NHTSA Complaint #11073078 — 2015 FORD EXPLORER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. AFTER THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTION. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MARSHAL MIZE FORD (5348 HIGHWAY 153, HIXSON, TENNESSEE 37343, PHONE 888-633-5038). THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.