2000 Ford Explorer VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE IDLE AIR CONTROL. *AK. THE CONSUMER STATED EVERYTIME HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER FOUND THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE STUCK. *JB

CRUISE CONTROL STUCK - DEALER TREATING AS RECALL PER FORD RECALL #99S09 DEALING WITH STICKING CRUISE CONTROL. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT RELEASE THROTTLE (BRAKES OR OFF SWITCH FOR CRUISE CONTROL) - VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL, STOPPED AND THEN ENGINE STOPPED. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL DESIGN ERROR. THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO NEEDS TO RELINQUISH CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THROTTLE ONCE BRAKES OR OFF SWITCH ENGAGED. IT SEEMS TO BE A RE-OCCURENCE OF THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM OR AN EXTENSION OF THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM. VEHICLE BUILD DATE WAS 12/06/00, PER DEALER.*AK

CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING WITH SPEED CONTROL ON SPEED CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE CAUSE CONSUMER APPLIES FORCE TO BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 63 MPH THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED. *YH

SPEED CONTROL SET AT 67 MPH. WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKE TAPPED. HIT "OFF" BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES AND APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL. ENGINE RACED TO 4000 RPM, ABS ENGAGED, VEHICLE SLOWED TO 55 MPH AND SPEED CONTROL DISENGAGED. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. DT

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 55MPH, AND AFTER TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES TO REMOVE CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 70MPH ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND IS WAITING FOR PART WHICH IS NOT IN STOCK.*AK *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. VEHICLE AT THE DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

TROUBLE STARTING. HAD TO REPLACE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 60 MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT COMMAND FROM 60 TO 85 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES,AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. APPLIED ON OFF BUTTON, BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK, HIT EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. *AK

WHILE DRVING AT 10 MPH, CONSUMER ACCIDENTLY ACTIVATED THE RESUME CRUISE CONTROL WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY ON, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TOOK FEET OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAR SPEEDED UP TO ABOUT 95MPH, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK CONSUMER HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES TO TRY AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING FULL THROTTLE PULLING THE VEHICLE THRU THE BRAKING EFFORT. CONSUMER DIALED 911 FOR HELP. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO AID IN THE SLOWING OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO WIND OUT AT FULL FORCE. THE VEHICLES MOMENTUM PULLED CONSUMER THROUGH A RED LIGHT TO A SMOKING STOP. CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED THE TAPE AS EVIDENCE. *JG

WHILE TRAVELING RPMS WENT WAY UP TO NUMBER SIX. APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE WAS STILL GOING. SHE COULD STOP ITBY TURNING VEHICLE OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK AND THEN IMMEDIATELY DIE. IN ORDER TO KEEP IT RUNNING YOU WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE THE RPMS TO ABOVE 1500. YOU WOULD HAVE TO HOLD DOWN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATE AT THE SAME TIME TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP SINCE FORD CLAIMED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. AFTER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS 99% SURE IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC IDLE CONTROLLER BECAUSE HE HAD REPLACED SEVERAL OF THEM ON EXPLORERS WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF HOW TO OVER COME THE SITUATION IN A TIME OF CRISIS. I BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJUED OR POSSIBLE KILLED. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $175.00, HOWEVER I SPENT ANOTHER $100.00 CHANGING FILTERS AND CLEANING INJECTORS THINKING IT WAS A FUEL PROBLEM.*AK

IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE FAILURES ON FORD EXPLORERS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRANK, START, THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MAINTAIN IDLE. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING IS TO CONTINUE TO APPLY THROTTLE. THIS IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS IF PERFORMED WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (I.E. AUDI 5000) CAN RESULT. MANY EXPLORER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. LOCAL FORD DEALER CHARGES $200 TO REPLACE THE VALVE.*AK

I NOTICED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE ARE 7 COMPLAINTS ABOUT STALLING. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE I.A.C. VALVE. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED ON ME WAS AT 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE DEALER STATED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. BUT, THIS COULD BECOME A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

VEHICLE IDLES ROUGHLY. MANUFACTURE WARRANTY RECALLS HAVE NOT IMPROVED. DIFFERENT TYPES/GRADES OF GASOLINE HAVE NOT IMPROVED. VARIOUS DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS UNABLE TO LOCATE/FIX PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE HAS ROUGH IDLE ALMOST TO THE POINT OF STALLING. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT REPAIR. FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING. *AK

THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE STUCK AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *MJS

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAYAND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPEED UP AND DANCED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. SHE TOOK FEET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND LET IT SLOW DOWN ON IT'S OWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A DRY STRAIGHT ROAD, ACCELERATOR LEFT OFF AND SWERVED TERRIBLY AND UNABLE TO CONTROL. HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY !!!

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP VEHICLE WAS SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER GAINING CONTROL THE BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPEED OUT OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK WHEN APPLYING FUEL. THIS PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS AFTER STOPPING FOR A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK