Ford finds no fault with explorer!

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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/...rne-terror-car

Ford Australia says it has found nothing wrong with the four-wheel drive vehicle that was stuck in cruise control at 80km/h and took its driver on a terrifying drive for more than 50km.

Driver Chase Weir feared he was going to die when his 2002 Ford Explorer was stuck at high speed on the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne last December for 54km as police frantically waved other vehicles out of his way.

Mr Weir, 22, says he still doesn't know why his vehicle failed to stop and nearly killed him.

Ford Australia has been examining the Melbourne man's Explorer for the past week and says there is nothing wrong with it, although more investigations are to be carried out.

"We received access to Chase's vehicle last week and have not found anything wrong with it," Ford spokesperson Sinead McAlary told AAP.

Police mechanical experts in the force's major collision unit were also unable to come up with a solution after examining the car.

Ford on Monday also announced an extension of its recall of a range of vehicles, including the 2002 Explorer, but denies any link to Mr Weir's incident.

Ms McAlary said Monday's recall advertisement was a separate issue and an extension of the largest ever global recall for faulty cruise control devices that Ford made more than two years ago.

The fault relates to potential leakage of brake fluid that can cause the car to overheat and burn even when turned off.

Mr Weir said he was still confused by the incident but speculated it may have been related to brake fluid or mechanical work performed on the car in Brisbane.

"Ford also told me you are supposed to get brake fluid checked and changed every two years but no one told me that and it was not done when it was serviced," he told AAP.

Ford recalled 4.5 million Explorers worldwide owing to the cruise control fault in October. The problem has led the company to recall more than 14 million vehicles in the past decade, its largest ever recall