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 - LINKAGES | ||||||||||||||||
| 89V159000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1989 to 09/01/1989 | V (Vehicle) | 2900 | 10/13/1989 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/25/1989 | 09/28/1989 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Throttle levers may have been bent during assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Throttle may stick and not return fully to idleposition. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Place affected vehicles on delivery hold until repaired. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System:throttle. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 01/21/1997 | 3 | 02/01/1997 | |
| Sudden acceleration. | |||
| 11/17/1997 | 1 | ||
| When traveling at 70 mph with the cruise control engaged consumer proceeded to change lanes, consumer lost control of the vehicle, hitting a rail. consumer has contacted the dealer. *ak consumer states: when control was lost, she tried to steer into the tire direction, when vehicle headed straight into the guardrail, she made a hard left turn to turn into the emergency lane, however vehicle turned right causing the vehicle to hit the left front, side, and rear, and spun out 2-3 times, consumer believes this was a suspension problem. *slc | |||
| When applying the abs brakes the cruise control did not deactivate, causing the vehicle to suddenly surge down an exit ramp. please give further details. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1995 | |||
| Failure when cruise control is engaged. please explain. tt | |||