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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V078000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 07/29/2002 to 10/30/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 155584 | 03/12/2007 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/06/2007 | 03/06/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Overheating could result in smoke, burn, or an underhood fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a fused wiring harness into the speed control system free of charge. the recall began on march 12, 2007. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. (note: also see recalls 05v017, 05v388, and 06v286) | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/02/2012 | 125000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. the contact stated that while traveling 70 mph, the accelerator pedal seized causing the vehicle to erroneously accelerate. the contact was able to slow the vehicle down and continued to his destination. the vehicle was not taken for inspection or repairs. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. the failure and current mileages were 125,000. kmj | |||
| 10/16/2012 | 270000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. the contact stated that according to the fire department the cruise control malfunctioned causing a short and the vehicle was completely burned. no injuries were reported. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who filed a complaint and stated that they would contact him at a later date. the vehicle was destroyed. the failure and current mileage was 270,000. pmb | |||
| 10/16/2012 | 270000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. the contact stated that according to the fire department the cruise control malfunctioned causing a short and the vehicle was completely burned. no injuries were reported. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who filed a complaint and stated that they would contact him at a later date. the vehicle was destroyed. the failure and current mileage was 270,000. pm | |||
| 11/18/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2003 ford f-150. claims adjuster sent correspondence on behalf of consumer who lost his vehicle due to a fire in which an investigation revealed was a direct result of what was believed to be the cruise deactivation switch *tgw | |||
| 02/18/2011 | 82400 | ||
| The vehicle began accelerating on its own (> 75 mph). cruise control was not on. the break was effective at mitigating increasing speed until the vehicle could be stopped safely on the side of hwy 85s. distance traveled with uncontrollable acceleration was approximately 2.5 miles. prior to stopping and turning the engine off, an attempt to put the engine in neutral while speeding was fruitless -- the engine raced to maximum rpm when put in neutral. for fear i would blow the engine, i put the transmission back into drive and continued tamping on my breaks to control my speed. heavy breaking was utilized once i was in safe place to pull off the road and turn off the engine. i attempted to re-start the engine multiple times, each time with the same result - - the engine red-lined at maximum rpms. i contacted aaa for roadside service. the truck was towed to a raleigh ford dealer. the ford dealer started the vehicle and the engine red-lined at maximum rpms. they turned the engine off and inspected the engine. they found a plastic cover for the throttle assembly had come loose and lodged itself in such a way as to put tension on the throttle cable/lever. a safety clip that holds the cover in place was missing. they re-secured the cover with a different type of safety connector, and then re-started the vehicle. the vehicle's engine was normal. the ford dealer representative indicated he had seen this before on a mustang, but not of f-150. the ford dealer representative tried to down-play the significance of the incident -- as if it was no big deal. they did not open a service work order to document the issue or repair. the told me there was no charge for the service. | |||
| 04/22/2010 | |||
| My son was driving home and the throttle stuck, the brakes did nothing. he had to throw the vehicle in park. | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 1 | ||
| 1.cruise control use. 2.occurs intermittantly while driving. 3. ford refused. my symptom, model, and year of vehicle is included on ford recall update of 6/26/08 as fire hazard but because my vin is not listed ford refuses even to examine my vehicle under the recall. http://www.ford.com/dynamic/metatags/article-detail/223_important_notice_voluntary_recall_update. *tr | |||
| 06/10/2005 | 12000 | 1 | 03/04/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while parked in his garage. the vehicle had been driven approximately 10 hours earlier. the insurance investigator was unable to determine where the fire originated or locate any defective parts that may have caused the failure. the engine compartment was damaged, however, the most extensive damage was on the driver side of the vehicle. ford was notified and refused to take responsibility for the fire. the powertrain was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 12,000. updated 3/5/08 *cn the consumer stated all 3 investigators stated the fire was a defect in the truck. fire dept and insurance report. updated 03/04/08 *tr | |||
| 08/05/2007 | 41600 | 1 | 03/01/2007 |
| Faulty cruise control on 2003 ford f150. situation: driving at steady state; press cruise-control 'on' switch; horn chirps; cruise control engages with-out pressing the 'set' button and begins to accelerate vehicle. brake pedal de-activation switch dis-engages cruise control only temporarily. cruise control re-activates on it's own when foot is removed from brake pedal, and begins to accelerate again. the 'off' switch on the steering wheel successfully disengages the cruise control. this problem first occurred ~march 2007, but was unable to duplicate at the dealer. problem re-surfaced on 8/5/07, and seems to be consistent now. no accident occurred, but the potential is there. no parts have been replaced at this point; no repair has been done. *jb | |||
| 05/30/2007 | 28980 | 1 | 04/17/2003 |
| On occasions when pressing brake petal, the engine will speed up wide open causing the back wheel to actually to spin the back tires while holding the break petal down hard! very dangerous!! first time this happen the truck was only a couple months old. i took the truck back to dealer, and they reprogrammed the computer. i have had several occasion of it happening again but not as serious until only recently! last time i took the truck back to the dealer, may 14, 2007, i left it with them for a week. i went back and picked up the truck, and the dealer said they could not find any the wrong. i took the truck and in one and one half week later the fast acceleration happen again!!! *tr see also odi 10205846 *dsy. | |||
| 08/19/2003 | 63893 | 1 | 07/29/2003 |
| While driving f-150 4x4, accelerator/throttle stuck and caused me to crash into an embankment and even after crash, was still stuck and kept trying to go wide open. *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 08/15/2007 | 85000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. while driving 35 mph, the accelerator pedal locked and the vehicle accelerated to 65 mph. the contact applied the brakes, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact injured her right foot in an attempt to release the locked accelerator pedal. the pedal unlocked itself after 10 minutes and made a pinging noise. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the failure mileage was 85,000. | |||
| 12/05/2005 | 50000 | 1 | 07/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated that while driving on dry freeway roads, the accelerator failed to respond when it was pressed. the engine revolutions per minute rose, but the vehicle speed did not go beyond 25 mph. the vehicle has been taken to a service dealer five times, each time with a different part being replaced to try to correct the problem. the dealer has not managed to correct this issue. | |||