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 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 | |||
| 12/29/2000 | 06/01/2000 | ||
| With investigation seems to be common problem, can be dangerous could coast into intersection and be unable to move. with practice can be overcome by reving engine while coming to a stop. why no recall was made when ford knew about the problem still a mystery. *ak | |||
| 10/26/1999 | 0 | ||
| Vehicle decelerates while traveling causing driver to turn the vehicle off completely. however, the vehicle will start, but would not go into reverse / forward. the transmission failed and had to be replaced. *yc | |||
| 12/09/1997 | 5 | ||
| Vehicle experienced failure of recall component prior to notice, after recall work performed failures continued, idle problems. (recall campaign # 97s65) | |||
| 02/28/1999 | |||
| Cruise control malfunctioned due to the off button not work properly, and causing vehicle to accelerate unexpectedly which almost caused an accident. please provide further information and vin#. *ak | |||
| 01/20/1999 | 01/01/1996 | ||
| When the car comes to a stop, it lunges upward/forward about 3 to 4 times. also, it feels like the front left side axle is bouncing around. ak | |||
| 07/28/1997 | |||
| Put vehicle in reverse to back into garage vehicle moved forward. tried to put in park still moved forward, then hit brakes no brakes. hit vehicle, tried steering left to keep from hitting car. finally hit emergency brake vehicle came to a stop.*ak | |||
| 02/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Moisture in throttle cable froze, causing cruise controls 'resume' function to activate, resulting in vehicle accelerating uncontrollably. *dsh | |||
| 05/18/1995 | 1 | ||
| When engaging the reverse gear, the vehicle accelerated by itself without stepping on the accelerator . tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 02/08/1999 | |||
| Vehicle does not immediately respond when gas pedal is depressed. then, after hesitation, it will lunge forward. dealer contacted, and was aware of the problem. stated no recall listed, and problem cannot be remedied. problems still exists. provide further information. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 04/01/1999 | 1 | 09/19/1996 | |
| Air sensor, idle sensor and engine computer replaced. mjs | |||
| While traveling the engine idles without indications.please provide further information. *ak | |||