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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V336000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 06/18/1993 to 06/26/1998 | V (Vehicle) | 3600000 | 08/13/2007 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/03/2007 | 08/03/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in an underhood fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected as an interim repair. as soon as repair parts are available (expected october 2007), owners will be instructed to return to the dealers for installation of a fused wiring harness. the recall began on august 13, 2007, and mailing completed by september 19, 2007. owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford recall no. 05s28.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration;s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 12/09/2006 | 86000 | 1 | |
| Ford motor company, had a cruise control deactivation switch that was defective, so they decided to do a recall. but in stages, as to not scare off the consumers. my son was driving my 1993 lincoln mark viii, to which the cruise control switch had been activating. on 12-9-06 my son was driving his girlfriend home when ___ called her sister telling her she was right down the road, and then ____ called me saying ___ called __ but somethings wrong with car jump or up and the call dropped. the car left the road hitting tree. i received my recall in august of 2007. then the lab results stated internal failure of the 05s28 sdcs, death certificate states ________ cause of death; smoke inhalation, which means the car was on fire before it hit the tree,thermal injuries due to fire,motor vehicle collision. it's hard to drive when your being burned to death. ford cruise control switch fire death as of this date ford denies this claim . *tr | |||
| 11/13/2007 | 159000 | 8 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln mark viii. the contact stated that the odometer, speedometer, and cruise control all malfunctioned on his vehicle. since the failures, the on-board computer also failed. the contact stated that, basically, the entire dashboard failed. the air ride system also began to leak. the dealer stated that the parts for the speedometer were no longer available. the contact also took the vehicle to the dealer for transmission service and it came back with a transmission leak. he replaced a screw, but the leak still existed. the contact stated that he paid approximately $7,000 for the repairs and the failure still continued. the contact was sent a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) and believed that the recall caused the other failures with the vehicle. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage was 161,000 and failure mileage was 159,000. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 1993 lincoln mark viii with speed control switch recall. consumer states that the vehicle was not repaired for the problem. the dealer deactivated the switch but did not replace the wiring assembly. *kb | |||
| 09/28/2007 | 0 | 03/01/2005 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln mark viii. the vehicle was taken to the dealer regarding nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). the repair order stated that the deactivation switch was disconnected. however, while driving 45 mph, the cruise control was activated and deactivated as normal. there had been no failure to date. the current mileage was 93,000. | |||
| 07/11/1999 | 1 | ||
| Speed control stuck on | |||
| 06/11/1999 | 3 | 05/01/1997 | |
| No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak | |||
| 03/11/1997 | |||
| When cruise control is activated on steering console and pressure applied to braking apparatus there appears to be a stumbling block. this allocates increased stopping distance. *ak | |||
| 10/17/1995 | 1 | 06/06/1994 | |
| Vehicle suddenly accelerated out of control, resulting in hitting a wall. tt *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| Vehicle was moving at 30mph when the accelerator pedal stuck, the car ran into a tree. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 04/21/1997 | |||
| The acceleator cable broke while driving, causing the vehicle to completely stop, in for repairs. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 12/09/2006 | 1 | 08/31/2006 | |
| My son was driving a lincoln mark 8 1993, approx. 89,900 miles. as he was driving down the road the engine caught fire, he tried to pull over but the fire had caused the brakes to go out, he and his passenger were killed on impact of a tree, my son tried as much as he could without brakes to avoid. both bodies were burned beyond recognition. ford motor company knew the cruise control switch on my car was the same one they had already recalled, but if they recalled all of them it would have caused a big story being the largest recall in motor history. my son is dead now ,as a result of a 27.00 part. *jb | |||
| 12/09/2006 | 90000 | 1 | 08/31/2006 |
| Tl* - while driving the contact's car caught fire and both the driver and a passenger received fatal injuries. the cruise control deactivation switch was not deactivating the cruise control. according to the police, the car caught fire the driver attempted to pull over. the brakes were not operational and he struck a tree. the police reported that there were no skid marks on the road. the contact noticed shortly after purchasing the vehicle that the cruise control would not turn off by hitting the brake or with the switch. the car is at crows towing in tyler, tx. she has video of the scene and the police department is still working on the police report. | |||
| 12/09/2006 | 89000 | 1 | |
| My son was driving his girlfriend home when his car burst into flames. he pulled the car off the road telling his girlfriend to jump out the window as the flames continued to grow with each press on the brake pedal. the car slid into the dark hitting a tree. both people died. my son was 22, his girlfriend was 21. *jb | |||
| 02/12/2005 | 92000 | 1 | 10/17/2002 |
| Vehicle caught on fire while parked in the driveway. the fire was extinguished by consumer. vehicle was taken to the dealer, who de informed the consumer that the speed control switch was the cause of the fire, and they were unable to replace the switch.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| While drivng at 40 mph the throttle stuck, causing vehicle to increase speed. cause unknown. *ak | |||