2010 Ford Explorer vehicle speed control problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2010 Ford Explorer — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have been noticing that when I am on the higjway driving it feels like there is a increase of acceleration when I am going speeds of 55 mph - 60mph. Even when I have tapped the brake, there is still a little increase of speed. On august 12, 2015 at approxiamtely 5:30pm, was driving at speeds of…”
filed Aug 13, 2015
“Bought car from bates ford in lebanon, tn new. Within the first 1500 mile I experienced at least one incident where I tried to stop but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The car has about 36000 miles now and both my wife and I have had numerous incidents of this the last resulted in a traffic…”
filed Jun 29, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Explorer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Explorer | 1 | 5% |
| 2025 Explorer | 6 | 7% |
| 2023 Explorer | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 Explorer | 6 | 2% |
| 2021 Explorer | 14 | 3% |
| 2020 Explorer | 29 | 2% |
| 2018 Explorer | 9 | 1% |
| 2017 Explorer | 21 | 1% |
| 2016 Explorer | 76 | 3% |
| 2015 Explorer | 16 | 1% |
| 2014 Explorer | 29 | 2% |
| 2013 Explorer | 38 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2010 Ford Explorer
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.