1999 Ford Expedition VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE I NHTSA S RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V388000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE HOME OF THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. CONSUMER CAME HOME, AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SHOWED NO INTEREST. *AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED TO 95 MPH. THE CONSUMER APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED AND WHAT TO DO TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BY ITSELF,SUDDENLY ACCELERATING. CONSUMER DROVE OUT OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH. CALLED THE TRIPLE AAA, TOWED TO GAS STATION. DEALER INSPECTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OFF FROM A STOP AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF LIKE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL. THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTED IN A CRASH, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *PH...*AK

ENGINE SPUTTERED WHILE AT A STOP, CONSUMER APPLIED MORE GAS TO KEEP VEHICLE RUNNING. ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE, IT HIT A GOUP OF TREES.(SPEED UNKNOWN) CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER BACK. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. TS

WHILE STILL IN PARK AND TRYING TO START UP VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD, CAUSING A LITTLE CRASH. *AK

WHILE ACCELERATING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE TIRES SLIPPED IN "SLUSH" (WET-SNOW). THEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE OR STOP ACCELERATION WHILE THE TIRES WERE SPINNING AND SLIDING IN THE "SLUSH". VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A MOVING VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO INJURIES TO REPORT. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AKTHE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. *NLM

VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING NOISE AND LURCHES UPON ACCELERATION UP HILLS. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE FIRST BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER IN 11/00. RECENTLY BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER THE DAY AFTER THE PROBLEM BECAME EVIDENT UPON ACCELERATION ON FLAT ROAD. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL STALL AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR LOSES POWER AND NERALY STALLS. ONCE WHEN ACCELERATING ON AN ON-RAMP THE CAR NEARLY STALLED AND ONCE WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR DID STALL. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM AND SEEMS UNWILLING TO TRY TOO HARD. THEY SAID THAT THEY SPOKE WITH FORD AND FORD SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE. AND IT HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 25 TIMES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED!*AK

UPON STARTUP OF MOTOR, WILL NOT IDLE OR WILL DIE COMPLETELY WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTION OR WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR WHEN MAKING A TURN, CAUSING MOTOR TO DIE AND LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE (BUTTERFLY) STICKING AND IT HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OF FRIENDS TRUCKS AS WELL. FIX IS NEW THROTTLE BODY PART @ $300., NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS AND WIDESPREAD AND SHOULD BE RETRO DONE UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY MANUFACTURER.*AK

I WAS GETTING READY TO BACK UP AND THROTTLE ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE. TRUCK PROCEEDED ABOUT 70 FEET BEFORE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD BOTH FEET ON BRAKE LEAVING SKID MARKS FROM FRONT TIRES ON PAVEMENT.

VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD 5 REPAIRS DONE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *YH

BACKED INTO A LIGHT POLE IN A PARKINGLOT. ENGINE STARTED TO "REV" WHILE STILL IN REVERSE. WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. AT THAT TIME, THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HITTING A CAR AND GOING THROUGH A STOREFRONT WALL. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME (PICTURES SHOW THE TIRE MARKS THE ENTIRE WAY). WHEELS CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER CAR WAS STOPPED BY DEBRI, BURNING HOLES IN THE CARPET OF THE STORE. HARD TO SAY WHAT THE CAUSE WAS AT THIS TIME. LAWYER REFERS TO IT AS "SUDDEN ACCELERATION SYNDROME" BUT THIS WAS RELATED TO HITTING THE POLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH , WENT TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN ,BUT THEY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. INSTEAD, VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV PASSED 5000 RPMS. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL . DEALER COULD DUPLICATE DEFECT. BUT REPLACED THROTTLE CONTROL MECHANISM , HOWEVER, COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL SOLVE DEFECT.*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT BROKE OFF, WHICH CAUSED THROTTLE TO REMAIN WIDE OPEN. *AK