Joeychgo
March 8th, 2008, 11:10 PM
Filed under: Recalls/TSBs (http://windev.weblogsinc.com/category/recalls-tsbs/), Safety (http://windev.weblogsinc.com/category/safety/), Ford (http://windev.weblogsinc.com/category/ford/), Lincoln (http://windev.weblogsinc.com/category/lincoln/), Mercury (http://windev.weblogsinc.com/category/mercury/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/ford_logo_250-op.jpg (http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080228/ANA02/112594861/1078)If you drive a Ford product built before 2005, do us all a favor and give your dealership a call. Ask them if your car or truck is one of the 10 million vehicles out there recalled for repair of a cruise control switch. Trust us, this is not something you want to ignore, as there have been fires (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/03/ford-recalling-3-6-mil-vehicles-with-faulty-cruise-control-units/), lawsuits (http://www.autoblog.com/2005/06/17/switch-manufacturer-named-in-ford-cruise-lawsuit/), and deaths (http://www.autoblog.com/2005/07/18/ford-cruise-control-switch-suspected-in-another-fatal-fire/) attributed to this issue.
Word from Washington is that federal safety officials are concerned as less than half of the recalled vehicles have been returned to dealerships for repair (come on people, we told you about this in August, 2006 (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/03/ford-recalls-1-2-million-trucks/)!). This has triggered a rare "consumer advisory" from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration who are urging motorists to take action. Ford is also re-notifying owners. The NHTSA is also quick to point out that there is no need to schedule an appointment for the repair as some dealers are even providing quick drive-through services for the fix.
The long list of recalled vehicles has been included after the jump.
[Source: Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080228/ANA02/112594861/1078), subs. req'd]
The full list of affected vehicles from the NHTSA:
1993-2004 Ford F-150
1993-1999 F-250 (gasoline engine)
1993-1996 Ford Bronco
1994-1996 Ford Econoline
1997-2002 Ford Expedition
1998-2002 Lincoln Navigator
1998-2002 Ford Ranger
1992-1998 Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Car
1993-1998 Lincoln Mark VIII
1993-1995 Ford Taurus SHO with automatic transmission
1994 Mercury Capri
1998-2001 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer
2001-2002 Ford Explorer Sport and Explorer Sport Trac
1992-1993 and 1997-2003 Ford E-150-350 gasoline or natural gas vehicles
2002 Ford E-550 gasoline engine vehicles
1996-2003 Ford E-450 gasoline or natural gas vehicles
1994-2002 Ford F-250 through F-550 Super Duty trucks (gasoline engine)
2000-2002 Ford Excursion (gasoline engine)
2003 Ford F-250-F-550 Super Duty, Ford Excursion
1995-2002 Ford F-53 motor home chassis
2002-2003 Lincoln Blackwood
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/ford_logo_250-op.jpg (http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080228/ANA02/112594861/1078)If you drive a Ford product built before 2005, do us all a favor and give your dealership a call. Ask them if your car or truck is one of the 10 million vehicles out there recalled for repair of a cruise control switch. Trust us, this is not something you want to ignore, as there have been fires (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/03/ford-recalling-3-6-mil-vehicles-with-faulty-cruise-control-units/), lawsuits (http://www.autoblog.com/2005/06/17/switch-manufacturer-named-in-ford-cruise-lawsuit/), and deaths (http://www.autoblog.com/2005/07/18/ford-cruise-control-switch-suspected-in-another-fatal-fire/) attributed to this issue.
Word from Washington is that federal safety officials are concerned as less than half of the recalled vehicles have been returned to dealerships for repair (come on people, we told you about this in August, 2006 (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/03/ford-recalls-1-2-million-trucks/)!). This has triggered a rare "consumer advisory" from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration who are urging motorists to take action. Ford is also re-notifying owners. The NHTSA is also quick to point out that there is no need to schedule an appointment for the repair as some dealers are even providing quick drive-through services for the fix.
The long list of recalled vehicles has been included after the jump.
[Source: Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080228/ANA02/112594861/1078), subs. req'd]
The full list of affected vehicles from the NHTSA:
1993-2004 Ford F-150
1993-1999 F-250 (gasoline engine)
1993-1996 Ford Bronco
1994-1996 Ford Econoline
1997-2002 Ford Expedition
1998-2002 Lincoln Navigator
1998-2002 Ford Ranger
1992-1998 Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Car
1993-1998 Lincoln Mark VIII
1993-1995 Ford Taurus SHO with automatic transmission
1994 Mercury Capri
1998-2001 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer
2001-2002 Ford Explorer Sport and Explorer Sport Trac
1992-1993 and 1997-2003 Ford E-150-350 gasoline or natural gas vehicles
2002 Ford E-550 gasoline engine vehicles
1996-2003 Ford E-450 gasoline or natural gas vehicles
1994-2002 Ford F-250 through F-550 Super Duty trucks (gasoline engine)
2000-2002 Ford Excursion (gasoline engine)
2003 Ford F-250-F-550 Super Duty, Ford Excursion
1995-2002 Ford F-53 motor home chassis
2002-2003 Lincoln Blackwood
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