Vehicle Recall

Ford Vehicle Speed Control

Ford is recalling about 3,600,000 vehicles over a problem with the vehicle speed control. This could result in an underhood fire.

Campaign
07V336000
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
3 August 2007
Vehicles
3,600,000
Built between
Apr 1991 – May 2004
Models
22
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
13 August 2007
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 1991 and May 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1993 Ford BroncoBuilt May 1992 to August 1993
  • 1992-1998 Ford Crown VictoriaBuilt February 1992 to February 1998
  • 1992-1993, 1997-2003 Ford E-150Built April 1991 to December 2002
  • 1992-1993, 1997-2003 Ford E-250Built April 1991 to December 2002
  • 1992-1993, 1997-2003 Ford E-350Built April 1991 to December 2002
  • 2003 Ford E-450Built August 2002 to December 2002
  • 1999-2001 Ford ExplorerBuilt June 1998 to September 2000
  • 2001-2002 Ford Explorer SportBuilt September 1999 to August 2002
  • 2001-2002 Ford Explorer Sport TracBuilt September 1999 to August 2002
  • 1993, 2003-2004 Ford F-150Built May 1992 to May 2004
  • 1993 Ford F-250Built May 1992 to August 1993
  • 1993 Ford F-350Built May 1992 to August 1993
  • 1993 Ford F-450 SDBuilt May 1992 to August 1993
  • 1995-1997 Ford F-53Built July 1994 to December 1997
  • 1998-2002 Ford F53Built October 1997 to December 2002
  • 1998-2002 Ford RangerBuilt April 1997 to August 2002
  • 1993-1995 Ford Taurus SHOBuilt April 1992 to June 1995
  • 1993-1998 Lincoln Mark ViiiBuilt June 1993 to June 1998
  • 1992-1998 Lincoln Town CARBuilt November 1991 to February 1998
  • 1994 Mercury CapriBuilt June 1993 to July 1994
  • 1992-1998 Mercury Grand MarquisBuilt February 1992 to February 1998
  • 1999-2001 Mercury MountaineerBuilt June 1998 to September 2000

What the defect is

On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.

What could happen

This could result in an underhood fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. OWNERS OF THE PASSENGER CARS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AS SOON AS REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007), OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 13, 2007, AND MAILING COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 1991 to May 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 August 2007
  3. Owners notified13 August 2007

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 August 2007.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
05S28
Recalling manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Recall initiated by
ODI

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Ford recall no. 05S28.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration;s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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