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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V025000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 07/30/1990 to 11/18/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 212700 | 04/23/1997 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 02/26/1997 | 03/03/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 3.8l engines and originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, iowa, idaho, illinois, indiana, kansas, massachusetts, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, north dakota, nebraska, new hampshire, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. water can accumulate within the speed control cable conduit. if enough water accumulates, it could freeze within a low area of the cable routing when exposed to a long term cold soak at temperatures at least several degrees below freezing. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Driver control of vehicle speed using the speed control system or the accelerator control system would be diminished increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will add a boot to the speed control cable. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin april 7, 1997.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 contract the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| PE93065 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/15/1993 | 11/30/1993 | UNDERBODY FUEL LINE FAILS | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 06/04/2002 | |||
| Vehicle sudden accelerated and ran into a bricks wall. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time. feel free to provide any further information. *ak | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 3 | 03/01/2000 | |
| My rear brake system keeps coming apart. this first happened while driving at 55 m.p.h. and i had to brake suddenly. i had to drive around vehicle in front of me to avoud a crash, i had a mechanic put them back together but the problem keeps persisting even though i have had the brake system completely redone. the problem with my cruise control is that when i use it and set it the car will go that speed and after a while will increase the speed on it's own.i have almost gotten a ticket because of this and since everytime i use it this happens i have stopped using the cruise control.*ak | |||
| 02/19/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states when the hazard lights blow a fuse, the cruise control will not disengage when brakes are applied.*ak. consumer stated cruise control does not disengage when brakes are applied, and tries to over come brakes with acceleration.*slc | |||
| 12/05/1999 | 1 | ||
| While starting vehicle white smoke was coming out of tailpipe. heard popping noise, also water and antifreeze was coming from tailpipe. took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated engine head gaskets were blown.*ak blower fan blade had to be replaced. on several occasions, the starter had to be replaced. customer states temperature gauge goes up, low on water and loosing coolant. dealer replaced radiator, water pump and serpentine belt. brakes are grinding. dealer replaced front brakes had turned rotors. on one occasion, the throttle positioning sensor had to be replaced. *tt | |||
| 11/15/2001 | |||
| Throttle sticks at 35 mph, this happened again on 2 dec 2001.*ak | |||
| 01/15/2001 | 500 | 10/01/1991 | |
| Intermittently, there is serious buck/jerk upon acceleration from standstill, resulting in loss of acceleration power. clearly, this is a dangerous condition. several times, the kam (continuous memory) has been code-scanned, with the result that no failure codes were revealed. the check engine warning light comes on only during engine start; not afterwards.*ak | |||
| 01/23/2001 | |||
| While driving 70mph with cruise control abs brakes became stuck. brake assist failed. brakes were smoking. cruise control failed to disengage. check engine light came on. engine would rev very high. disconnected cruise control cable to throttle. *ak | |||
| 01/14/2000 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle brought in for recall repairs (98v-323) and (97v-025), however work not completed due to dealership problems, the vehicle experienced failure of suspension and related parts in recall 97v-025 after notification and consumer paid for repair. *mjs | |||
| While driving the vehicle the engine will sporadically accelerate. if the vehicle is at a light it will take off at a speed of 35 to 40mph. dlr has not seen vehicle. *ak | |||
| 08/12/1999 | |||
| While driving in city traffic at approximately 10mph vehicle suddenly accelerated. had to apply alot of force in order to stop. *ak | |||
| Dealer has no parts to remedy recall problem. recall 97v025000. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 04/12/1998 | |||
| When driving at any speed vehicle is idling very high and racing very high. dealer put the vehicle on the computer to determine the problem, but the dealer couldn't determine the problem. problem only occurs during long distance driving. *ak | |||
| 10/10/1996 | 10 | 05/01/1992 | |
| Does not idle down at various times. would continue at about 40 mph if brakes were not applied | |||
| 02/18/1999 | 1 | ||
| While pulling into a parking space vehicle suddenly surged into an building, air bags deployed. dealer has not been contacted. *ak *ml | |||
| 06/28/1998 | |||
| The throttle would stick after driving approximately 30-35mph. would have to take foot off accelerator to lift pedal. speed would not decrease when this happens. will be taking vehicle to dealer. *ak | |||
| 02/10/1999 | |||
| Driver was backing out of driveway, vehicle in drive and it lurched forward and hit a telephone pole. front end sustained heavy damage. no injuries. also replaced idle speed control module. | |||
| 12/13/1998 | 1 | ||
| Had parked vehicle and left it. heard a noise. noticed vehicle started rolling backwards. *ak | |||
| 09/19/1998 | 04/09/1992 | ||
| Sudden acceleration, resulting in loss of control/ accident.driver sustained injuries. | |||
| 01/30/1998 | 2 | 01/27/1998 | |
| Cruise control failure. | |||
| 04/01/1996 | |||
| Vehicle experiences sudden acceleration. the manufacturer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. | |||
| 02/02/1995 | 1 | 02/27/1992 | |
| Sensor assembly failed. | |||
| 03/25/1993 | 2 | 02/27/1992 | |
| Cruise control switch failed. | |||
| 09/08/1997 | 1 | ||
| While turning into driveway heard loud popping noise, engine accelerated on its own, lost control, crashed into side of house, airbag did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 08/04/1997 | |||
| Consumer recieved a recall notice in april. she contacted the local dealer in april/may and august. the parts needed to repair the recall are not available. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The throttle sensor failed. | |||
| The accelerator stuck. the engine mount bolts were missing and the throttle cable was kinked, from the missing mount bolts. | |||
| 02/20/1997 | 07/01/1992 | ||
| When placing the vehicle from park into reverse, the transmission cable broke, causing the selector to move without operator's control. in addition, the vehicle accelerated, resulting in an accident. *ak | |||
| 01/08/1997 | 01/01/1992 | ||
| Backing out of a parking space, foot on brake, put into drive, vehicle went into open throttle position, impact 12:00 position, rpms unknown. *ak | |||
| 12/29/1996 | |||
| During vehicle operation the speed control would not disengage when the brakes where applied. this problem has taken place on two occasions. *ak | |||
| 10/10/1996 | 1 | 05/08/1992 | |
| Sudden acceleration, causing accident. | |||
| 10/02/1996 | 1 | 05/01/1995 | |
| Cruise control inoperative. | |||
| 01/03/1994 | 3 | ||
| T.p.s. replaced due to stalling. *sd | |||
| 12/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle accelerates to 2000 rpms from 900 rpms when shifting to neutral or park. *ak | |||
| Upon placing into reverse gear, suddenly engine surged, then shot out, hitting vehicle in rear. *ak | |||
| 06/14/1995 | 4 | ||
| Problem with acceleration. | |||
| When car slowing to a stop the car accelerate sometimes . tt | |||
| 09/21/1995 | |||
| Vehicle was at a stop light impact 3:00 position, at a low speed 3 mph, vehicle went into open throttle position, throttle was stuck. tt | |||
| 04/11/1995 | 1 | ||
| Sudden acceleration, resulting in loss of control/accident. *aw | |||
| 02/24/1995 | 4 | ||
| Sudden acceleration, caused loss of control/accident. (florida state police report) *skd | |||
| 11/10/1994 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle has very high idle and does not decelerate quickly. tt | |||
| 10/01/1992 | 1 | ||
| Cruise control failure. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 37000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that the brake pedal and gas pedal are too close. consumer has accelerated instead of stopping. as a result, came close to having a collision. *ak | |||
| 04/30/2000 | 0 | 07/31/1992 | |
| While driving stepped on the accelerator and vehicle lost stopping power. also, smoke was coming from the front, and vehicle caught on fire after stopping (just before losing power the engine check light flashed on and off). *ak.et. | |||
| 1 | 04/27/1992 | ||
| Vehicle fails to decelerate when foot is off pedal. | |||
| 06/01/1996 | 1 | 07/01/1992 | |
| Recall related, 93v106000, structure frames and members recall, motor went into the hood, acclerator stuck. *ak consumer drove vehicle when accelerator stuck and seemed to explode, consumer turned the key off as the brakes would not stop the vehicle, there were small parts and anti-freeze in a trail of approximately 80 feet, consumer had the vehicle towed.*jb | |||
| 10/01/1992 | 1 | ||
| Accelerator stuck, causing vehicle to lose control, resulting in an accident. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 05/14/1999 | |||
| While in a parking lot motor mount bolts fell out. had to shift into drive & engine would jump up & damage the rod. also, heater & radiator hoses were damaged, as well as also cv boot & accelerator link were bent. had problems before this with motor mounts. will be taking vehicle to dealer. *ak | |||
| 08/14/1996 | 1 | 11/01/1993 | |
| Throttle cable broke. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 02/10/1999 | |||
| Driver was backing out of driveway, vehicle in drive and it lurched forward and hit a telephone pole. front end sustained heavy damage. no injuries. also replaced idle speed control module. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| After starting vehicle suddenly accelerated. applied brakes and emgerncy parking brake, which did stop vehicle . brake pedal went to the floor. to gain control of vehicle consumer turned it off. dealer replaced power booster which did not correct the problem. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 07/02/1999 | |||
| While driving motor mounts broke, causing the cruise control cable to break which cause vehicle to acclerate. the occupant had to place the vehicle in neutral to stop. please provide further information. and vin#. *ak | |||
| 01/25/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Cruise control locked up when car was being stopped...car was full throttle in all gears, and reponded to nothing to drop, and could not be held stopped by the brakes. disconnecting the cruise control linkage to the throttle solved the problem. *ak | |||