# 2002 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `555141` · 2005-09-20 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
## Narrative
DT: CONTACT'S WIFE ON  STATES ON 9-17-05  WAS DRIVING THE 2002 FORD EXPLORER AND SHE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A HILL.  SHE TOOK  FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKES AND THE CAR SURGED VERY HIGH AND LUNGED  FORWARD, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION.   THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT'S WIFE  DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.   THE DEALER DID NOT THINK THIS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS KIND. THE CONTACT  REPORTED OF  HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT.  *AK.
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