NHTSA Complaint #10883462 — 2016 FORD EXPLORER

THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES OVER TWO DAYS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN A WRENCH LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE STOPPED RESPONDING. IF I LET OFF THE BREAK THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE AT APPROXIMATELY 5MPH SO I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROADWAY. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY OFFICE WHERE I LEFT IT PARKED UNTIL AFTER LUNCH. WHEN I CRANKED UP THE VEHICLE AFTER LUNCH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY TEN MORE MILES I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN ONCOMING TRUCK. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A WHILE I CRANKED IT AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. I MADE IT HOME WITH NO ISSUE AND THE NEXT MORNING I LEFT HOME HEADING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DROP THE VEHICLE OFF. AS I WAS TURNING LEFT ON TO A SIDE STREET THE VEHICLE AGAIN STALLED AND AGAIN I WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND AFTER THAT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT AN ISSUE. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE I WAS OPERATING IS AN UNDERCOVER POLICE VEHICLE AND ONLY HAS 9,000 MILES ON IT. HAD I BEEN RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY AT A HIGH SPEED I FEAR THAT EITHER I OR ANOTHER MOTORIST COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED.