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. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| PE93065 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/15/1993 | 11/30/1993 | UNDERBODY FUEL LINE FAILS | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/15/1999 | 2 | 10/29/1990 | |
| Transmission went out while driving at 50 mph without prior warning, causing vehicle to stall and shut off completely. also, there was vibration within the steering wheel. also, loss of cruise control, causing vehicle to accelerate. in addition,smoke came from underhood. *ak | |||
| 06/26/1999 | 2 | ||
| On two occasions vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, one incident resulted in vehicle collision. *yc | |||
| 11/06/1996 | 1 | 07/29/1991 | |
| Sudden acceleration, causing accident. | |||
| 04/19/1996 | |||
| Shifted into drive car pulled away from curb ran into another curb and blew the tire to stop vehicle. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Put vehicle in drive and it surged, resulting in an accident. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 7 | |||
| While applying accelerator engine hesitates, then speeds back up. this is the forth time this has happened. also, transmission has been replaced 3 times already. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 12/07/2002 | 80000 | 3 | 07/10/1993 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 55 mph on normal road conditions, there was a noticeable delay to disengaged the speed control. the brake pedal had to be pumped several times until the driver regained control over the vehicle's speed. the contact received a recall letter # 97v025000 but misplaced it. the manufacturer was contacted who refused to produce a new letter because the recall was too old. the contact expressed concern because the speed control malfunctioning entailed a serious safety risk. | |||