Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| PE88097 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/31/1988 | 12/02/1988 | FLOORMAT/ACCEL PEDAL INTRF | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/12/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving vehicle stalled. consumer states vehicle accelerates by itself and that the gas pedal goes up and down on its own, consumer states this has happened numerous times. *slc | |||
| 07/02/1998 | 06/30/1998 | ||
| While driving at a speed of 45 mph, the cruise control shorted, causing the steering wheel to fall off, causing the driver to crash into a barn, injuring three passengers and killing one cow. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle has experienced sudden acceleration on several occasions. | |||
| 04/12/1997 | 1 | 05/04/1987 | |
| T.p.s. switch failure which there is a technical service bulletin out on (no.87-25-7 date :8712). this failure caused vehicle to suddenly accelerate and cause accident. | |||
| 06/13/1997 | |||
| Owner put vehicle in reverse and the vehicle sudden accelerated, causing vehicle to be involved in a collision. vehicle sudden accelerated without any warning. there was a investigation pe-88097, but that investigation is closed. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 06/01/1996 | 63000 | 3 | |
| Dt: this vehicle caught on fire three times. it was caused by the cruise control switch. contacted ford, they did not offer any assistance. the consumer put two of the fires out, and fire department put one of the fires out. all fires started from under the hood. this happened on june 1, 1996. the vehicle was turned off all three times and parked and that was when the vehicle caught on fire. the repair shop rebuilt the wiring all three times. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 09/21/1995 | 1 | 09/10/1987 | |
| Cruise control valve failure, causing vehicle to accelerate although brakes were applied. *sd | |||