, AND THROTTLE PLATE. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,554.

Related Complaints for the 1999 FORD EXPLORER

Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Complaints

#10288879 — October 18, 2009 — I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD BECAUSE I HAVE 1 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT AND THE TIMING GUIDE IS GOING OUT AGAIN...

#10175784 — December 11, 2006 — DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK EN...

#10124256 — June 5, 2005 — VEHICLE WILL NOT START WHEN ON AN UPHILL INCLINE

#10065649 — April 6, 2004 — APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER THE ENGINE HAS COOLED, WOULD NEED TO APPLY ADDITIONAL FORCE TO THE ACCELER...

#10048566 — December 3, 2003 — 1999 FORD EXPLORER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED HE/SHE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO ...

Recent Complaints for the 1999 FORD EXPLORER

#11553341 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — November 3, 2023 — Gas pedal bracket fell off the firewall of the vehicle.jamming up under the brake pedal almost caused and accident. I...

#11553341 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL — November 3, 2023 — Gas pedal bracket fell off the firewall of the vehicle.jamming up under the brake pedal almost caused and accident. I...

#11462156 — WHEELS — April 25, 2022 — Was driving under 20mph on my way home about 5 minutes away no warning no sounds nothing warned us that our tire was ...

#11458793 — POWER TRAIN — March 29, 2022 — The transmission stopped going in reverse for no apparent reason. All other gears work fine. There’s no lagging when ...

#11386554 — SERVICE BRAKES — January 5, 2021 — THEY FIX THE CABLE FOR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND IS SAID THEY SHOULD CHECK ABS MODULE AND FIX AS NECESSAR...