| Issue ID | 552739 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10130077 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 01/05/04 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Dt: last year owner began having problems. The first time while driving at 35 mph owner took foot off accelerator and put it on the brake, and the vehicle surged forward like it wanted to go 70 mph. Then , a week ago, owner's wife was backing out of the driveway and she left skid marks because the vehicle accelerated and she tried to stop. Owner took vehicle to dealer last year. The first time the salesman called ford, and they couldn't advise what was causing problem. On april 14, 2005 dealership replaced the throttle body, but this didn't help. Then yesterday the service manager called ford, and talked to engineer, and engineer claimed that people were accidentally pushing brake pedal and accelerator pedal at the same time. In the last four years, owner purchased four new fords, and none had the accelerator problem. This problem happened sometimes less than once a month, then, it might happen several times in one week. There was no warning when this happened. Owner was not aware of results of diagnostics on the vehicle. Owner was driving the vehicle in an unsafe condition. Owner didn't have dealer's address information.*ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | BATTLECREEK , MI |
| VIN pattern | 1FTRF12W84NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 24/04/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
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| Type of child seat code | |
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| Dealer's name | BOSHER FORD |
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