# 2015 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1625892` · 2019-12-04 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 56,391
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD WITH A MEDIAN (NOT HIGHWAY).  I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE PASSING 2 OTHER VEHICLES WHEN MY EXPLORER BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT STOP.  THE ROAD WAS WET AND AS I BEGAN STOMPING ON AND OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO  TRY AND RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HYDRO PLANE.  I WENT ACROSS THE RIGHT LANE AND HIT THE CURB, WHICH PRETTY MUCH RIPPED OUT THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE.  ONCE I LEFT THE ROADWAY AND COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL UNTIL I COULD GET THE CAR STOPPED.  ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO THE REST I TRIED AGAIN TO STOMP ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET IT TO STOP ACCELERATING BUT HAD NO RESPONSE.  THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE KEY.
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