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2020 FORD EXPLORER — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1756198 · 2021-07-08

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

FIRENo INJURIES0 DEATHS0 WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY HAVE A HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD WITH INCREASED RPM. USE OF REVERSE, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STOP AND SOUND AS IF YOU HIT SOMETHING. BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD.. THE ISSUE OCCURS FROM A STATIONARY CONDITION, IN DRIVEWAY OR PUBLIC PARKING AREAS, SO THIS CAUSES CONCERN THAT IT DID RESULT IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ISSUE CANNOT BE REPEATED ON DEMAND. IT IS ENTIRELY RANDOM AND EVERY DRIVE HAS TO BE APPROACHED WITH THE EXPECTANCY THAT THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE WITHOUT NORMAL BRAKES TO STOP. THERE ARE NO ALERTS TO TELL US WHY (OR WHICH SYSTEM) IS THE ISSUE. THIS HAS OCCURRED RANDOMLY SINCE LEASING THIS EXPLORER . FORD SERVICE SEEMS SURPRISED AND UNAWARE OF THIS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11423900
Machine
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