Ford Motor Company: Vehicle Speed Control
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 7, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,500,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
The risk
A FIRE AT THE SWITCH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
BY LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 12, 2005, OWNERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED. OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATED ARE BEING NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND ADVISED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO RECONNECT THE SPEED CONTROL BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2006. OWNERS WHO DID NOT HAVE THEIR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATED ARE BEING NOTIFIED TO HAVE THEIR SYSTEM REMEDIED BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2006. OWNERS ARE URGED TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE FREE DISCONNECT SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FIRE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017 AND 06V286)
30 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Ford Expedition | 340 | 4 | 69 | 19 |
| 2002 Ford F-150 | 821 | 10 | 95 | 51 |
| 2002 Lincoln Blackwood | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 Lincoln Navigator | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2001 Ford Expedition | 578 | 10 | 95 | 38 |
| 2001 Ford F-150 | 1,236 | 19 | 248 | 91 |
| 2001 Lincoln Navigator | 81 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| 2000 Ford Expedition | 890 | 11 | 199 | 55 |
| 2000 Ford F-150 | 1,075 | 17 | 343 | 81 |
| 2000 Lincoln Navigator | 109 | 7 | 17 | 9 |
| 1999 Ford Expedition | 946 | 9 | 77 | 52 |
| 1999 Ford F-150 | 1,044 | 18 | 69 | 84 |
| 1999 Ford F-250 | 581 | 19 | 13 | 55 |
| 1999 Lincoln Navigator | 132 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| 1998 Ford Expedition | 836 | 7 | 73 | 43 |
| 1998 Ford F-150 | 1,381 | 18 | 91 | 83 |
| 1998 Ford F-250 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 Lincoln Navigator | 192 | 6 | 22 | 14 |
| 1997 Ford Expedition | 853 | 9 | 74 | 52 |
| 1997 Ford F-150 | 2,758 | 26 | 262 | 165 |
| 1997 Ford F-250 | 304 | 14 | 19 | 20 |
| 1996 Ford Bronco | 81 | 2 | 23 | 6 |
| 1996 Ford F-150 | 324 | 7 | 75 | 21 |
| 1996 Ford F-250 | 176 | 5 | 25 | 10 |
| 1995 Ford Bronco | 94 | 2 | 18 | 7 |
| 1995 Ford F-150 | 626 | 7 | 114 | 47 |
| 1995 Ford F-250 | 184 | 4 | 17 | 10 |
| 1994 Ford Bronco | 91 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| 1994 Ford F-150 | 676 | 13 | 101 | 60 |
| 1994 Ford F-250 | 123 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 05V388000.
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