Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 108000 | ||
| When vehicle started in neutral, it was put in reverse and throttle went to floor without anyone touching it, vehicle took off in reverse , front wheel hit building bending axle and other components this happened about 30 days priorer without any damage | |||
| 02/11/2005 | 91649 | 1 | 09/12/2002 |
| The consumer was pulling out of a driveway when all of a sudden he experienced sudden acceleration, and crashed into two other vehicles and a brick wall. *ak *nm *sc *jb | |||
| 07/01/1998 | 8 | 06/01/1992 | |
| In two occurrences while cruise control was activated and tapped on brake pedal, vehicle kept accelerating at a higher speed, which may have caused an accident. cruise control problems occur when both the abs and parking light illuminate. dealer could not determine the problem. *ak *ml | |||
| 06/15/1992 | 3 | 04/13/1992 | |
| When releasing gas pedal, engine does not slow down, continues to run fast, causing lurching and jerking; caused an accident, vehicle hit post. *ak vehicle has been in for service approximately 20 times and problem still exists. turn signals cancel pretmaturely, if the steering wheel is turned a few degrees when the signals are activated, the signals cancel. *slc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 06/06/2006 | 125 | 1 | |
| My 1992 ford ranger spontaneously combusted on the morning of june 6, 2006. the cruise control went out unexpectedly and wouldn't start. i left it overnight and received a phone call from the police at 5 a.m in the morning saying my truck was on fire. apparently it had caught fire (while it was off) and completely totaled the entire vehicle, leaving me at a complete loss (insurance did not cover this type of claim). being a 19 year old in college this came as a complete nightmare financially. ford has refused to do anything about it. i will never drive a ford again. vehicle was towed to a nearby junkyard, where the brand new 1,000 clutch and new tires were removed and sold for someone else's profit. i got nothing. *nm | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 11/11/1999 | 0 | 09/30/1991 | |
| Consumer started the automobile and immediately it took off, going through his yard and then into his neighbor's yard. vehicle finally came to a stop when it hit a pole. no injuries. the steering wheel was in a locked position all of the time. *ak *yc | |||
| 07/01/1998 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle failed to decelerate when cruise control was engaged, driver depressed the brake pedal instead the vehicle accelerated. | |||