Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 17281 | 10/01/2003 | 10004925 | Surge at cruise. *tt | 01/20/2004 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||
| PE12033 | Ford Motor Company | 10/24/2012 | Stuck throttle | |||
| Odi has received 50 complaints alleging incidents of stuck throttle due to fractured speed control cable collars in model year (my) 2000 through 2003 ford taurus and mercury sable vehicles equipped with 4-valve 3.0l v6 duratec engines (figure 1).the speed control cable assembly is unique to the subject vehicles and the subject failure mode has not been observed in my 2000 through 2003 taurus/sable vehicles equipped with the 2-valve 3.0l v6 vulcan engine or in any of the my 2004 through 2007 taurus/sable vehicles.the fractured cable allows the cable ferrule to move relative to the collar.this may result in a stuck throttle condition if the ferrule hangs up on the shoulder of the collar when the throttle is closing (figure 2).this condition has resulted in throttles stuck at approximately 26% open.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to determine the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the voqs associated with the opening of this investigation are:10478091, 10474454, 10474161, 10470961, 10469448, 10467920, 10467238, 10466606, 10463903, 10460322, 10460032, 10458061, 10458045, 10457969, 10457652, 10457002, 10456928, 10454596, 10454249, 10453061, 10453032, 10452403, 10451751, 10451684, 10451558, 10451501, 10451409, 10451398, 10451389, 10451186, 10451172, 10451167, 10448591, 10424613, 10408634, 10404525, 10364001, 10322447, 10315965, 10312195, 10284692, 10275904, 10228631, 10228233, 10220414, 10181769, 10122020, 10114193, 10089056, 10002901. | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | ||||||
| PE12033 | Ford Motor Company | 10/24/2012 | Stuck throttle | |||
| Odi has received 50 complaints alleging incidents of stuck throttle due to fractured speed control cable collars in model year (my) 2000 through 2003 ford taurus and mercury sable vehicles equipped with 4-valve 3.0l v6 duratec engines (figure 1).the speed control cable assembly is unique to the subject vehicles and the subject failure mode has not been observed in my 2000 through 2003 taurus/sable vehicles equipped with the 2-valve 3.0l v6 vulcan engine or in any of the my 2004 through 2007 taurus/sable vehicles.the fractured cable allows the cable ferrule to move relative to the collar.this may result in a stuck throttle condition if the ferrule hangs up on the shoulder of the collar when the throttle is closing (figure 2).this condition has resulted in throttles stuck at approximately 26% open.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to determine the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the voqs associated with the opening of this investigation are:10478091, 10474454, 10474161, 10470961, 10469448, 10467920, 10467238, 10466606, 10463903, 10460322, 10460032, 10458061, 10458045, 10457969, 10457652, 10457002, 10456928, 10454596, 10454249, 10453061, 10453032, 10452403, 10451751, 10451684, 10451558, 10451501, 10451409, 10451398, 10451389, 10451186, 10451172, 10451167, 10448591, 10424613, 10408634, 10404525, 10364001, 10322447, 10315965, 10312195, 10284692, 10275904, 10228631, 10228233, 10220414, 10181769, 10122020, 10114193, 10089056, 10002901. | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | ||||||
| PE12033 | Ford Motor Company | 10/24/2012 | Stuck throttle | |||
| Odi has received 50 complaints alleging incidents of stuck throttle due to fractured speed control cable collars in model year (my) 2000 through 2003 ford taurus and mercury sable vehicles equipped with 4-valve 3.0l v6 duratec engines (figure 1).the speed control cable assembly is unique to the subject vehicles and the subject failure mode has not been observed in my 2000 through 2003 taurus/sable vehicles equipped with the 2-valve 3.0l v6 vulcan engine or in any of the my 2004 through 2007 taurus/sable vehicles.the fractured cable allows the cable ferrule to move relative to the collar.this may result in a stuck throttle condition if the ferrule hangs up on the shoulder of the collar when the throttle is closing (figure 2).this condition has resulted in throttles stuck at approximately 26% open.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to determine the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the voqs associated with the opening of this investigation are:10478091, 10474454, 10474161, 10470961, 10469448, 10467920, 10467238, 10466606, 10463903, 10460322, 10460032, 10458061, 10458045, 10457969, 10457652, 10457002, 10456928, 10454596, 10454249, 10453061, 10453032, 10452403, 10451751, 10451684, 10451558, 10451501, 10451409, 10451398, 10451389, 10451186, 10451172, 10451167, 10448591, 10424613, 10408634, 10404525, 10364001, 10322447, 10315965, 10312195, 10284692, 10275904, 10228631, 10228233, 10220414, 10181769, 10122020, 10114193, 10089056, 10002901. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/08/2012 | 151000 | 1 | |
| I was driving my car and while i was braking for a stop light i couldn't stop. something was giving my car gas as i was trying to stop. ever since then when i drive it my rpm's are high and makes a noise. i called the shop and had my idle air control valve replaced because that's what the automotive place said was wrong. since then it's been in 3 other times and had the part replaced just in case it was a faulty part. now the mechanics are baffled as am i. i did research and noticed this was a common complaint on these vehicles. i just took it in again today december 6,2012 and we can't figure out the problem. it's getting worse to where i can't really drive it because when i go to brake it won't stop. i can be at a complete stop and not touch the gas and my car will get up to 45mph without me even touching the gas pedal. *tr | |||
| 10/20/2012 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated that while traveling 5 mph she attempted to enter a parking space when the throttle seized in the open position. the contact was able to stop the vehicle by firmly depressing the brakes. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic or dealer, and was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were not available. | |||
| 10/20/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated that while traveling 5 mph she attempted to enter a parking space when the throttle seized in the open position. the contact was able to stop the vehicle by firmly depressing the brakes. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic or dealer, and was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were not available. kmj | |||
| 10/20/2012 | 5 | ||
| Tl- the contact 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated while traveling 5 mph she attempted to pull into a parking spot when the throttle seized in the open position. the contact was able to stop the vehicle by firmly pressing the brakes. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were not available. mh | |||
| 10/30/2012 | 96000 | 1 | |
| When i accelerated my vehicle the throttle stuck in the open position. my car accelerated to over 40mph in a residential zone. i put the car in neutral and the engine revved up to the cutout rpm limit. i immediately shut the vehicle off. when i opened the hood to inspect the problem i saw that the plastic collar holding the cable in place broke off, causing the entire cable to move freely. one piece of the cable was stuck outside of the collar causing the throttle to engage without the accelerator pedal being pushed. *tr | |||
| 10/30/2012 | 96000 | ||
| When i accelerated my vehicle the throttle stuck in the open position. my car accelerated to over 40mph in a residential zone. i put the car in neutral and the engine revved up to the cutout rpm limit. i immediately shut the vehicle off. when i opened the hood to inspect the problem i saw that the plastic collar holding the cable in place broke off, causing the entire cable to move freely. one piece of the cable was stuck outside of the collar causing the throttle to engage without the accelerator pedal being pushed. | |||
| 06/06/2012 | 74200 | 1 | |
| Driving on i-25 northbound, at 50 mph, the vehicle started to accelerate, with my foot off the accelerator. went from 50 to 65...stepped on brake, brakes slowed/stopped the acceleration...pulled off at the first exit ramp. looked under hood, for anything not correct...nothing visually detected. did this one more time...3 days later. have not experienced since. *tr | |||
| 06/06/2012 | 74200 | ||
| Driving on i-25 northbound, at 50 mph, the vehicle started to accelerate, with my foot off the accelerator. went from 50 to 65...stepped on brake, brakes slowed/stopped the acceleration...pulled off at the first exit ramp. looked under hood, for anything not correct...nothing visually detected. did this one more time...3 days later. have not experienced since. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 105000 | ||
| I was driving about 35 mph and let up on the gas when i realized i was in a 30 mph zone. i drove about five more blocks without touching the throttle and the car never slowed until i applied the brakes due to coming to a stoplight. this was on level ground. since then the car will not slow down without using the brakes. i have driven over 5 miles at one time at 60 mph without the car slowing to less than 58 mph. when i take it out of gear to help me slow down the engine revs up and then very slowly idles down. occasionally the engine will slow and then die when sitting at stop lights. my brakes were worked on 3 months ago but are feeling like they need to be repaired due to shaking when i have to brake hard to stop the car. | |||
| 05/29/2012 | 106000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle surged forward until the contact applied the brakes. the contact stopped and shut off the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop and the contact was informed that the cruise control cable was fractured. the vehicle was in the process of being repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 106,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 05/29/2012 | 106000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle surged forward until the contact applied the brakes. the contact stopped and shut off the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop and the contact was informed that the cruise control cable was fractured. the vehicle was in the process of being repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 106,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 02/16/2012 | 177400 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated that the vehicle maintained a speed of 50 mph when the accelerator pedal was not being depressed. the vehicle was taken to a local repair shop. the repair shop stated that the cruise control cable needed to be replaced, along with the throttle case assembly. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 177,400 and the current mileage was 192,431. | |||
| 02/16/2012 | 177400 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated that the vehicle maintained a speed of 50 mph when the accelerator pedal was not being depressed. the vehicle was taken to a local repair shop. the repair shop stated that the cruise control cable needed to be replaced, along with the throttle case assembly. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 177,400 and the current mileage was 192,431. sm. | |||
| 02/16/2012 | 177400 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated the vehicle maintained a speed of 50 mph despite the accelerator pedal not being depressed. the vehicle was taken to a local repair shop. the repair shop confirmed the cruise control cable needed to be replaced along with the throttle case assembly. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 177,400 and the current mileage was 192,431. rds | |||
| 09/25/2002 | 1000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated that the vehicle would involuntarily accelerate while at complete stops. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the failure was due to a sensor that could not be repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. the vin was not available. sm. | |||
| 09/25/2002 | 1000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable . the contact stated that while being at a complete stop the vehicle will accelerate on its own while having the brake pedal applied.these will only occur when the vehicle has not been driven and has come to a stop . the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that it was a censor system that cant be repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available . the failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 65,000.cv | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 85000 | ||
| I was driving when i realized that my car was going much faster than it should be. i was going up a hill so i moved both of my feet away from the pedals and realized that it was still gaining speed. i pressed hard on the brakes and managed to bring it mostly to a stop about 80 feet from an intersection and another car. i put it into park, but still had to hold the brake down hard in order to keep the car from rolling forward. when the light changed, i put the car in drive and it peeled out and was almost impossible to control. i hit the brakes hard, turned at the intersection then into a vacant parking lot. i put it in park immediately and shut it off. i tried to restart the car and the engine immediately went to 5000 rpm, so i shut it off again and had it towed to my local dealership. the car was definitely accelerating without any input on my part. the brakes were able to slow it down, but only with full pressure and it took much further than it should have to come to a stop. i was driving a 2003 mercury sable. | |||
| 01/03/2008 | 35850 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated that the vehicle accelerated beyond 7 rpms when she depressed the accelerator. she stated that she had to depress the brake extremely hard then shut off the vehicle before it would stop. in addition, she stated that she lost control of the vehicle. the dealer stated that the cruise control cable caused the failure. they disconnected the cruise control. as of may 19, 2008, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. the contact stated that she noticed an oil leak. the mechanic the oil seal pan needed to be replaced. the mechanic replaced the oil pan seal and there had been no further occurrences. the failure mileage was 35,850 and current mileage was 36850. | |||
| 07/18/2007 | 30000 | 1 | 08/17/2004 |
| The car has a throttle over run problem. when i lift my foot off the gas and the apply brakes, it feels as if the engine is not returning to idle completely. the brakes are in good condition. i have had numerous close calls with rearend collisions. the dealer never found a problem. *jb | |||
| 06/15/2005 | 6969 | 4 | 02/28/2004 |
| Dt the consumer had difficulty stopping the vehicle. when the consumer attpemted to stop, the engine started to race. *jb dealer replaced iac valve assembly. *tt | |||
| 03/08/2005 | 14429 | 1 | 02/13/2003 |
| While turning right into a parking space with my foot on the brake the vehicle suddennly accelerated, jumped a concrete wheel barrier and scraped a post. i took it to the dealer the next day. the could not duplicate the problem.*ak | |||
| 02/14/2005 | 1 | ||
| While applying the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. the driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle and pulled over. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. the mechanic can not duplicate the problem at this time. please provide further details. *nm | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 04/20/2008 | 10000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. while attempting to depress the brake pedal and place the vehicle into drive, the contact's foot struck the accelerator pedal instead. the vehicle accelerated forward at a fast pace. the contact feels that the accelerator and brake pedals are too close together and could cause a crash when pressed incorrectly. he called the manufacturer and was advised to have the vehicle inspected. while driving 25 mph, the contact had to slam on the brakes in order to avoid a crash. he noticed that the steering column failed intermittently, but was able to drive the vehicle safely to his destination. the vehicle was taken to a local repair shop and inspected by a technician, who stated that he does not work on steering failures. the contact was instructed to take the vehicle to a dealer. the vehicle has not yet been inspected and no repairs have been performed. the contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 10,000 and current mileage was 57,063. | |||
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| There is a problem with the distance between the brake and accelerator pedals, causing driver to unintentionally press the accelerator pedal when trying to brake. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 10/09/2009 | 39000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated that the cruise control failed to function properly. a mechanic confirmed that the plastic cruise mechanism failed and caused the vehicle to accelerate up to 70 mph. the mechanic replaced the linkage component that controlled the cruise mechanism. case # 0539942409 was filed with the ford manufacturer regarding the failure. the failure mileage was 39,000 miles. the current mileage was 41000. updated 03/19/10. *lj | |||