Ford Motor Company: Vehicle Speed Control
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 26, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 212,700. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A BOOT TO THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Ford Taurus | 1,205 | 6 | 54 | 60 |
| 1995 Mercury Sable | 350 | 6 | 14 | 11 |
| 1994 Ford Taurus | 923 | 5 | 23 | 51 |
| 1994 Lincoln Continental | 190 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 1994 Mercury Sable | 387 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 1993 Ford Taurus | 1,557 | 8 | 49 | 54 |
| 1993 Lincoln Continental | 121 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 1993 Mercury Sable | 674 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 1992 Ford Taurus | 681 | 6 | 21 | 52 |
| 1992 Lincoln Continental | 126 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 1992 Mercury Sable | 364 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 1991 Ford Taurus | 649 | 5 | 21 | 43 |
| 1991 Lincoln Continental | 203 | 3 | 19 | 5 |
| 1991 Mercury Sable | 221 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
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 97V025000.
Full record for the 1995 Ford Taurus → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →