2011 Ford Explorer Vehicle speed control Problems

“I was turning out of my alley and the car had no power. When I tried to accelerate nothing happened. I had an orange warning light with a wrench come on the dashboard. I turned the car off and then back on and there was no warning light and no issue with the acceleration. Dealership couldn't find a problem but this issue is all over the internet and there is a recall for it but not for my VIN number or year.”

“After a rapid acceleration in order to get to toll speeds (65mph) the vehicle started to produce a burnt smell. Thought it could be new vehicle stuff but right know its 30,000 miles and every time I go over 4000 RPM on a rapid acceleration it gives me the odor, plus the vehicle losses power on the hills. Disappointing when you pay over 40,000 for a new luxury SUV.”

“I have experience twice the same problem with the throttle of this vehicle. I change the part about 7 months ago and had to replace it again last week. The vehicle just decreases speed suddenly to about 5 miles per hour and a light come on the dash with a wrench. This has happen twice already and it can cause a serious accident if driving at a highway. I was driving on a highway and luckly I was on the inner side and could pull over but if it had happen on the outter lanes this could have cause a serious accident.”

“My wife, and three children were driving at freeway speed with the cruise control set. The power steering failed and the warning lights came on. The controls on the steering wheel locked out and she could not cancel the cruise control. The loss of power steering made it difficult for her to get pulled over. She tried to call me for help but no functions of the sync system worked. She pulled over and waited for me. I restarted the car and the steering was reset. I drove it to the dealership. Today is sunday so I will arrive there tomorrow and have it evaluated. …”

“I began experiencing problems with the steering wheel mounted controls while driving, which were intermittent. First, the volume button failed and then cruise control functions failed. The cruise control would sometimes cancel on its own, causing a sudden unexplained loss of speed while I thought it was engaged. The resume and cancel button functions also swapped. Resume would cancel the cruise control and cancel would resume cruise. I only figured this out after pressing cancel while in cruise control to slow the car for traffic ahead of me and it did not respond or slow the car. …”