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. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 96223 | 10/21/1996 | 50942 | Long crank - sticking idle air control (iac) valve - vehicles built from 11/1/94 through 3/30/96 -stall - after starting when engine allowed to soak from 1-4 hours - sticking idle air control (iac) valve. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/15/2006 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Outer tie rods gone bad at 80,000km speedometer jumps at 60,000km front power windows gone bad at 90,000km i only have 96,000km on my 1995 ford taurus se its now 2009. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 56000 | 1000 | 05/01/2005 |
| Speedometer works up to speeds of 45. anything above that the speedometer needle jumps around and makes a constant clicking noise. i received a speeding ticket for this. looked online for diagnosis and found that everyone has this problem. *jb | |||
| 01/10/2006 | 100000 | 1 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the speedometer gauge malfunctioned. the speedometer does not read the correct speed. it failed previously on two other occasions and was repaired. as a result of the failure, the contact covered the speedometer with paper. this made the speedometer gauge not viewable and the speedometer needle does not distract the contact. the vehicle was not taken for inspection and there are no plans to make repairs. | |||
| 12/15/2004 | 82000 | 2 | |
| While driving at any speed speedometer flucuated back and forth. *ak | |||
| 2 | |||
| While driving the vehicle the speedometer wavered. so the consumer did not know how fast he was going . took the vehicle to ford . he was told to have it replaced. however, this was the second time it had been replaced. *ak | |||
| 32000 | 1 | 11/15/2002 | |
| While driving speedometer operates erratically. consumer has no way of knowing how fast the vehicle is going. dealer was contacted.*ak | |||
| 11/20/2003 | 1 | 06/30/1995 | |
| Speedometer does not operate properly. at speeds over 35 mph the needle starts jumping around and makes a buzzing sound. *la | |||
| 09/01/2002 | 23500 | 1 | |
| Speedometer no longer shows the actual speed driven, needle jumps around. component was replaced at dealership.*ak *ph | |||
| 10/19/2001 | 1 | ||
| I own a 95 ford taurus with a speedometer that bounces wildly above 50 mph. i have done some research and found this to be a common problem. i came across a ford tsb 99-7-9 that has replacement part, when i called i was told the part would cost over $500.00. i contacted ford customer relations and was told the vehicle was too old and that they would not repair this. my vehicle has 59,000 miles on it and it is in same condition as when i bought it new. i feel that this constitutes safety hazard not knowing what speed the vehicle is traveling. i think that if you investigate this, you will find that it is a very common complaint. that is why i am making record of this. *jb | |||
| 1 | 03/31/2000 | ||
| Immediately after purchase the vehicle started to vibrate, pulling to the right, the tires had been switched, the speedometer was inoperable and the brakes were very noisy. consumer continued to operate the vehicle until the vehicle wasn't able to go from park to drive. the vehicle has been in for repair several times and the driving condition is still insufficient. *jg | |||
| 11/01/2002 | 35294 | 5 | 11/30/1998 |
| The speedometer was acting erratically, the dealer replaced the speedometer, however the problem recurred. ts *jb | |||
| 09/01/1996 | |||
| Vehicle will accelerate any time when cruise control is activated at any speed. this started at 10000 miles. dealer was not able to remedy the problem. consumer has disconnected cruise control.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states there is a problem with the speedometer cable, relating to recall (97v025000).*tt | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1995 | ||
| Consumer states that the speedometer swings back and forth, failing to indicate the correct speed, this mostly occurs when the cruise control is being used, consumer was informed that there was a recall, however the time to fix it had already expired. *slc | |||
| 01/07/2002 | 0 | ||
| While driving at any mph and stepin gon accelerator , engine will not accelerate, just like mentioned in recall # 97 v 025 000/ throttle control. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| 06/25/2001 | |||
| Vehicle would intermittently lurch forward or backward while parking with foot on brake pedal or while driving at a low speed with foot on brake pedal. dealer was notified. provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 02/15/2001 | |||
| After coming to a complete stop and then pressing accelerator, vehicle failed to respond. engine revvs, but transmission does not kick in. then, suddenly vehicle will surge forward. this happens about 1-2 times a week. vehicle not taken to dealer yet. *ak | |||
| 06/16/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 60mph on side streetand gas pedal got stuck without prior warning. gas pedal was all the way down to the floor. she had control of vehicle and hit guardrail. consumer thought it was cruise control. vehicle was totaled. dealership is aware of problem.*ak | |||
| 04/21/2001 | 1 | 09/27/1994 | |
| While driving 45 mph vehicle suddenly accelerated, gas pedal just fell to floor. consumer applied brakes, no reaction, engine kept going. at 90 mph consumer pulled key out of ignition to stop vehicle. vehicle at dealer, who could not find cause. consumer afraid to drive vehicle. *ak *jb | |||
| When driving at any speed, without prior warning and upon applying brakes vehicle jerked forward. consumer has contacted dealer. dealer noted that transmission neeed replacing. please provide any further details.*ak | |||
| 03/12/2000 | 60 | 11/01/1994 | |
| This is a problem that i reported 3/12/99 0di # 72011..i never heard from you...nor have i heard of a recall...this is a serious problem..at a stop sign. auto will not move when gas is applied. and then accelerates..or driving along hwy...auto will gear down...very scary, and i have been told this is a problem seen in auto shops and will cost in the area if $1,6.00 | |||
| 03/15/2001 | |||
| While driving and shifting gears the vehicle suddenly accelerated. *ak. | |||
| 02/19/2001 | 08/01/1998 | ||
| When car is coming to a stop it lurches foward, it all most feels like someone ran into the back of the car. some other times if you do not come to a complete stop and step on the accelerator to start going again, the engine revs but the car does not move. this last 3 to 5 seconds then all of a sudden there is a bang and the car lurches foward. both these items are intermittent but are getting worse. i feel they are a safety item, it could cause the car to bump into someone else or hesitate when pulling into traffic. *ak | |||
| 02/02/2001 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| At 45 mph vehicle lost power from transmission to wheels. it seemed to be slipping, and then it would grab and the vehicle would lurch. at times there was little or no control of the vehicle. subsequently, the transmission was consistently upshifting late and downshifting early, and sometimes slipping. one repair shop could not determine what was causing the problem. gene evans ford quickly determined that a faulty vehicle speed sensor was the cause. (this also caused the cruise control to be inop). they replaced the sensor and the transmission and cruise control have performed flawlessly. the part cost $36.58. labor was $305.46. the total bill came to $369.60. i consider this to be a safety issue, and i would like ford to reimburse me for this cost. 6 | |||
| 03/01/1999 | 1 | ||
| Cruise control failed. nlm | |||
| 04/20/2000 | |||
| When cruise control was set at 60 mph, it would not disengage when stepping on brake pedal. vehicle slowed down a little, but resumed speed as soon as driver took foot off brake pedal. cruise control disengaged when using the switch. brake switch was replaced a year and 1/2 ago for the same problem. however, the problem came back. dealer has not been contacted. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| 3 | |||
| Speedometers failed three times. yh | |||
| 12/11/1999 | |||
| Vehicle experiences problem whenever cruise control is engaged and brake pedal is applied. instead of cruisecontrol disengaging, vehicle suddenly goes into a aceleration mod. consumer would have to shift vehicle into neutral and turn off ignition switch to disengage cruise control. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| 08/16/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| No summary | |||
| 07/13/1999 | 1 | 01/01/1997 | |
| I have replaced two speedometers,13 months apart & ford motor co will not do anything. | |||
| 04/24/1999 | 01/01/1998 | ||
| Cruise control got stuck while driving and increased to 90 mph. consumer could not turn cruise control off--driver had to shut the vehicle completely off, put the vehicle in neutral, and coast off the road to prevent accident. owner disengaged cruise control to prevent problem from occurring again. dealer notified, but did not provide any help. *yc | |||
| 08/05/1999 | 1 | ||
| While driving vehicle suddenly acclerated to 90 mph in seconds. driver applied the brakes and they were inoperative. had to use the emergency parking brake in order to stop vehicle. dealer said it might be the passing gear or a vaccum hose which may have been clogged. please provide further information and vin#. *ak | |||
| 04/17/1998 | 1 | 05/01/1996 | |
| No summary | |||
| 02/17/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1994 | |
| Vehicle was engaged in cruise control and experienced sudden acceleration resulting in accident. mjs | |||
| 11/21/1997 | |||
| Cruise control is working intermittently, and sometimes doesn't work at all. began failing in cold weather only. there is a recall for this problem but vehicle is not included in recall. *ak | |||
| 06/03/1999 | |||
| On seven occasions vehicle experienced sudden aceleration ;cruise control was not engaged. also, condition occurs when consumer had the cruise control disengaged. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| Vehicle surges on its own and when it's placed into gear, it just suddenly takes off. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| 05/17/1997 | 2 | 07/01/1995 | |
| Sudden acceleration experienced, replacement of the accelerator cable and pedal did not remedy failure, sudden acceleration experienced after repair. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration when put into reverse causing the vehicle to hit a parked car. | |||
| 05/30/1995 | |||
| Intermittently while driving the vehicle will accelerate unexpectedly and the braking system will not work, causing the occupant to turn off the vehicle in order to stop. restart the vehicle and problem is gone. also while driving for a long period of time the vehicle will stall, almost causing an accident. dealer cannot determine problem. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1998 | |||
| While driving with the cruise control activated and pressing the brake pedal to deactivate, vehicle revved and accelerated. never been to a dealer about this problem. please provide further information and vin#. *ak | |||
| 01/15/1999 | |||
| Consumer driving with cruise control on. stepped on brakes, and when cruise control was resumed vehicle accelerated. since this incident, the cruise control has stopped working all together. *ak | |||
| 12/05/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| First week of ownership was no brake lights, and can't shift out of park. problem was electric cooling fan motor. then cruise would not shut off. problem-brake wiring harness. last major problem was rocker arm malfunctioned at 39,166 mi. repair bill for that was 879.88. *ak | |||
| When increasing speed from about 15 to 20mph the vehicle would jerk forward. dealer has not seen. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1998 | |||
| Intermittently while driving the speedometer jumps up and down, and it causes the cruise control to be inoperable. dealer and manufacter have been notified. *ak | |||
| 09/02/1998 | 02/14/1996 | ||
| Speedometer indicator on dashboard jumps when vehicle passes over a bump in roadway orn roadway surface changes,i.e. from black-top pavement to concrete, such as a bridge surface. when the cruise control is on it jumps and the vehicle speed does not increase, but operator has no idea as to what speed vehicle is actually traveling as indicator will oscilate as much as 20 to 25 mph above set speed. | |||
| 12/28/1996 | 5 | ||
| Had applied brakes after going 35mph, when engine revved up & suddenly accelerated. pressed brakes harder & vehicle stopped. when brake pedal was released, vehicle would jump either backward or forward about3-5 fet. took to dealer & mechanic replaced iac motor/t-body/throttle cable/pump relay & some other parts. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1997 | 4 | 06/01/1995 | |
| Sudden acceleration. | |||
| 01/01/1998 | 1 | 04/26/1996 | |
| Vehicle accelerated through an intersection at 35-40 mph. ford found a worn throttle body that was catching and sticking. | |||
| 09/02/1997 | |||
| Was trying to get on highway; took foot off gas pedal to slow down, vehicle kept accelerating. applied the brakes, but still accelerated. cruise control was not engaged. had to force vehicle into park after guiding to side of road to stop. took to dealer & everything was was replaced, but problem still exists. *ak | |||
| 1 | 09/22/1994 | ||
| After releasing foot from gas pedal or releasing foot from brake pedal vehicle will accelerate to 35 mph. | |||
| 1 | 10/27/1994 | ||
| Cruise control engages by itself. | |||
| 12/06/1996 | |||
| While stopping at an intersection, vehicle went into neutral and all of sudden it took off through intersection, almost caused an accident. taken to dealer (5) times and problem still exists. *ak | |||
| 11/03/1996 | |||
| While driving the vehicle will suddenly surge, the vehicle will not stop or slow down unless gear indicator is in neutral. *ak | |||
| 10/20/1996 | 2 | 07/01/1995 | |
| While driving at low speed and pressing the accelerator to pass, when the gas pedal released vehicle would not slow down. *ak | |||
| 07/16/1996 | |||
| When driving vehicle goes into opens throttle position, applied brakes rear hard to stop vehicle. *ak | |||
| 06/10/1995 | 0 | ||
| Acceleration noise. *sd | |||
| 11/15/1994 | |||
| When compressor activates for climate control, rpm will increase from 300 to 400;vehicle will move forward several inches with brakes applied. *ak | |||
| 02/21/1996 | 1 | ||
| Sluggish acceleration.*sd | |||
| 01/29/1996 | |||
| Vehicle loss power when passing vehicle at high speed. tt | |||
| 02/05/1996 | |||
| Could not control the vehicle failure of the throttle. tt | |||
| Cruise control cable traps moisture under freezing/sluggish conditions, vehicle accelerates w/applying brakes didn't deactivate. please describe details. tt | |||
| 08/15/1995 | 1 | ||
| When cruise control coast button is pressed and released, vehicle accelerates instead of slowing down, also when the set speed button is depressed the vehicle accelerates between 1 and 3 mph before setting the cruise speed. *slc | |||
| 09/24/1995 | 1 | 08/31/1994 | |
| While engaging the reverse gear in the automatic transmissions, vehicle accelerated on its own and crashed into tree. tt *jb | |||
| 04/27/1995 | 1 | ||
| Was driving and put cruise control on it cut off after it being used. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 09/23/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving about 65 mph on the highway and without warning the vehicle suddenly accelerated into traffic. *ak the above statement is correct. per follow-up correspondence and resulting conversation with the consumer 11/18/03 the last three sentences of the narrative as written were incorrect and were deleted as requested by the consumer. *nm | |||
| 08/01/2001 | 104000 | 1 | 01/01/1996 |
| Vehicle stopped accelerating while driving on the highway on a hot day. the driver was forced to pull over to the shoulder. there were no injuries or fatalities. *ak after 15 minutes the vehicle could be restarted and was taken to the dealer. the dealer didn't find anything wrong with the vehicle. consumer purchased another vehicle and used the taurus for local use. on another occasion when the consumer accelerated the vehicle lunged forward while in a parking garage. *ph *nlm | |||
| 06/28/1995 | 2 | 08/26/1994 | |
| While in a parking lot consumer was trying to slow down, but instead stepped on gas and brake pedal at same time because pedals were so close together. contacted dealer. *akattempting to park the vehicle, vehicle accelerated and consumer unable to maintain control crashed into a wall, injuring himself and damaging other parts of the vehicle. consumer has had previous problems with the accelerator and brake pedal. once before consumer was parking the car and had to keep foot all the way down on the brake pedal in order for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. *jg | |||
| 06/16/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 60mph on side streetand gas pedal got stuck without prior warning. gas pedal was all the way down to the floor. she had control of vehicle and hit guardrail. consumer thought it was cruise control. vehicle was totaled. dealership is aware of problem.*ak | |||
| 03/11/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states as she was entering parking lot all of a sudden the accelerator became stuck resulting in vehicle crashing into a brick wall causing vehicle to be totaled, there is a recall regarding throttle linkages and control, 97v025. *jb | |||
| 03/15/2001 | |||
| Upon applying accelerator pedal from a stop position vehicle suddenly accelerated, and forcefully took off. consumer was able to shift into neutral to prevent a vehicle crash. dealer notified, and informed consumer that nothing could be found wrong. please feel free to provide any further details on this matter . *ak | |||
| 12/26/1999 | 1 | 12/01/1995 | |
| There are two problems with this 1995 ford taurus. the most serious is the sticking accelerator pedal. this occurred on a cold evening when the car was started and put in reverse. it stuck to the floor and was remedied only when the key was turned off to stop the car. the second problem is the noisy and inaccurated speedometer which has been replaced twice. *ak | |||
| 12/01/1997 | 11/05/1994 | ||
| Initial throttle engagement extremely difficult to break when cold. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| Upon attempting to enter oncoming traffic accelerator pedal was depressed and there was no movement consumer contacted the dealer, dealer stated that accelerator cable was broken. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 06/08/1999 | |||
| Upon entering oncoming traffic driver went to accelerate and the pedal went completely to the floor and there was no movement of vehicle. when vehicle was towed to a repair shop the accelerator cable was found to be broken. vehicle was repaired by the body shop. *ak | |||
| 3 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| The first speedometer/accelerator cable was replaced under warranty, free of charge. the second one has now broken and needs to be replaced with a third one. the car is not that old. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 02/23/2000 | 1 | 06/01/1998 | |
| Car died in parking lot. after about 7 attempts, car started on its own. car idled rough and was emitting white exhaust and on way home. put car into park at each stop light to keep it from dying. noticed a smell when got home. thought at first a battery or alternator problem. drove to dealer next day and they said that it was a faulty headgasket which blew the entire engine. doing research on your website noticed quite a few of same complaints. a car this young with under 80,000 miles should not need entire engine replacement. would appreciate so much if an investigation was conducted. we bought car 1 1/2 year ago for 10,000 and can't afford this hefty of a repair, and it should not have had this problem. but others have had it too so i think it is investigation worthy. on a few of the complaints there was an invest #1e98080 and recall #98m01kaa listed....can you tell me what this means. there are only 4 recalls under the model and type and this # was not listed. if an invest. was done in '98 i think they need to do another now because a lot of complaints came from this year or last year. manufacturer or dealer has not been very helpful and this is a very expensive repair for our new car. can you tell me where to find info on that recall # a few of the complaints said ford was aware of this, but no one has been helpful...thank you | |||
| 08/05/1995 | |||
| Vehicle accelerates and decelerates on its own, dealer cannot find problem. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| While driving 65mph vehicle decelerated and stalled in traffic. got vehicle started, went several miles, and it stalled again. cause of problem unknown. dealer contacted. *ak | |||
| Upon starting vehicle and placing it in reverse vehicle suddenly accelerated. the consumer immediately shut the engine off to stop vehicle. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| While approaching an intersection vehicle started to accelerate even with application of the brake pedal. owner had to take key out of ignition in order to stop. dealer has fixed problem. *ak | |||
| The vehicle was in park when it suddenly accelerated, causing a collision, and resulting in minor injuries. manufacturer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 2 | 12/01/1995 | ||
| I have replaced the speed control cable one time, but did not solve problem. | |||