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 | |||
| 08/05/2002 | |||
| While driving rpms revved to 4700, and vehicle started slowing down on its own,smoke came out of transmission and vehicle stalled. transmission was gone. contacted dealer.*ak | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 4 | 11/01/1998 | |
| The problem i was having was the inability to shift the car out of park in the normal way - start the car, depress the brake and pull the shift lever down. the only way that i could get the car into gear was to pull down on the shift lever while turning the key and then start the engine while in neutral. i discovered, in a conversation with a ford mechanic, that this is a symptom of a failure somewhere in the brake light circuit. something as simple as a blown brake light bulb would cause this problem. there was another symptom that was not discussed with the mechanic, as i didn't realize it was related, but could in itself, cause an accident. the cruise control would not disengage by pressing the brake pedal. apparently the de-activation is controlled by a component wired into the brake light circuit. after i got the brake lights working (dirty contacts on the brake light switch), everything was back to normal. the car shifted as it was suppose to and the cruise control again disengaged when the brake pedal was depressed. in my opinion, the interelationship of these components has good potential to be extremely hazardous. it would be easy to inadvertantly put the car in forward gear while intending to put it in reverse when starting it in neutral. the car could roll when starting it in this manner. the failure of the cruise control to disengage gave me the sensation of flooring the car and putting my foot on the brake at the same time. not usually a very good thing to do. that's it. i hope it helps. | |||
| 04/01/1997 | |||
| When traveling about 45mph. vehicle took off on its own, and engine kept racing. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle experienced recall failure prior to recall notice causing erratic speed control. (97v-025) mjs | |||
| 12/15/1998 | |||
| Upon turning into a car wash consumer shifted transmission into drive and vehicle accelerated by itself, causing vehicle to run into a fence and drop down three feet into a house. consumer's foot was on the brakes when he shifted vehicle into drive. *ak | |||
| 04/03/1992 | 1 | 12/01/1998 | |
| Vehicle experiencing sudden acceleration when stopped. *yc | |||
| 9 | 08/12/1992 | ||
| Vehicle experiencing sudden acceleration. | |||
| 06/27/1994 | 1 | ||
| Transmission slips at slow speeds, due to failure of the sensor assembly. | |||
| 09/17/1997 | |||
| Vehicle was repaired under recall #97s65 (throttle control). after the repair of the recall, the vehicle's condition remained the same. owner states that when running speed control the throttle idles .dealer will be contacted . *ak | |||
| 07/17/1997 | |||
| Recall # 97v025000, received recall notice in april of 97. .made appointment on 7/10/97. after arriving at dealership consumer was informed that parts were not available. dealer will contact when available. *ak | |||
| 06/03/1997 | |||
| Received recall notice from manufacturer in may ,called to make an appointment to take vehicle in. dealer said they don't have the parts for this recall, and don't know when parts will be available. mfr. recall #97s65. *ak | |||
| 05/21/1997 | |||
| Recall related, 97v025, throttle control, contacted dealership on 21 may, said parts are available, in for repair, no parts available. *ak | |||
| Going through an intersection the vehicle started to accelerate without the consumer placing his foot on the gas; in order to stop the vehicle, the gear had to be placed in netural. please describe in detail. *ak | |||
| 02/09/1996 | 9 | ||
| Throttle position sender failed. *sd | |||
| 12/24/1995 | |||
| Sudden acceleration caused consumer to have an accident. tt | |||
| Vehicle lurches upon acceleration. | |||
| 07/20/1995 | |||
| Car was being check by friend because of the rpm racing got out of car took off dragging person to house went into lady bedroom with lady in bed injury 2 people | |||
| 09/05/1992 | |||
| When cruise control engage, vehicle accelerates, dealer can not locate problem so they disconnect the cruise. tt | |||
| 02/23/1995 | 3 | ||
| Sudden acceleration when driver attempted to depress accelerator, caused loss of control. *skd | |||
| 12/06/1994 | 1 | ||
| Sudden acceleration, causing loss of control. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| While vehicle was in park, vehicle surged forward after parking brake was released. also brakes would not stop vehicle when they were applied. dealers stated accelerator cable was faulty. *ak | |||
| 01/02/1996 | 2 | ||
| Gas pedal lost all resistance/went to floor, when pressed hard, rendering vehicle inoperable due to failure of accelerator cable. *dsh | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 07/31/2004 | 131254 | 5 | |
| I was on the highway so i put on the cruise control, when i hit the brakes the car slowed down, then when i reasled the brakes the car radily speed up, and it is hard to shut it off.*ak | |||