2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Start: 2003-05-07

crash · 406560 · 2003-05-07

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure: 31,076
Speed: 15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ACCELERATOR IN A FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC ENGAGED WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WERE UNABLE TO PREVENT THE CRASH - AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF THUS STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10018351
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown