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 - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V108000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 03/19/2002 to 04/01/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 19140 | 04/26/2006 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 04/07/2006 | 04/07/2006 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain mustang cobra passenger vehicles, the rear surface of the accelerator pedal may come into contact with floor carpeting during heavy throttle application. the unique surface profile of the accelerator pedal may catch in the cutout on the floor carpeting behind the accelerator pedal. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could interfere with the pedal's ability to return to an idle position. unexpected, continued throttle application and/or increased stopping distances may occur which could result in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a shield over the cutout in the carpet behind the accelerator pedal. the recall began on april 26, 2006. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford recall no. 06s43.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. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||
| EA05014 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/13/2005 | 04/10/2006 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERFERENCE | 06V108000 | |
| On april 3, 2006, ford motor company submitted a defect information report to nhtsa concerning a defect condition that could result in interference between the accelerator pedal and floor carpeting in approximately 19,140 model year 2003 and 2004 mustang cobra vehicles (ford recall no. 06s43/nhtsa recall 06v-108, copy attached).ford will recall the vehicles to install a shield beneath the accelerator pedal to prevent the pivot pin on the rear surface of the pedal from coming into contact with the floor carpeting during heavy throttle application.in those vehicles where the floor carpeting does not fit flush with the sheet metal, the unique rear surface profile of the mustang cobra pedal may allow the pivot pin of the pedal to catch in the cutout on the floor carpeting behind the pedal, interfering with the pedal's ability to return; the result of which could be unexpected, continued throttle application.during the engineering analysis stage of the investigation, odi also examined the possiblity of the same phenomena occuring in non-cobra mustangs.however, the different design of the accelerator pedals on the non-cobra mustangs results in significant differences in the potential contact between the accelerator pedal and the carpeting, with the base of the pedal pad acting to force the carpet away from the pivot pin.this engineering analysis has been closed. | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||
| PE05038 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/07/2005 | 09/13/2005 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERFERENCE | ||
| Pe05-038 was opened on july 7, 2005, with 11 consumer complaints to odi alleging incidents of throttle sticking due to accelerator pedal interference with the carpet.odi has received an additional 24 complaints since the pe was opened.during pe05-038, ford supplied complaint and warranty information regarding 86 additional incidents of accelerator pedal interference in model year 2003 to 2004 mustang cobra vehicles.eighty-five of these had concerns of accelerator pedal sticking, 70 of which were analyzed as being related to carpet interference.odi is continuing its analysis of the causal factors in the remaining 15 incidents.this preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis. | ||||||
| EA05014 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/13/2005 | 04/10/2006 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERFERENCE | 06V108000 | |
| On april 3, 2006, ford motor company submitted a defect information report to nhtsa concerning a defect condition that could result in interference between the accelerator pedal and floor carpeting in approximately 19,140 model year 2003 and 2004 mustang cobra vehicles (ford recall no. 06s43/nhtsa recall 06v-108, copy attached).ford will recall the vehicles to install a shield beneath the accelerator pedal to prevent the pivot pin on the rear surface of the pedal from coming into contact with the floor carpeting during heavy throttle application.in those vehicles where the floor carpeting does not fit flush with the sheet metal, the unique rear surface profile of the mustang cobra pedal may allow the pivot pin of the pedal to catch in the cutout on the floor carpeting behind the pedal, interfering with the pedal's ability to return; the result of which could be unexpected, continued throttle application.during the engineering analysis stage of the investigation, odi also examined the possiblity of the same phenomena occuring in non-cobra mustangs.however, the different design of the accelerator pedals on the non-cobra mustangs results in significant differences in the potential contact between the accelerator pedal and the carpeting, with the base of the pedal pad acting to force the carpet away from the pivot pin.this engineering analysis has been closed. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/08/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2004 ford mustang. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds and engaging the accelerator pedal, the pedal would become stuck. as a result, there was an increase in engine rpms.the contact mentioned that she would have to kick at the pedal or engage the brakes in order to release the accelerator from being stuck. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. kmj | |||
| 11/08/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2004 ford mustang. the contact stated that while driving at various speed engaging the accelerator pedal it would stick as a result there was an increase on engine rpms.the contact mentioned that she would have to kick it or engaged the brakes in order to release the accelerator. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. pm | |||
| 07/11/2005 | 29000 | 1 | 07/01/2005 |
| Dt: the carpet above the gas pedal gets caught in the gas pedal. it folds back toward the gas pedal. he is going to call a dealer to see if they will correct the problem. his car is still under warranty. *ak | |||
| 07/02/2005 | 10500 | 1 | 08/10/2004 |
| Dt: the accelerator became stuck on the consumers 2004 mustang svt cobra while driving at a low speed. when the consumer applied the brakes and tried placing the vehicle in neutral, the throttle was wide open and the engine revved up. the consumer simply turned off the engine and pulled over. the consumer had to manually lift the accelerator pedal after stopping the vehicle. the consumer did not take the vehicle to the dealer, he is waiting to see what ford is going to do about this. the has contacted the ford manufacturer who said the consumer needed to make appointment with the dealership but denied there was even an issue. *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 09/09/2007 | 65000 | 1 | 08/02/2006 |
| Tl*the contact's daughter owns a 2004 ford mustang cobra. while driving 25 mph, the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal and the vehicle continued to drive forward. he stated that the pedal was stuck to the floor. the vehicle drove over a curb and, crashed into a fence and a pole, and then drove down a slight embankment. the contact received recall notice number 06s43, which could not be identified. the current and failure mileages were 65,000. | |||
| 12/06/2005 | 16079 | 1 | 08/01/2005 |
| When accelerating at full throttle accelerator pedal gets stuck. this can be a big problem since severe engine damage due to excessive engine rpm's can occur and can cause collision due to car accelerating uncontrollably. the only way to control this was shutting off the ignition but that in itself can be a danger since shutting off the ignition causes loss of power steering and hydraulic brakes which can make the vehicle extremely difficult to steer and brake, potentially causing an accident. *jb | |||
| 11/02/2005 | 8000 | 1 | 06/30/2005 |
| I down shifted my car and floored the gas pedal and the pedal caught on the carpet. i could not get it to release and had to shut off the ignition on the freeway, pulled over, and park the car to fix the problem. speed of 100+mph was reached. *jb | |||
| 07/12/2004 | 11000 | 1 | 05/08/2004 |
| Gas pedal got stuck under carpet. i was passing someone and the gas pedal got stuck. i nearly wrecked, but was able to pull over. found the problem , had to cut the carpet so it wouldn't happen again. it is appalling that a poorly designed carpet could cause potential deaths. fix this!*jb | |||
| 10/07/2005 | 2360 | 2 | 10/07/2005 |
| I was proceeding through intersection on a left hand turn lane driving in the wrong gear for the speed at which i was going(20 mph), i down shifted into second gear and the gas pedal was stuck to the floor for a half a block heading towards the next intersection that had a red light for me. i couldn't stop the car so i turned the key off. after looking at the pedal i noticed the carpet doesn't fit right like it's short and my gas pedal arm is extremely weak and bends towards the transmission scraping the carpet through the range of up/down motion. i think the carpet is half the problem the other half is the gas pedal arm. the right side of the gas pedal rubs the carpet. i pull the pedal off of the carpet every so often within days the pedal is rubbing it again. *jb | |||
| 06/08/2005 | 2 | 06/06/2005 | |
| 2004 mustang - i had just purchased my mustang the accelerator pedal stuck causing inability to control my speed on the highway, resulting in a ticket . the next time the accelerator pedal stuck was on city streets .took car to ford dealership for inspection. *nm | |||
| 09/20/2004 | 9464 | 1 | 06/20/2004 |
| Dt: the owner was going to leave driveway it took three times to go into gear. then, when it went into gear, it went about 10-20 feet by itself and crashed into the owner's house. the owner never had foot on the gas pedal. the owner had foot on the brakes the whole time. the owner sustained shoulder injury. had about $400 in home repairs, about $6000 in car repair, and doctor bills as a result of accident. the owner called ford, who said it must be an unusual accident, and they had never heard of this problem. *ak | |||
| 08/04/2005 | 1 | ||
| I have a 2004 mustang cobra and the gas pedal got stuck while i was on the freeway. i had to put the car in neutral and shut off the car. i almost got in an extremely severe car accident and think that ford should have a class action law suit filed against them or there should be a recall on this problem. evidently there are many others that have experienced the same problem. *jb | |||
| 07/30/2005 | 8200 | 1 | 04/01/2004 |
| I have read about this issue from other 2003/2004 cobra owners and did not think it was a problem for me after inspecting my car. however, on july 30, 2005 i experienced an issue where the accelerator was stuck on the floor at full throttle. this happened on a city street and could have caused a serious issue if i did not have a large open space to pull off. i was forced to kill the ignition and stop the car. as i am sure you know when doing this you lose all power steering and braking so it is not a safe or easy task to bring the vehicle to a stop. in order to resolve the issue it required me reaching down and yanking up on the pedal with considerable force to remove it from the carpet where it was embedded. while most issues with cars can be over looked this is possibly a very bad accident waiting to happen. *nm | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 8000 | 5 | 11/15/2004 |
| I was driving my 2004 svt cobra, i was in a 55mph zone and went to pass a guy. my accelerator got stuck on the carpet and would not come up, i was forced to shut the car down and pull off to the side to figure out what was wrong. this has happened on 3-4 occasions while i revved my engine also, i have since cut the carpet all around the gas pedal so it will no longer stick. mike zilinski | |||
| 08/20/2004 | 5000 | 2 | 05/21/2004 |
| I have a 2004 mustang cobra. months after purchasing the car, twice i had the carpet near the gas peddle interfere with the operation of the gas peddle. once it did not allow the gas peddle to return to its normal position when my foot was removed. the second time the carpet found its way under the gas peddle and did not allow for proper use of the gas peddle until the carpet was removed to its normal position. cause seems to be that the carpet does not stay attached to the tabs that are to hold it in place. | |||
| 07/01/2005 | 3000 | 0 | 10/20/2004 |
| The carpet on my 2004, v6, mustang coupe is rolling down from under the dash area and interfering with depressing the clutch all the way and interfering with the gas pedal. | |||
| 06/01/2004 | 5000 | 1 | 12/29/2003 |
| Complaint on my 2004 ford mustang gt (orginal owner of both). vehicle has problems relating to the position of the carpet around the accelerator pedal. after minimal use of the vehicle (5000 miles or around 3-5 months of use) a large hole developed on the right side of the accelerator pedal. if the accelerator is depressed fully or almost fully the side of your shoe can catch on the hole long enough to pose a saftey hazard of not being able to take your foot immeadatly off the accelerator pedal. i have had this happen on several occasions, and have to be very concious of my foot position on the accelerator pedal when driving to prevent this problem now that i am aware of it. ford deems this problem as normal wear and tear on the car and will not cover replacement of the carpet under my bumper to bumper warrenty. pictures are available, please contact and i will forward them to you. | |||
| 05/27/2005 | 2 | 10/14/2004 | |
| While driving my 2004 mustang cobra, at acceleration my gas pedal got stuck under the carpet, causing the car to accelerate a full throttle. i shut the car off immedately to avoid blowing the engine and/or crashing. | |||
| 06/29/2005 | 2300 | 2 | 06/27/2005 |
| Driving on city streets, my accelerator has become stuck in the carpeting twice causing temporary inability to control speed. i tried to glue the carpet down myself, but there was not enough give in it to correct the problem. | |||
| 07/15/2004 | 1 | 07/15/2004 | |
| Dt: the contact owns a 2004 ford mustang. she is calling in response to the investigation number pe05038. the contact states that the vehicle sounds like it is revving too much while changing gears because the rpm's stay up to high. the contact has checked with the dealership because they thought something was wrong with the car when they first purchased it, and they told him it was the nature of this car. the dealership must have spoken with ford in the engineering department. also, they wrote a letter to ford and contacted them as well about this problem. *ak | |||
| 03/15/2005 | 2800 | 2 | 11/13/2004 |
| I have a 2004 ford mustang cobra. i have had the accelerator pedal become stuck under the carpet on more than one occasion. one of the events happened while i was on a dyno-jet testing horsepower, and it was captured on video. the other even happened while driving, and i was nearly killed. i just happened to think fast and switch the key off. i have fixed this by cutting away a section of carpet under the pedal. i am not happy with this solution because this is a limited production car, and cutting carpet is not a thing that i wanted to do. but i was afraid that if i did not do this i would be injured or killed the next time it happened. | |||
| 03/02/2004 | 750 | 2 | |
| 2004 mustang cobra bought new one month prior. driving down a quiet road, went full throttle for short duration, throttle stuck, i had to turn off the ignition. accellerator pedal was stuck under the carpet. took it to the dealer, they said they fixed it, and it happened again under the same circumstances. the dealer finally cut the carpet and screwed it to the floorpan (the repair is not visible) and it hasn't happened since. | |||
| 06/11/2005 | 23000 | 5 | 05/14/2004 |
| 2004 mustang - accelerator pedal stuck at full throttle multiple times. appears to be caused by pedal component sticking underneath carpet. | |||
| 07/12/2005 | 40000 | 08/12/2004 | |
| I own a 2004 ford mustang v6 40th aniversary edition, vin 1fafp40494f118508. the carpet is coming up on the drivers side & passenger side. the carpet is interfereing with both braking and acceleration pedals. | |||
| 07/10/2005 | 10350 | 1 | 07/09/2005 |
| The gas pedal on my 2004 ford cobra stuck all the way down and almost created an accident. i was very fortunate to have not been injured or to injure someone else. ford, this should be a factory recall period. | |||
| 05/26/2005 | 12000 | 3 | 09/30/2004 |
| 2004 ford svt cobra mustang the throttle pedal will hang up on the carpet when at full throttle. when the throttle hangs, the engine will rev until redline, and then the rev limiter will set in. to stop the car, the driver must kill the ignition switch (being carful not to turn it so far as to lock the steering wheel) and bring the car to a stop without power brakes and power steering. with over 390hp in the svt cobra, a stuck throttle will cause this vehicle to approach others at a very rapid pace. to fix the problem, a 3x3 piece of carpet must be cut from the floor beneath the accelerator pedal. | |||
| 06/15/2005 | 3850 | 1 | 12/06/2004 |
| I was driving the car on dragstrip and the gas pedal stuck underneath the carpet at full throttle i am not referring to a mat, the actual carpet i called my ford dealer and they have no specfic fix i am cutting a slit in the carpet and glueing it down if this happened on the highway, who knows? | |||
| 05/23/2004 | 2000 | 1 | 03/31/2004 |
| A stuck wide open throttle occurred while driving my 2004 ford svt cobra mustang... fortunately i am an experienced driver with some auto racing in my background... i was able to quickly push in the clutch(engine was bouncing off the rev limiter at this point), and turn off the key... the cobra mustang has hydro-boost power brakes and power steering so at this point, steering effort and brake pedal effort went through the roof(were very high). since i am an enthusiastic supporter and buyer of ford products i would like to see a recall on this very common problem... before some one less experienced gets killed!!! these are very powerful cars!!! things happen extremely fast when the pedal is down!!! the cause of this stuck throttle is a partial bending of the accelerator pedal, and the contact with and sticking under of the carpet by the pedal. a stuck wide open throttle in any car is very dangerous!!! a stuck wide open throttle in this particular car is insane!!! to correct the problem as soon as i arrived home i trimmed the carpet that was contacting the throttle when down... so that it would no longer touch at all. please note---> at first i thought that the floor mat had caused the problem. i was wrong... while still possible if dislodged from it's anchor point... it was not what was sticking the pedal... it was the carpet, which was shaped poorly and retained even worse in that critical throttle area. please notify the proper authorities as to the potential for extreme consequences this defect presents. please note that the date in the date field is a guess since this occurred over a year ago... i am filing now because i have read about numerous other instances of this occurring and i find it very troubling. | |||
| 03/15/2005 | 13000 | 1 | 04/19/2004 |
| Gas pedal gets caught on the carpet and sticks at full throttle. | |||
| 05/29/2005 | 7000 | 1 | 09/01/2004 |
| I own a 2004 ford mustang cobra. on the day listed below, i entered a very busy freeway in phoenix and had to give full throttle in third gear in order to merge into an opening. when i went to release the throttle as i moved into the opening, the throttle stayed at the wide open position with the pedal still to the floor. i had to push the clutch in, hit the brakes hard, and shut the engine off to avoid hitting the car in front of me. it was close. then i had to negotiate a safe exit to the side of the road. what i found was the throttle pedal was stuck under a piece of the carpeting. i have found this is not an uncommon occurance in this model. (mustang) i can probably give you the names of 25 people who have suffered this problem. please!! this is a huge safety issue. please do what you can to resolve this problem. again, this is not an uncommon problem and i would be happy to direct you to a forum where you can see many instances of this. thank you for your time. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 01/29/2005 | 1 | 12/01/2004 | |
| Dt: the contact states the cruise control can be set by pressing the coast button, as well as the set button. the coast button is located on the steering wheel where the contact hand rests while driving. he found this after wife was in an accident. the vehicle would not slow down with her foot off of both the brake and accelerator pedals. the contact's vehicle rear ended another vehicle, and a police report was taken. the vehicle was taken to the dealership, once he found the cruise control activated, and this was how the vehicle was manufactured. *ak update 1/4/2006 - *nm | |||
| 05/01/2004 | 1 | 03/01/2004 | |
| There was no indicator light when the cruise control was engaged. dealer stated that this was the way vehicle was designed. *ak the dealer did not advise the consumer of the problem. *sc *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 08/28/2005 | 4500 | 1 | 06/24/2002 |
| While driving my 2004 mustang cobra, the gas pedal became stuck at wide open throttle. i shifted the car into neutral and it bounced off the redline for about 3 seconds before i turned the car off. i nearly got into an accident trying to stop the car. i found the gas pedal to be stuck against the underside of the edge of the floors carpet. now i don't know if something is broken on my car. it has less than 5,000 miles on it and is just over a year old. someone is going to get killed from this, and it is definitely a design flaw with the car as i know from internet forums it has happened to many people. *jb | |||