1999 Ford Explorer Sport vehicle speed control problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1999 Ford Explorer Sport — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer sport. The contact received a safety recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). In august of 2007, she called her local ford dealer and they have stated since that time that the parts were unavailable. The dealer has not…”
filed Oct 4, 2007
“I have a 1999 ford explore. The problem that I had was when I was driving up a hill going below the speed limit while not using the speed control my ford explore just started to accelerate at high speeds by it's self. I could not slow it down. I thought that it could have been the speed control but…”
filed Sep 27, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Explorer Sport years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Explorer Sport | 4 | 6% |
| 2002 Explorer Sport | 7 | 5% |
| 2001 Explorer Sport | 14 | 7% |
| 2000 Explorer Sport | 9 | 13% |
| 1998 Explorer Sport | 12 | 10% |
| 1997 Explorer Sport | 1 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Ford Explorer Sport
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.