TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BIGFOOT E-450 FORD CHASSEY AND MOTOR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH UP A STEEP HILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE THEN DOWNSHIFTED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO BECOME STUCK AND ACCELERATED TO HIGHER SPEEDS IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT IT FAILED TO WORK. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD UNLOCK THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BY THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING DISCONNECTED UPON THE OWNERS REQUEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF UPDATED 2/9/2012 *CN
2003 Bigfoot E-450
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 5, 201132,000 milesWA
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.