GTR-N1 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/658950...cruise-control/ yes i know it's a ford but would you risk using the cruise after this? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
defari Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 saw this on the news last night, apparently they are recalling it for an unrelated issue.. still pretty scary situation to be in.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4990056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZM.031 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 so thats who Tyler Durdan worked for... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4990128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad082 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 something seems a bit suss about this. you'd think that putting it into neutral would work. i'm guessing he didn't try pushing the brakes when/if he put it into neutral. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4990182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamhe77 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 something seems a bit suss about this. you'd think that putting it into neutral would work. i'm guessing he didn't try pushing the brakes when/if he put it into neutral. Yep. First thing I said when I heard it. Considering the news was saying that he went the length of Eastlink with the malfunction.... just sounds waaaay too sus to me. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4990205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TALBO Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 +1 to suss. Neutral + brakes and then down gears regardless of transmission type. The other thing that doesn't make sense to me is why the ignition could not be turned off. Anyone have any ideas why the ignition off wouldn't work? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4990213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_scuz Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 The Cruise control is turned off by the brake light switch behind the peddle. As most drivers don't service the vehicles enough or replace globes or check that vehicle indications are working. You may well find Ford will look at the car and find a faulty brake switch. Which is a servable part on most Fords. The driver in this case had obviously panic'd and has never had an advanced driving course for say when the accelerator becomes stuck open. Slame car to neutral, carress brakes, slight use of the hand brake to slow gradually to a stop. As he was on eastlink and the section near Wellinigton road is up hill the car should have been able to be slowed in this part of the tollway quickly. I believe the driver is 75% at fault in this instance. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4990217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
some_cs_student Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I think its great that he called Ford and got put on hold, then called the police. He also stopped by hitting the brakes extremely hard and using the handbrake at the end....why not at the start? Oh, and unsure about the neutral thing, there is another thread somewhere on this forum, same topic Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4991140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kujotk Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 +1 to suss. Neutral + brakes and then down gears regardless of transmission type. The other thing that doesn't make sense to me is why the ignition could not be turned off. Anyone have any ideas why the ignition off wouldn't work? allot of vehicles cannot be turned off unless the car is either at idle or in park gear for automatics. But the gears thing is obvious, the guys an idiot, he complained that the gear button wouldn't depress, but you dont need to press that button to throw it into neutral.... also did anybody notice that in the pics of the car after it had stopped there are no skid/tyre marks on the road????? for such high speeds and handbraking the explorer leaves no marks lol Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4991342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Chef Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I call either extreme stupidity or shenanigans Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4991699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
910trx Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 it took 40 kms and a pending crash to try and apply the handbrake and normal brakes at the same time... what the hell were they doing the rest of the time? chatting about fashion probably... Agree, complete and utter stupidity or an attempt of 15 mins of fame Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4991968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 nah, humanity can't be that hard up for attention? I mean next you'll be saying people put their kid in a runaway balloon for attention... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4992004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty nm35 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 The more electronics and cpu's control, the more chance of something failing with the driver unable to do anything about it. I am not happy with the electronic throttle already in my car, now I just want to rip it out "in case". Whats wrong with a cable and spring anyway? Surely more reliable than a stepper motor and some plastic gears. I will be interested to see the outcome of this if Ford don't silence everyone involved. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4992324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia GTR Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I call either extreme stupidity or shenanigans Yep Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4992395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[200] Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Probably went through a speed camera and thought up an elaborate plan to get himself out of a ticket... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4992617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter89 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 the explorer has the ability to lock the transmission however im not sure if it does it when cruise control is turned on. normally as soon as the brakes are touched, the cruise control goes off. so, with a heavy and powerful car with cruise control stuck on and no way to put it into neutral (assuming its auto), it would be hard to stop. however, not 30mins to stop. parents own a '04 V8 explorer. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4992759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TALBO Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Even assuming it's automatic why wouldn't it be able to be put into neutral? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4992940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kujotk Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Even assuming it's automatic why wouldn't it be able to be put into neutral? the ablility for any car made and imported by a major manufacturer in the last 15 years explains that an automatic transmission MUST be able to slide into neutral without haveing to press buttons or complicated sequences as explained by the ADR just for this reason. I'll be very surprised if this guy isn't on the news again for being a drop kick.... also worst come to worst, kick the gear lever if its stuck, the worst that will happen is you completely destroy all the teeth in a certain gear and the car will have no drive... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4992953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR-N1 Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 So do you think that perhaps the driver rang Ford before 0-0-0 to help later on, justify a previous complaint that wasn't being attended to??? lol Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4993021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
910trx Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 thank god he was using "hands free" on his phone while calling ford and 000 i call bullshit on this too Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/300364-ford-explorer-cause-to-recall/#findComment-4993367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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