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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V399000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 01/05/1994 to 12/05/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 4500000 | 10/27/2009 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 10/13/2009 | 10/13/2009 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation switch (scds). the scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. on 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the abs control module connector and repair as necessary. repairs will be completed free of charge. the safety recall began on october 27, 2009. owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford's recall campaign number is 09s09.owners 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||||
| 16017 | 07/01/2002 | 636206 | Subject regarding accelerator pedal buzz. *tt | 11/06/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/21/2012 | 218000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford ranger. the contact stated that while stopped at a traffic stop, the engine pms increased abnormally to 3000. the contact held the brake down with extreme force as the tires began to spin and make a screeching noise.the vehicle was attempting to accelerate abnormally but the contact was able to stop the failure by abruptly applying the brakes and powering the vehicle off. the vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operation. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. the dealer stated that because the vehicle was over ten years old, they were unable to perform a diagnosis. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 218,000. kmj | |||
| 08/25/2012 | 72000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford ranger. the contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck. as a result, the vehicle accelerated independently and crash into a curb. the vehicle was destroyed. a police report was not file and injuries were reported. the vehicle was not inspected and the cause of the failure was not determined. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who stated that the contact needed to write a letter and mail it into ford. the failure mileage was 72,000. pmb | |||
| 08/25/2012 | 72000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford ranger. the contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the accelerator pedal got stuck and caused the vehicle to accelerate on its own and crash into a curb. the vehicle was destroyed and there were injuries. there was not a police report filed. the vehicle was not inspected and the cause of the failure was not determined. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that the contact needed to write a letter and mail it into ford. the failure mileage was 72,00. ap | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Vehicle with cruise control problem (not engaging) suddenly accelerated while driver was accelerating from stoplight. reached approx. 45 mph under forced acceleration before was able to pull onto side road, stand on brake, shift to neutral, turn off engine. restart engine still had engine racing. second restart ditto. tapped accelerator, engine returned to normal rpm. whew! was in process of purchasing vehicle, dealership (not ford) replaced cruise control cable, cruise now working, no repeat of problem. | |||
| 01/15/2011 | 18000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford ranger. while driving approximately 5 mph the driver depressed the brake pedal and his foot unintentionally depressed the accelerator pedal due to the close proximity of both pedals. the driver crashed into a fence. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 18,000. rvk | |||
| 01/15/2011 | 18000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford ranger. while driving at approximately 5 mph the contacts son depressed the brake pedal to park when his foot unintentionally depressed the accelerator pedal at the same time due to the close proximity of both. the driver crashed into a fence. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 18,000. ds | |||
| 11/18/2010 | 118256 | ||
| When i accelerate quickly with my 2003 ford ranger, the vehicle's accelerator get's stuck and will not return to normal until i turn off the ignition and put it in park. after a minute when i start it up everything is normal. bad computer?? | |||
| 05/17/2010 | 133000 | ||
| I have owned my 2003 ford ranger xlt since it was new, and have had all scheduled maintenance. i have had 4 incidents since march 2010 where the vehicle has accelerated when i was braking to stop, with 3 of those incidents within the past week. the first incident caused my truck to push thru a gate, damaging the gate and the front of the vehicle. in this case, the engine did finally drop to an idle. i thought the behavior must be a fluke, so didn't report the incident. the 2nd thru 4th incidents have occurred on a limited access road in omaha (dodge street) at stop signs and at a gas station outside omaha, and as i was nearing a stop the engine started accelerating and pulling the vehicle forward. maximum pressure on the brakes allowed me to stay stationary so no vehicles or pedestrians were hit, but caused my rear wheels to burn rubber. i turned off the engine to stop the acceleration. the most dangerous incident was when this occurred at a gas station, when i was pulling slowly to a gas pump behind another vehicle and the strong acceleration began. while the truck has cruise control, it was not engaged in any of these 4 incidents. i had the vehicle in for repairs to correct this issue last week, and the last two incidents occurred after the dealer charged me about $880 to fix the issue (replaced throttle valve asy, gasket, potentiometer engine throttle, procharger fuel injection service). the dealer insists that there are no sudden acceleration issues with ford vehicles, but there are reports of issues on the internet. | |||
| 03/10/2010 | 109500 | ||
| The first time the car engine started racing uncontrollably i was at a stop sign. the second time, the same day 3/10/2010 i turned a corner and we took off at a very high speed. both times i put the vehicle in neutral and goosed the gas pedal and the engine settled down to a normal speed. 2003 ford ranger | |||
| 03/01/2003 | 250 | 1 | |
| Brake pedal and accelerator pedal toooo close together! distance of 2 & 1/4 causes contact with accelerator when brake is being applied numerous incidents since purchased vehicle in 03.. i wear a size 9 &1/2 to a 10 & 1/2 size shoe. even though i am aware of the problem, i find that it keeps happening repeatedly; but i only bumped a curb once with my tires. *tr | |||
| 02/04/2010 | 51000 | 3 | |
| 2003 ford ranger sudden acceleration. while braking the vehicle suddenly accelerated. i was able to turn off the engine after the engine speed reached about 4,000 rpm. after shutting off the engine i checked to see if my floor mat was causing this problem, i removed it from the driver side and restarted the engine without touching any pedals. the engine started and revved up to 4.000 rpm again. this is the 3rd time my ranger did this. i took it to river view ford in oswego, they checked it and said they could not replicate the problem. the second time this happened i nearly collided with the vehicle in front of me. i took it back to ford for the same reason, and they told me the next time it happens drive it to the dealer, at 4,000 rpm. (i don't think so) there are no recalls for my vehicle as the dealer checked. what can i do? *jb | |||
| 04/01/2004 | 6000 | 2 | 11/01/2003 |
| Consumer requesting information on 2003 ranger defects. *ts a friend of the consumer's downloaded complaints that were similar to the problems the consumer experienced with his vehicle. *nm while driving 55 mph with the cruise control on the truck began to accelerate. the vehicle sped up to approximately 80 mph before the consumer could get it to stop. three months later while stopped at a traffic light the vehicle accelerated suddenly and struck several vehicles. this accident caused serious injuries to four people. the consumer was unable to prove that the vehicle caused the accident therefore he was sentenced to 70 months in jail. *nm | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 2 | ||
| Consumer complaint regarding 2003 ranger suddenly going at full speed and caused an accident. *ts the first time this occurred the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem, therefore nothing was fixed. complainant writing on behalf of consumer. *nm | |||
| 09/04/2005 | 9815 | 1 | 08/24/2003 |
| The idle control valve failed in open position. this caused the vehicle to idle at 4000 rpm. driving ability was severely impaired at this high idle. speed control while applying the brake was difficult. *nm | |||
| 04/24/2004 | 1 | ||
| Engine stumbled on acceleration and surged, causing vehicle to hit another passenger car. accelerator stuck on several occasions, nearly causing previous accidents. i took the truck to the dealership and stated the problems, even though they were unable to find the problem. they agreed that a problem could exist somewhere in the electronics. i am now serving 5 yrs and 10 months in prison for this accident. there was no evidence to support my plea, if it was a accident or deliberate act by the driver. not only do i wish this to be fixed, but i need more evidence that this has happened to other people has well. i need written evidence from other states that these accidents have happened. in hopes it will help my case. so i can get back home to my family. *jb | |||
| 04/24/2004 | 1 | ||
| Engine stumbled an accleration and surged, causing vehical to hit another passenger car. accelrator stuck on several occcasions, nearley causing previous accidents. i took the truck to the dealership and stated the problems, even though they were unable to find the problem. they agreed that a problem could exist somewhere in the electroniocs. i am now serving 5yrs and 10months in prison for this accident. there was no evidense to support my plea, if it was a accident or diliberate act by the driver. not only do i wish this to be fixed, but i need more evidense that this has happened to other people has well. i need written evidence from other states that these accidents have happened. in hopes it will help my case.so i can get back home to my family. | |||
| 04/24/2004 | 1 | ||
| Engine stumbled an acceleration and surged, causing vehicle to hit another passenger car. accelerator stuck on several occasions, nearly causing previous accidents. i took the truck to the dealership and stated the problems, even though they were unable to find the problem. they agreed that a problem could exist somewhere in the electronics. i am now serving 5yrs and 10months in prison for this accident. there was no evidence to support my plea, if it was a accident or deliberate act by the driver. not only do i wish this to be fixed, but i need more evidence that this has happened to other people has well. i need written evidence from other states that these accidents have happened. in hopes it will help my case. so i can get back home to my family. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2003 ford ranger xlt does not exceed 80 mph.*mr (transferred to rule making). *cb | |||
| 03/11/2004 | 4000 | 2 | 03/12/2003 |
| 2003 ford ranger was purchased by the police deparment as a utility truck. on 2 separate occasions, with 2 different police officers driving the truck, the vehicle suddenly accelerated even thought both police officers report they had their foot off the accelerator and on the brake. the first incident occured 2/24/04 and the truck was taken to the dealer. they were unable to duplicate the problem but replaced the throttle body. the next incident occurred 3/11/04. different police officer had multiple incidents where the truck surged foreward even though foot was off accelerator and on the brake. the vehicle was again taken to the local dealer and once again the mechanics were unable to duplicate the problem but did replace a valve assembly- throttle air bypass. the vehicle has 4000 miles on it.*ak | |||
| 02/19/2003 | 490 | 5 | 02/01/2003 |
| When the vehicle is shifted into reverse engine revs. dealer examined the vehicle and reprogrammed the computer of the engine. not long afterwards the vehicle was at a stop light and surged forward, nearly causing a collision.*ak *mr | |||
| 10/02/2003 | 109 | 25 | 09/29/2003 |
| Occasionally when i apply the brake to stop, the engine accelerates as i depress the brake pedal. some times only momentarily, but on occasion it accelerates to above 200 rpm for a few seconds and then returns to idle. there is no pattern . it seems to happen mostly when the engine is cold, but not always. my dealer told me that unless they could make it happen that they could do nothing to rectify it. it has done this since new. the truck now has 5000 miles on it. hopefully the factory sends a recall before it kills me on the ice. *la | |||
| 11/24/2003 | 21800 | 3 | 11/06/2003 |
| Serious safety hazard: vehicle throttle actuates independently when brake is applied. i purchased a used 2003 ford ranger 2 wheel drive extended cab 4 door model with a 3.0 l engine with 21123 miles 3 weeks ago. three times i have come to a stop, applied the brakes and the throttle has independently actuated. this defect occurs when i apply the brake to make a complete stop. specifically at the exact time my foot depresses the brake pedal the throttle actuates by itself to increase the engine rpm. ( i did not have my foot on the throttle pedal) yesterday, the third time this has occurred. i kept my foot on the brake and the rpm increased to approximately 3000. smoke emitted from the right wheel brake because of the rotation of the tire in opposition to my application of the brake. i had not been using the cruise control and was stopping from a relatively low speed of 5 mph either at a stop sign or in front of my office in all three incidents. yesterday when parking in front of my office the engine rpm stayed constant and did not drop to idle.( during the previous two times the engine rpm surged and then returned to idle within 1 second.) however yesterday after approximately 5 seconds of constant high engine rpm i moved the gear shift lever of the automatic transmission from the drive position to the neutral position. the rpm then returned to idle speed and the transmission no longer attempted to involuntarily propel the vehicle in the forward position. i then immediately drove the truck to the conway-heaton ford dealer in bardstown kentucky for a warranty repair. *la | |||
| 10/24/2003 | 3000 | 1 | |
| When the consumer applied the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and collided with another vehicle. *jb | |||
| 03/13/2003 | 5000 | ||
| The throttle cable didn't say in place. as a result the throttle became stuck and the pedal went to the floor. *nlm | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 07/07/2005 | 9300 | 10 | |
| On numerous occasions, while stopped in traffic, the vehicle has accelerated out of control, almost causing an accident. this has happened with at least 4 different drivers. have had the truck looked at by 2 different dealerships. | |||
| 01/03/2005 | 3 | ||
| The vehicle has been taken to the dealer on three separate occasions for brake failure and accelerator problems. *nm *jb | |||
| 10/31/2004 | 13000 | 5 | 10/15/2003 |
| Consumer stated the pedals are so close together that sometimes when driving he hits both pedals at one time. *ak the consumer stated that the brake needs to be moved 2 to 2 1/2 inches to the left. *tc | |||
| 02/02/2004 | 2 | ||
| While applying the brake pedal vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. consumer able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. mechanic could not duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| 08/12/2003 | 1 | 09/11/2003 | |
| While proceeding to leave the driveway the owner pressed the brake pedal and without warning the vehicle surged forward before stopping. *ak it was later determined that this occurred because the accelerator pedal and brake pedal are too close together. *nlm | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 08/02/2007 | 47600 | 1 | 09/06/2006 |
| My husband was driving down the road and his 2003 ford ranger fx4 5-speed gave a small lurch and a stutter. since he was right there at his destination, he pulled into the driveway and shut the engine off. thinking that it was just a glitch (like his foot slipped off the clutch, or something along those lines), he went into the house to get our son and take him home. he was inside the house no more than 5 minutes. as he was carrying our son out to the truck, he saw that there was smoke pouring out from under the hood. of course, emergency services were called. the fire reached the inside of the truck within a couple of minutes and began spreading along the ground. after putting the fire out, the fire marshall indicated that he believed that the fire started towards the back of the engine compartment on the driver's side. the truck, of course, will be a total loss. the passenger side airbag (which was disarmed as our infant son rode on that side) had deployed, the windshield had exploded, as had the two front tires. as for the hood, there was nothing left. *jb | |||
| 08/15/2005 | 31200 | 1 | 12/29/2002 |
| Cruise control on my 2003 ford ranger 4x4 appeared to disengage when i shifted the truck into neutral going down a steep hill. when my vehicle slowed, i shifted from neutral back into drive and the engine raced to redline(rev limiter) as the cruise was trying to immediately increase the speed without waiting for the transmission to engage fully. i shifted back into neutral and then i noticed that i had the cruise control on. i cut cruise control off, then shifted back into drive and everything worked correctly. if cruise control is supposed to disengage when shifted to neutral, it really should disengage not race to redline when shifted back into drive. i don't know what the affect would be if an engine at 6000 rpms suddenly engages the transmission at 65 mph. i'd rather have the engine race when i first put the shifter in neutral than when i shifted back into drive! *nm | |||
| 12/01/2003 | 9850 | 1 | 01/16/2003 |
| Non injury momentary loss of engine control while driving up a moderate incline with my new ford ranger in cruise control & over drive on at about 65 mph & 2500 rpm's. the engine kicked down twice in immediate succession and the engine ran away to 6000 rpm's+ and stayed there. engine tach limit is 6000rpm's so i do not know the extent of the over rev. i took immediate action to disengage cruise control which lowered the rpm's and turned the over drive off which resulted in a normal rpm of about 3000 @ 65 mph. i have traveled the same area before without any such occurrance. also the engine has a erratic type misfire at idle which may contribute to the problem. this situation was very unsafe as when the engine ranaway i only glanced at the tack twice and do not know how fast it ended up before i disengaged the cruise control.*ak | |||