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 07/30/1990 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 | |||
| 07/08/2002 | 1 | 07/01/2002 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 12/23/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that the throttle stuck and caused an accident, consumer is requesting reimbursement, however ford will not assist consumer. *slc | |||
| 1 | 06/25/1993 | ||
| Prior to recall notification, consumer states throttle stuck in car would not stop, which caused him to crash into shopping carts causing damage to vehicle, when consumer inquired about the recall he was told that it did not apply to the state he was living in, even though he experienced the same problem as stated in recall. *jb | |||
| 06/05/1997 | 1 | 03/01/1994 | |
| The transmission is just one of the problems we have had with this car.the air conditioning never worked very well. december 1998 the air conditioning quit working completely. the cruise control quit working in 1996. one of the power windows quit working in 1997. the headliner near the back windshield started hanging down in 1998. our latest problem is a blown head gasket. we had the transmission repaired 11/1/98 at a cost to us of $1,788.00. plus it cost us over $100.00 to have the car towed. the ford company hasn't done anything to help us. | |||
| 1 | 01/07/1994 | ||
| The crusie control is inoperative. nlm | |||
| 06/15/1999 | 1 | ||
| Replaced outer tie rods, install speed control cable boot. cj | |||
| 08/01/1998 | 1 | ||
| While parking, vehicle without warning suddenly accelerated 10-20 mph, almost causing an accident. *slc | |||
| 08/27/1998 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle accelerated at 10-20 mph while trying to park however,the driver was able to avoid crash by braking. yh | |||
| 01/12/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1993 | |
| Chronic coolant leak approx. half pt. month-cruise control failure-water leaks rear window- rattles during bitter winter weather. *ak | |||
| 09/28/1999 | 2 | 01/01/1994 | |
| Almost caused multi car accident. major dangerous condition | |||
| 06/01/1999 | 1 | ||
| Cruise control would not release until brake and off button was pressed repeatedly. nlm | |||
| Consumer received a recall notice on the throtle control. she contacted dealer, and was told that because she did not live in the states listed on the notice the recall will not be done. *ak | |||
| 02/15/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1997 | |
| The car was being moved from the front of my house into the driveway. the brakes would not engage to make the turn, instead vehicle accelerated. my son was driving and he turned the steering wheel to the left to try to slow it down. he then panicked and jumped out. the car proceded to continue crashing through our neighbor's chain link fence, continued through his yard. then crashed through the fence on the other side, ending up back in our yard and hitting another car parked in our yard, as well as a trampoline, and ended up hitting the corner of the garage which stopped it. *ak | |||
| 01/15/1999 | 1 | 03/22/1993 | |
| Broken plastic clip possibly jammed the throttle linkage causing the vehicle to continue to accelerate even with foot on brake. | |||
| 06/15/1998 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was at a stop sign when she tried to accelerate, the transmission did not respond until she had kept accelerating and vehicle moved. consumer did not know what was the problem. *ak | |||
| 08/13/1997 | 0 | ||
| Receivedd recall notice (#97v025000). called dealer & set up appointment. took vehicle in on date of appointment. after arriving and waiting for quite a while, service manager informed owner that there were no parts availabe for repairs. *ak | |||
| 01/16/1995 | 1 | 03/01/1993 | |
| Accelerator pedal stuck in open position when in drive and reverse. tt | |||
| 06/11/1996 | 1 | 01/07/1994 | |
| Sudden acceleration forward; vehicle raced forward with foot on brake pedal, crashed into garage door, throwing driver forward and backward, resulting in injuries. *ak | |||
| 12/12/1995 | |||
| While vehicle opened throttle position, applied brakes to stop vehicle impact 11:00 position, speed 30 mph. tt | |||
| 07/19/1995 | 1 | ||
| Put car into reverse and it accelerate car was totaled driver's neck was injured. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 06/27/1999 | 1 | 01/01/1997 | |
| Accelerator pedal stuck to floor; brakes did not work; see odi id 460653,543622,703422,838058,942316,941502,942869,944210,954379,971219,977939,977168,987238 for similiar problems-ford 2x refused to pay for 2nd opinion/investigation of problem. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| After stopping at a light or stop sign and brake pedal is released, vehicle accelerates without application of the gas pedal. the vehicle accelerates to speeds up to 30 mph. dealer has not fixed the problem. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| While vehicle is in park engine idles high. dealer has been contacted. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 06/22/1994 | 1 | 03/12/1994 | |
| Fuel filter and assembly failed. | |||