Runaway Ford Explorer - No mechanical faults

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Originally Posted by JC

2. You drop 15km/h in speed (ie going up a steepish hill towing a 1.6 tonne boat - the hill on the Hume at Pheasant's Nest is enough to make this happen)
3. You turn the key to the Acc or Off position

For those wondering about fuses in the Explorer - they are not accessible from the drivers seated position. The fuses reside in the engine bay, with a further set above the accelerator with access under the dash (you have to lie on the floor to get to them).

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Any car towing a 1.6 tonne boat going up a hill is going to slow down

So your saying that putting your keys in the Off position doesnt lock the steering -

Exactly where the guy who shorted out the fuses in the USA - the set that resides in the engine bay.

He stated that the issues are related to all of the electrical items that are in the engine bays - they reach a failure point when they have been put under things like extreme heats, getting wet etc - all electrical things have a failure point