Ford Recalls 3.8 Million Trucks
and SUVs to Fix Cruise Control Switch that has caused Fires
 Ford
has issued a recall on an estimated 3.8 million pickup trucks
and sport utility vehicles because of a faulty speed control
deactivation switch that may cause engine compartment fires.
The recall involves some of Ford’s most profitable
vehicles and covers the 1994 thru 2002 model years, Ford
F-150, F-Series Supercrew trucks, Ford Expedition, Lincoln
Navigator and Ford Bronco SUVs with cruise control. This
recall is similar to one in January 2005 where Ford recalled
about 792,000 pickup trucks and SUVs for speed control switch
problems.
The federal government’s safety agency, the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, started investigating
the recalled Ford vehicles in early 2005 after getting dozens
of consumer complaints about Fords that caught fire even
when they were parked and the engine shut off.
 The
suspected defective switch is a $20 part that shuts off the
cruise control and is attached to the brake master cylinder
on one end and wired to the cruise control on the other end.
The switch, on most models, is “hot” at all times
and a thin “film” barrier is all that separates
the flammable brake fluid from the switch’s electrical
parts.
Problem is that when the thin film cracks, then the brake
fluid seeps into the electrical side of the switch. Corrosion
can set in. The electrical current heats up the part because
of the corrosion and eventually a fire may erupt.
Other defects in these vehicles may also exist.
If you own any of these potential lemon Ford trucks lemon
Ford SUVs or a lemon Lincoln, you may be entitled to your
money back or a new vehicle. Call us at 1-888-331-6422
or email us today for
a Free Case Review!
To see
the federal government’s letter to Ford, telling
Ford what it had to do to notify customers and fix the
defects, click here.
To see
what Ford told their dealers about these defects, click
here.
Do you own any of these potential lemon trucks or SUVs?
You may be entitled to your money back or a new vehicle.
- 1994 Ford Bronco
- 1995 Ford Bronco
- 1996 Ford Bronco
- 1997 Ford Expedition
- 1998Ford Expedition
- 1999 Ford Expedition
- 2000 Ford Expedition
- 2001 Ford Expedition
- 2002 Ford Expedition
- 1994 Ford F150
- 1995 Ford F150
- 1996 Ford F150
- 1997 Ford F150
- 1998 Ford F150
- 1999 Ford F150
- 2000 Ford F150
- 2001 Ford F150
- 2002 Ford F150
- 1994 Ford F250
- 1995 Ford F250
- 1996 Ford F250
- 1997 Ford F250
- 1998 Ford F250
- 1999 Ford F250
- 2002 Lincoln Blackwood
- 1998 Lincoln Navigator
- 1999 Lincoln Navigator
- 2000 Lincoln Navigator
- 2001 Lincoln Navigator
- 2002 Lincoln Navigator
If you bought one of these flammable Fords or flammable
Lincolns, call us at 1-888-331-6422 or email us
today for a Free Case Review!
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