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 11/05/1991 to 02/28/1998 | 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 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| PE98052 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/25/1998 | 04/09/1999 | FUEL SPIT BACK DURING REFUELING | ||
| During refueling, it is alleged that the fuel spits back out the fuel filler pipe, which could cause a fire risk | ||||||
| EA99010 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 04/09/1999 | 05/04/1999 | FUEL SPIT BACK DURING REFUELING | ||
| During refueling, it is alleged that the fuel spits back out the fuel filler pipe, which could cause a fire risk | ||||||
| DP02007 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/22/2002 | 12/04/2002 | FUEL-FED FIRES | ||
| The fars data shows that the risk of fire from impact in all directions in the subject vehicles is the same as all other sedans.the subject vehicles are not over represented with respect to the risk of fire in real-world high-energy crashes.a further discussion of issues related to post crash fires in the subject vehicles is set out in the closing report for sq 01-014 and that report is in the docket for this petition.after reviewing the petition and its supporting materials, as well as information furnished by ford and gm, and information within the agency's possession from previous investigations and other related actions,nhtsa has concluded that futher investigation concerning post-crash fires in the subject vehicles is not likely to lead to a decision that the vehicles contain a safety defect. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 3 | ||
| While traveling approximately 70 mph vehicle jumped out of cruise control and accelerated uncontrollably. consumer was able to stop vehicle without incident. dealership has examined vehicle, but unable to find cause through a diagnostic and driven examination. *ak | |||
| 03/21/2001 | 0 | ||
| Vehicle was inside of a car wash. shifted gear and vehicle surged in uncontrollable speed and merged into another vehicle. then, came to a complete stop. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Sudden uncontrollable surge in power upon starting propelled the car resulting in collision and damage to property. yh | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 08/01/1998 | 8 | ||
| Whenever pressure is applied to accelerator pedal, vehicle would stall out or die. took to dealer & informed anti-slip would dethrottle engine. would happen in traffic. took to another dealer & informed the same thing. anti-slip keeps wheel from spinning on wet pavement. *ak | |||
| 1 | 12/09/1997 | ||
| Consumer's foot sticks on the accelerator pedal due to inadequate clearance between the floor and the upper partition. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 09/18/2005 | 70000 | 1 | 05/27/1998 |
| Dt: the contact stated the cruise control caused vehicle to accelerate while he was depressing the brake pedal. the brake was depressed to disengage the cruise. however, the vehicle sped up. he had to depress the brake pedal several times to get the cruise control to shut off. he took the vehicle to dealer ,they offered to fix the problem at contact's expense. therefore, repairs were not done.*ak updated 12/27/05. *jb | |||