Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V336000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 04/22/1991 to 08/31/1993 | V (Vehicle) | 3600000 | 08/13/2007 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/03/2007 | 08/03/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in an underhood fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected as an interim repair. as soon as repair parts are available (expected october 2007), owners will be instructed to return to the dealers for installation of a fused wiring harness. the recall began on august 13, 2007, and mailing completed by september 19, 2007. owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford recall no. 05s28.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration;s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V051000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 09/03/1991 to 09/15/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 225000 | 02/18/2008 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 02/04/2008 | 02/04/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Ford is recalling 225,000 my 1992-2003 econoline, my 1993-1995 taurus sho, my 1992-1998 crown victoria, my 1993 bronco, f-series, my 1995-1997 f-series super duty stripped chassis, my 1992-1998 mercury grand marquis, and my 1992-1995 lincoln town car vehicles. the affected vehicles were previously repaired using a wiring harness that is not compatible with the vehicle circuit polarity. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | As a result, the fuse is located in the output circuit rather than in the intended input power feed circuit, and may not offer the intended protection in the event of an electrical short to ground. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a new wiring harness, or replace the mating electrical component. the recall began on february 18, 2008. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford recall no. 08s01.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/02/2009 | 127000 | 1 | |
| Brake lights and hazard lights went out. mechanic found burnt out switch in steering column for hazard light. system. replaced. (friday may 1, 09) saturday afternoon 5-02-09 van sitting in drive, had not been driven since prior day, a burst of smoke and some flames came out from under the hood. then it stopped. called dealer first thing monday morning 5-04 to see if could bring in for recalled wiring harness and cc switch to be replaced. when got there brake and abs light on dash also came on. dealer supposedly has replaced the defected parts and lights on dash went out. ( may 4, 09.) i had contacted the dealer repeatedly in the past few years about this recall and was put off each time with no parts, too busy, when asked if they could simply disconnect the unit, i was told no. not until i had a fire did they offer to get her in and replace the parts. and then they said they may not replace both, only the harness, which i was never notified about in the recall. only the switch. 1992 ford e150 econoline van they would not give me the old parts said they had to send back to the company. i hope this solves the problem i do not know yet but they refuse to handle anything else only the recalled items. *tr | |||
| 09/14/2007 | 1 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1992 ford e150. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) and ford recall number 05s28. she notified the dealer and ford motor company on numerous occasions; however, the parts are still unavailable. the contact was unsure if the deactivation switch had been disconnected. while driving at an unknown speed, the cruise control would not release, causing the contact to crash into a campground. she suffered a stroke due to the crash. ford motor company has not offered any assistance. the purchase date, powertrain, and failure mileage were unknown. the current mileage was 100,000. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 1992 ford e-150 was refused recall repair. customer states that the dealer refused to do the recall repair on there vehicle. customer states the recall is serious, if it is not fixed it could result in a underhood fire. *kb recall # 07v336000. *jb | |||
| 05/20/2004 | 2 | ||
| While pulling, into a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the driver had both feet on the brake pedal. the vehicle continue to accelerated. the driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle. the driver would contact a dealer with in the week. please fill in additional information. | |||
| 01/24/1996 | 1 | 08/01/1993 | |
| Driving vehicle with cruise control, vehicle went into the open throttle position, cruise control would not disengage to stop vehicle, turned ignition off. *ak | |||
| 03/09/1995 | 1 | ||
| Cruise control failed due to wirres around brake switch connection had been rubbing against rear a/c freon lines. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 08/26/2007 | 0 | 10/12/1995 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1992 ford e150. the contact received a recall notice for ford recall number 05s28, which related to the vehicle speed control: cruise control. the parts for the recall repair are unavailable. the speed control has not been disconnected. there had been no failure to date. the recall number was unknown. the current mileage was 141,000. | |||
| 10/05/2003 | 58800 | 2 | 05/15/1992 |
| Vehicle cruise control stays on when it should shut off. *la | |||