2001 Ford Explorer cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 36 complaints for the 2001 Ford Explorer, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 6 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
On wednesday january 2, 2008 a rollover accident occured on my wifes 2001 ford explorer. She was driving home when she set her cruise control to 60 MPH. When she hit her brakes to release the cruise control and slow down, the vehicle did not slow down and her cruise control did not release. She was able to get the vehicle slowed down to approximately 40 MPH when she came to a t in the road. She was unable to make the turn and the vehicle rolled over with her and 2 young children in the vehicle.
Tl* - the contact stated that while his 2001 ford explorer was parked in the driveway, the vehicle caught on fire underneath the hood. The fire damaged the entire front end of the vehicle, the electrical wiring, piping and anything that was concerning plastic melted in the vehicle. The fire dpeartment stated that this falure was common with ford explorer, that the cruise control switch would get stuck and catch on fire. Contact can provide incident report and pictures. Jrb
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford Explorer
- Tires 67 complaints
- Suspension 45 complaints
- Engine 43 complaints
- Brakes 37 complaints
- Body & structure 33 complaints
- Electrical system 29 complaints
- Air bags 28 complaints
- Seats 25 complaints