Ford recalls 4.5 million more for cruise control switch
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Ford recalls 4.5 million more for cruise control switch
Its said to be preventative. There haven't been any issues yet.
EDIT: Whoa 16 million vehicles total, someone had to lose their job over that.
Attention Ford Owners
Decade-long recall problem sees an additional 4.5 million vehicles added to tally
Posted by Joshua Condon on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 3:03 PM
AutoWeek is reporting that Ford's problems with leaky cruise-control switches (which can potentially start vehicle fires) continue. After an Oct. 9 letter to regulators detailed incidents of switch fires on Windstar minivans from model years 1995 to 2003, the company recalled 1.1 million affected vehicles. Now, with the addition of 3.4 million recalled vehicles with the cruise-control deactivation switch -- mostly pickups and SUVs such as the diesel-powered Excursion and F-250 Super Duty, Econoline, Explorer/Mountaineer, Ranger and F53 Motorhome -- the total jumps to just over four times that number. (All new recalls are from model years 1992 to 2003, and, it should be noted, no fires have been reported. The measure is a preventive one to stem "possible ongoing customer lack of confidence in vehicles with the switch," a Ford representative said.) The Texas Instrument-made switches may leak, overheat, smoke and burn.
The problem for Ford is not a new one: Cruise-control-related leaks and engine-compartment fires originated in 1998 with 1992 and 1993 model year Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Cars. Five more recalls from 2005-2007 followed, plus yet another recall in 2008 to rework some of the previously recalled vehicles. All told, the full tally for this problem clocks in at around 16 million vehicles.
Dealers will be notified this week, and owners of affected vehicles will be contacted via letter between Oct. 26 and Dec. 11. Those with questions and concerns can check Ford's Customer Support Web site or call 800-392-3673
Decade-long recall problem sees an additional 4.5 million vehicles added to tally
Posted by Joshua Condon on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 3:03 PM
AutoWeek is reporting that Ford's problems with leaky cruise-control switches (which can potentially start vehicle fires) continue. After an Oct. 9 letter to regulators detailed incidents of switch fires on Windstar minivans from model years 1995 to 2003, the company recalled 1.1 million affected vehicles. Now, with the addition of 3.4 million recalled vehicles with the cruise-control deactivation switch -- mostly pickups and SUVs such as the diesel-powered Excursion and F-250 Super Duty, Econoline, Explorer/Mountaineer, Ranger and F53 Motorhome -- the total jumps to just over four times that number. (All new recalls are from model years 1992 to 2003, and, it should be noted, no fires have been reported. The measure is a preventive one to stem "possible ongoing customer lack of confidence in vehicles with the switch," a Ford representative said.) The Texas Instrument-made switches may leak, overheat, smoke and burn.
The problem for Ford is not a new one: Cruise-control-related leaks and engine-compartment fires originated in 1998 with 1992 and 1993 model year Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Cars. Five more recalls from 2005-2007 followed, plus yet another recall in 2008 to rework some of the previously recalled vehicles. All told, the full tally for this problem clocks in at around 16 million vehicles.
Dealers will be notified this week, and owners of affected vehicles will be contacted via letter between Oct. 26 and Dec. 11. Those with questions and concerns can check Ford's Customer Support Web site or call 800-392-3673
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Recalls are just part of the complex automotive business (including their supplier chain).
You can't really blame Ford here as they have already gone to the trouble of recalling the vehicles. Even better, they continue to recall the vehicles even after the issue has been supposedly fixed... when it wasn't.
That would give me added confidence in the Ford brand if I were a potential customer...
You can't really blame Ford here as they have already gone to the trouble of recalling the vehicles. Even better, they continue to recall the vehicles even after the issue has been supposedly fixed... when it wasn't.
That would give me added confidence in the Ford brand if I were a potential customer...
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The fix is simple - we had our '01 Ranger done.
They add an additional harness w/ a fusible link to the wires powering the cruise switch.
The issue, IMHO, is the **** poor engineering that kept constant power on the cruise switch.
Which is on the brake reservoir, and since brake fluid is flammable, can & sometimes does catch fire in the event of this switch shorting.
Not a big enough issue to hate Fords over or anything like that - to the contrary, that Ranger has been a fantastic vehicle and runs like a scalded cat.
Still stupid engineering in regards to that item, however.
Britt
The issue, IMHO, is the **** poor engineering that kept constant power on the cruise switch.
Which is on the brake reservoir, and since brake fluid is flammable, can & sometimes does catch fire in the event of this switch shorting.
Not a big enough issue to hate Fords over or anything like that - to the contrary, that Ranger has been a fantastic vehicle and runs like a scalded cat.
Still stupid engineering in regards to that item, however.
Britt
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the fuse fix is BS.
Now suddenly my cruise doesn't work and I have to hunt down a blown fuse that didn't exist from the factory and jow average won't have a clue is there.
Instead they'll be checking the fuses under the dash labeled for cruise and thinking they have bad wiring when they fuse is good.
I have a ford in that recall I think.
I checked my brake cylinder sensor though and it's dry
Now suddenly my cruise doesn't work and I have to hunt down a blown fuse that didn't exist from the factory and jow average won't have a clue is there.
Instead they'll be checking the fuses under the dash labeled for cruise and thinking they have bad wiring when they fuse is good.
I have a ford in that recall I think.
I checked my brake cylinder sensor though and it's dry
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