Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| EA91031 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/26/1991 | 11/01/1991 | FUEL EXPULSION | 91V146000 | |
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/02/1991 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle intermittently stalls at 40-50 mph, numerous repairs, replacing egr valve, cleaning fuel injectors, replacing ignition module, did not remedy the problem. *ak consumer states that the clutch is noisy. dealer replaced throw-out bearing. consumer states serpentine belt is noisy. dealer replaced belt. *tt | |||
| 1 | 03/01/1989 | ||
| Started vehicle. engine went into fast running speed with starter running also. could not stop the engine from running. turned the ignition switch off and nothing happened. engine keep running at high speed. a very terrifying experience. put clutch in all the way and stepped on the brake. it stopped. then when i released the clutch with the key off the starter started up again by itself. the engine again running at a high rate of speed. i did this 3 more times for a total of 4. i then smelled raw gas. it finially stopped. i called purvis ford in fredericksburg. the service manager had no idea what it was. i called a wrecker company and the truck was sent to the repair shop where i do business. | |||
| 02/27/1999 | |||
| When driving at 55mph consumer put cruise control on at 55 mph and vehicle accelerated at high speed. consumer had to put both feet on the brakes, and vehicle wouldn't stop. then consumer put the vehicle into neutral, and vehicle still wouldn't stop. consumer had to turn vehicle off in order to stop. *ak | |||
| Many near misses/cuts off due to acceleration of engine while in gear. nearly impossible to drive at low speeds and in icy conditions. *ak | |||
| 09/23/1997 | 03/01/1989 | ||
| Vehicle accelerated out of control, vehicle subsequently plunged into a ditch and rolled over. both mother and brother sustained injuries. in addition, vehicle was totaled. | |||
| 09/23/1997 | 1 | 03/01/1989 | |
| Vehicle suddenly accelerated out of control; brakes were applied to no avail. the vehicle went off the road into a steep ditch wher it rolled and was completely destroyed. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Cruise control failed. | |||
| 12/02/1996 | 1 | 03/07/1989 | |
| Throttle idles to high, causing sudden acceleration. | |||
| 1 | 07/01/1995 | ||
| Throttle position sensor failed, causing engine to surge or stall. | |||
| 11/14/1996 | 30 | 06/23/1989 | |
| Cruise control fails to disengage. | |||
| 11/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Upon engagement of cruise control, accelerator sticks, causing sudden acceleration. *tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 01/01/1994 | 2 | ||
| Acclerator cable broke while driving, could move vehicle. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 03/15/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1997 | |
| Back in late march'01 i lost my turn signals/ back brake lights,and when i would put on my brakes, the instrument panel would light up and outside marker lights would come on.then in march '01 i kept blowing fuses for my turn signals,lost brake lights,turn signal on driverside rear wont work and then smoke came out of my steering column, and now dont have cruise control. never received recall notice .somebody told me to check to see about a recall,they had heard about thank you for your time . hope we can resolve problem. steve. *ak | |||