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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V025000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/27/1990 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| Vehicle was experiencing a high idle problem because of the throttle body sticking. the throttle was replaced at owner's expense. throttle body problem was caused by transmission failure. transmission covered under warranty, but not the throttle. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 05/08/1998 | 5 | 04/01/1993 | |
| While returning from vacation with 3 occupants, pulled off i-95 at maryland house near aberdeen for coffee. no problems with car for previous 1000 miles of trip. was negotiating head-in parking spot with cars parked on either side. brought car to a full stop with my front wheel even with rear wheel of car parked to my left. went to resume forward motion for the 12 ft. or so to complete parking and car wouldn't move. thinking i may have accidentally shifted the lever into neutral, i worked it through forward and reverse gears to no avail. i was stymied since until that time the car had worked flawlessly. went through gearshift positions again. again nothing. engine began hesitating with car making a surging motion. fearing a stall i made sure gearshift was in neutral and i revved the engine. something engaged -i can only assume it was the transmission- and the car jerked violently forward about 8 ft. before i could stop it. checked lever again and it was in neutral. i, my wife ,and sister-in-law heard something break when the car lurched. a bit embarassed,i showed them look, it's in neutral! whereupon my wife said a few more feet and you might have hit one of those people! she was referring to some passersby walking on the median which served as the far limit of the parking stall and which people use to walk to the coffee house. the car was flatbedded to hinder lincoln mercury in aberdeen. the diagnosis was transmission, motor mounts, and damage to an axle. i had the car shipped home to long island where my own mechanic replaced both axles, both mounts, and rebuilt the transmission. i am told in all likelihood the bang into gear destroyed an already weak or failing mount and/or axle. m.. . | |||
| 10/01/1998 | |||
| While driving vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. had to put vehicle in park position in order to stop the vehicle. happened twice. never been to a dealer. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 04/07/1997 | 1 | ||
| Recall #97v025 throttle control: received recall notice in april, made an appointment to take vehicle in for repair. took vehicel in and they did not have the parts. said to call next week. have called every week since and they still don't have the parts. *ak the dealer was keeping the vehicle without doing any repair causing the consumer inconvenience. *yh | |||
| 05/14/1997 | 1 | 09/01/1991 | |
| Speed control cable failed. | |||
| 07/20/1995 | 1 | ||
| Consumer filled car with gas started it up and car accelerated. tt tt | |||
| 10/12/1994 | 1 | ||
| Cruise control motor required new bushings. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 06/17/1997 | |||
| Recall # 97v025000, owner called dealer 4 or 5 times since april of 97. dealer has not received parts from manufacture. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 03/05/2002 | |||
| While pulling up driveway with foot on brake vehicle suddenly surged forward, hitting another vehicle. brakes would not hold.*ak | |||