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. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 5203 | 12/01/1998 | 615335 | Some vehicles may exhibit a hard start / long crank, cold start stall, cold rough idle concern. *tt | 01/13/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/05/2007 | 1 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 lincoln mark viii. the contact received a notice for recall number 05s28 regarding the vehicle speed control in august of 2007. the dealer stated that they did not know when the part would be available. the contact feels that the recall has surpassed a reasonable amount of time for the repair. there had been no failure to date. the current mileage was 55,000. updated 02-14-08 *bf | |||
| 08/01/2007 | 0 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 lincoln mark viii. the contact received a safety recall notice in august of 2007 for the vehicle speed control. the dealer informed him in december of 2007 that they did not know when the parts would be available. the vehicle speed control switch has not been disconnected. there had been no failure to date. the purchase date and recall number were unavailable. the current mileage was 13,000. | |||
| 07/16/1998 | 1 | 11/28/1989 | |
| Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in collision with wall of home, vehicle totaled and injuries due to failure. mjs | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 11/18/1997 | 11/18/1997 | ||
| The vehicle idles at 3,000 rpms when it should idle less than i,000. the vehicle was taken to the dealer 3 times to have this problem corrected. dealer indicatd that this was the 3rd mark viii that they had with same symptoms. *ak | |||