NHTSA Complaint #703315 — 1998 FORD RANGER VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	703315
Vehicle	1998 FORD RANGER
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date Filed	February 15, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY IDLE AT A HIGH RPM. THIS WILL CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO TRAVEL AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AT AN IDLE SPEED. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND TAKING FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR TO BEGIN SLOWING, MY VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TRAVELING AT THE SAME SPEED. ALSO, AS I DOWNSHIFTED VEHICLE TO SLOWDOWN IN TRAFFIC,VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES REMAIN OR INCREASE IN SPEED THAT VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY TRAVELING. *AK

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