Investigations

NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL
EA05005FORD MOTOR COMPANY03/22/200508/02/2006ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES08V025000
 Ea05-005 is closed with ford
EA05005FORD MOTOR COMPANY03/22/200508/02/2006ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES07V078000
 Ea05-005 is closed with ford
EA05005FORD MOTOR COMPANY03/22/200508/02/2006ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES05V388000
 Ea05-005 is closed with ford
EA05005FORD MOTOR COMPANY03/22/200508/02/2006ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES07V347000
 Ea05-005 is closed with ford
EA05005FORD MOTOR COMPANY03/22/200508/02/2006ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES07V336000
 Ea05-005 is closed with ford
EA05005FORD MOTOR COMPANY03/22/200508/02/2006ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES06V286000
 Ea05-005 is closed with ford
EA05005FORD MOTOR COMPANY03/22/200508/02/2006ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES07V488000
 Ea05-005 is closed with ford

Consumer Complaints

Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
05/07/20081080001
 Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford e150. the contact received a ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in december of 2007. he called the dealer and was informed that the parts for the recall repair were unavailable. on may 7, 2008, his vehicle caught fire and burned the wiring harness fuse. as a result, the vehicle is stuck in the park position. the dealer stated that because the harness was already melted, they would not assume any financial liability, nor would they attempt to repair the vehicle. the contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. the failure and current mileages were 108,000. updated 5/30/08 *cn
09/30/2005202/07/2005
 Dt: the contact owns a 1994 ford e-150 conversion van. when she started to use the cruise control it would not work. about a month after the cruise control stopped working the instrument panel failed. the vehicle would not go into gear, the odometer stopped working, and the overdrive light kept flashing on and off. upon inspection by a local service dealer it was determined that it was the same problem that affected the ford vehicles that were under recall for vehicle speed control. the dealership said that there was a fuse blown , causing the instrument panel not work. this was caused by brake fluid leaking onto the cruise control switch and the cruise control servo. the manufacturer stated since the vehicle was not included in the recall that the contact would have to cover the cost of the repairs. for future reference she would need to keep the receipts for the repairs in case there was a recall for this vehicle and she wanted to seek reimbursement. *ak updated 01/11/06. *jb
11/23/2004210000102/10/1998
 1)normal operation, 2)throttle stuck in open position. brake would not stop vehicle. placed in neutral just in time to avoid entering busy intersection. 3)no parts replaced. waiting for weather to warm. did manually operate throttle at throttle body and throttle sticks in open position suggesting that it is not a cable problem. *ak
03/18/199907/01/1994
 Multiple systems failures; currently abs light stays on, air bag light flashes, fuel smell, sloppy steering, front suspension noises, power door locks inoperative, cruise control inoperative, horn inoperative. *ak
110/15/1998
 Vehicle experienced sudden and unwanted acceleration while using the cruise control, the cruise control would not disengage properly. *mjs
08/16/199810008/01/1994
 Abs brakes - abs lights comes on and stays on. / speed control - stopped working at same time that horn stopped working. steering column problem??
 Upon traveling 40 mph, coming off the interstate and reducing speed vehicle suddly accelerated. consumer foot was depressed on the brake pedal, and vehicle continued to maneuver.consumer then removed key from ignition in order to stop the vehicle. dealer has yet to replace any parts. please provide any further details. *ak
1
 Cruise control failed.
12/14/199806/01/1996
 Vehicle idles too fast, must be placed in neutral prior to stopping. dealer says that tsb from ford states the problem is in the computer and cannot be solved. *ak *ml
101/01/1995
 Cruise control failed.
05/08/1998102/04/1998
 While driving at 65 mph, cruise control became stuck in the acceleration mode and would not slow down and vehicle accelerated up to 85 mph. jammed brakes, pulled vehicle off the highway, put it in neutral and stopped the vehicle.
 Rpms are high with truck running @ 30 mph. dealers aware and adjusted without driving. high rpms still exsist. please describe details. tt
01/12/19943
 Has had problem with sudden acceleration since december of last year. tt
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL
05/07/2007110009
 Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford e150. the contact received a ford recall notice in august of 2007 for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. the parts were unavailable for the recall repair. while parked in the garage, the vehicle caught fire. after the contact extinguished the fire, the vehicle would not move out of the park position. the dealer stated that he would have to first install a fuse to move the vehicle out of park before bringing it to the dealer for repair. after he installed the fuse and took the vehicle to the dealer, they refused to make the repair. the manufacturer referred him to his state's attorney general office. the recall number was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 110,009.
05/07/20081080001
 Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford e150. the contact received a ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in december of 2007. he called the dealer and was informed that the parts for the recall repair were unavailable. on may 7, 2008, his vehicle caught fire and burned the wiring harness fuse. as a result, the vehicle is stuck in the park position. the dealer stated that because the harness was already melted, they would not assume any financial liability, nor would they attempt to repair the vehicle. the contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. the failure and current mileages were 108,000. updated 5/30/08 *cn
09/12/2005107/09/1996
 On september 12, 2005 while the family was away from home, our 1994 ford e 150(econoline) van spontaneously started on fire. the vehicle was parked and not running as we were not home. upon return and following communication with the fire department and witnesses, the vehicle started smoking and then burst into flames with no one near the vehicle. the hood and engine area were a mass of melted wires and plastic. the focus of damage was on the driver side of the engine. we were told by a neighbor at that time about a recall ford was suppose to have on their vehicles. after looking up the cruise control recall and comparing pictures, the burn evidence appears to be the same. the vehicle is totaled. i would like to hear from the ford company as they only recalled the vehicles that the media was aware of and not the other vehicles with the same faulty equipment. (recalled f 150 not e 150 with same cruise control that remains hot even when the engine is off and vehicle is parked over night.)
08/05/2005130020111/21/2003
 Underhood fire starting in the cruise control switch on the master cylinder, which i saved for investigation. i happened to be outside, saw the smoke and flames and was able to extinguish it before major destruction occurred. the flames were coming from that switch. *nm
09/17/200482000109/15/2004
 1994 ford e150 has problems with battery equipment. *mr there was a series of dead battery incidents. while connecting a new battery with the key out of the ignition, a considerable spark occurred at the battery terminal followed by a plume of smoke which emitted from the speed control switch assembly. *sc

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