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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 95V231001 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1992 to 12/01/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 26000 | 01/31/1996 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 12/05/1995 | 01/22/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | During extreme cold, northern climate winter conditions, ice can form in the throttle body of the engine causing the throttle plate to remain in the highway cruising position after the accelerator is released or the speed control is deactivated. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The vehicle stopping distances can be increased possibly resulting in an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the air intake duct and valve assembly with revised units. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: fuel; throttle linkages and control.vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with a 2.3l enginebuilt at the edison, louisville and twin cities assembly plants and currently registered in the following states: alaska, montana, north dakota, minnesota, wisconsin, michigan (upper peninsula), new york, maine, vermont and new hampshire.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 01/13/1997 | 1 | 05/01/1993 | |
| Brake light switch broke for the second time and needs replacement. dealer notified, and informed consumer that part was not covered under a manufacturer's recall. *ak cruise control does not turn off when brake engaged. *yh | |||
| 05/27/2000 | 1 | ||
| Almost immediately after applying the brakes to disingage the cruise control, the vehicle begins to accelerate on its own back to the speed that was set on the cruise control. *ak | |||
| 04/13/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1993 | |
| Vehicle went to full throttle when shifted into drive gear. the cruise control was not turned on at the time of the failure. ford factory service and the dealer have been contacted. dealer has no information on this failure, but will try to find out. dealer has temporarily disconnected cruise control cable from throttle for safety purposes until the problem can be resolved. ford has not responded to my complaint other than tell me to take it to the dealer. i expect this to be resolved asap by ford through their dealer or contact me directly with resolution to this serious life threatening defect. *ak | |||
| 04/16/1999 | 0 | ||
| Consumer cannot disengage cruise control even after he applies brakes. the auto resumes back up to 75 mph and over. *ak | |||
| 01/02/1997 | 8 | ||
| While attempting to slow down, throttle does not allow engine to slow down, remains at high rpms, have to shift from 4th or 5th gear to 1st gear to stop vehicle. *ak | |||
| 06/28/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Brake booster installing mechanic did not refill master cylinder reservoir. *ak consumer went to dealer for recalls 94s91 and 96s35, regarding parking brake and cruise control, consumer states on the way home after repairs the emergency brake warning light illuminated, consumer was able to turn it off by pulling the brake release knob, within a mile it came back on and would not go off without pulling up on the emergency brake pedal, to keep the light off it was necessary to drive with one foot under the emergency brake pedal, later that evening consumer applied to emergency brake and it would not release, consumer found a plastic wedge crosswise in the emergency brake mechanism, next morning consumer found the brake master cylinder was out of fluid and the throttle and cruise control cables were out of their guides, later consumer attempted to set cruise control and it would not work, all these failures occurred only after 20 miles after recall repairs were completed. *slc | |||
| 03/04/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Received a recall notice dealer does not know of the recall, dealers will not fix the vehicle. star for 900 south brand blvd glendale ca recall #95s29. *ak *jb | |||
| 03/04/1996 | |||
| Received a recall notice dealer does not know of the recall, dealers will not fix the vehicle. star for 900 south brand blvd glendale ca recall #95s29. *ak | |||
| 03/04/1996 | |||
| Received a recall notice, dealer does not know of the recall, dealers will not fix the vehicle. star for 900 south brand blvd glendale ca recall #95s29. *ak | |||
| 01/04/1996 | 4 | 11/01/1995 | |
| Vehicle throttle sticking, resulting in high speed. tt throttle will stick in very cold weather condition causing vehicle to race at 6000 rpm, the only method of control is to shut the engine down thus disabling power steering and brakes, after vehicle has sat for 5 to 10 minutes engine can be restarted.*jb | |||
| 01/19/1996 | |||
| Recall related, throttle stuck open position, 95v231000, impact 12:00 position, speed 56 mph. tt | |||
| 07/31/1995 | 1 | ||
| Sudden acceleration, resulting in accident/injury. *ak | |||
| 11/18/1995 | |||
| Cruise control engaged in fifth gear at 35mph, down shifted into second gear, depressed clutch to release the clutch, fuel shut off did not release impact 12:00 | |||
| Vehicles accelerator sticks when air conditioning is on.(phone ext 252). tt | |||
| 05/01/1995 | |||
| When driving car it accelerate by itself consumer took car to dealer could find problem told dealer to disconnect the cruise control it stop accelerate. tt | |||
| 09/02/1994 | 1 | ||
| While driving vehicle went into open throttle position, lost control/flipped over, impact 1:00, speed 62 mph. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 02/26/2001 | 1 | 01/01/2000 | |
| Gas pedal broke free from fire wall on interstate, lost throttle control. *ak | |||
| 02/26/2001 | 1 | 01/01/2000 | |
| Accellerator pedal bracket broke loose from firewall on interstate, loss of throttle control, dealer had no prior reports | |||
| 07/19/1999 | 3 | 01/01/1993 | |
| On two previous occasions the accelerator stuck - mid 1998 - one on a freeway on ramp and the other while acceleration while traveling 65 mph on the freeway. i put the vehicle into neutral and turned off the engine when stopped - it was fine upon being restarted. i took it into a shop but they were unable to find anything apparently wrong. on july 19,1999, while traveling 65 mph on the freeway, i briefly accelerated. the accelerator again stuck. i tapped on the brake to check if that would help. (i was not using cruise control and seldom use it.) the vehicle continued to accelerate. i then put the gear into neutral - it was an automatic. the wheels then froze/locked which caused the truck to skid and then rollover 1 1/2 times. i did not apply the brakes however there were skid marks on the roadway. the truck has been well maintained and other than this problem free. | |||
| 03/01/1999 | |||
| While driving at approximately50 mph and had to pass into next lane when the accelerator got stuck to the floor.consumer had to turn off the vehicle in order to stop. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 12/03/1994 | 1 | ||
| Accelerator cable sticks. *skd | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 8 | 12/01/1992 | ||
| Engine rpm remains at highway cruising speed after the accelerator is released or the speed control is deactivated. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| When started up and put in gear vehicle suddenly accelerated at full throttle. dealer was contacted. *ak | |||