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2002 Ford Expedition vehicle speed control problems

58 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2002 Ford Expedition17% of all complaints for this model year.

58
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
17%
share of all complaints
63,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 25
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Cruise control deactivation switch. I was getting in my truck on my way to work in the early morning. as I walked by the hood I could smell what seemed like burning wire, so I opened the hood & right as I got it all the way up flames started shooting up. I put the fire out and had to wait to call…

    filed Jul 20, 2024

  • The contact's fiancée owns a 2002 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that there was smoke coming from the driver's side front end of the vehicle. The contact stated that while his fiancée was attempting to drive the vehicle the following day, the brake pedal was depressed but was firm, requiring…

    filed Jun 6, 2024

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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.