# 2005 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `854848` · 2011-05-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON THE THIRD INSTANCE OF THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
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