1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Vehicle Speed Control Problems

AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES, I PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AT MY HOME. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE HOOD. I ATTEMPTED TO UNLATCH THE HOOD BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUE TO THE UNLATCH CABLE BEING DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE FIRE HAD MELTED A BIG HOLE IN THE HOOD AT THE LEFT REAR CORNER AND HAD DESTROYED THE WINDSHIELD IN THE SAME AREA. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY USING A WATER HOSE AND SQUIRTING THE WATER THROUGH THE MELTED HOLE IN THE HOOD HOLE. I BELIEVE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD LEAKED FLUID ON THE ENGINE IN THE AREA OF THE LEFT REAR SPARK PLUG AND HAD STARTED THE FIRE WHICH HAD MELTED ALL THE COMPONENTS IN THE AREA ON THE FIREWALL AREA. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE DURING MY PREVIOUS DRIVE.

Mileage: 112,845

HOLD LATCH BROKE A NUMBER OF DAYS AGO, ONE DAY DRIVING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED MY WINDSHIELD. A FEW MONTHS LATER MY FUEL PUMP CAUGHT ON FIRE, I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL I GOT UNDER THE CAR BECAUSE IT DIDN'T WANT TO START. I'M GLAD TO BE ALIVE FROM THE FIRE, THE CAR COULD HAVE BLOWN UP! MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AS WELL! LAST NIGHT I WAS READING UP ON SOME FORUMS AND I FOUND OUT THAT FORD WAS TRYING TO HIDE THESE ISSUE'S!!!!! DON'T BELIEVE ME? LOOK FOR YOUR SELF HTTP://BIT.LY/2QTIDTT THATS THE URL, COPY IT AND PASTE IT IN YOUR BROWSER!! I WILL INCLUDE IT IN MY PICTURES AS WELL. THEY TRYED TO HIDE THE PROBLEM BY PUTTING AN INLINE FUSE TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT "SAFER"!!! MY CAR HASNT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN FOREVER AND THEY NEVER GOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY HID FROM EVERY ONE!! ILL SHOW YOU IN THE PICTURES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM!!! THE INLINE FUSE IS STILL HOOKED UP TO MY SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, AND THE ORIGINAL SWITCH IS STILL IN CAR AND THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM. MY SON STUMBLED ACROSS THIS WHEN HE COULDN'T FIND THE ORIGINAL CONNECTOR FOR THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP THAT I ORDERED A FEW DAYS AGO THAT WAS HARD TO FIND. THEY CHANGED THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP TO A NEW ONE WITH A DIFFERENT CONNECTOR. ONE OF THEIR RECALLS WAS FAULTY CONNECTORS. THE CONNECTOR ON MY CAR WAS THE ORIGINAL AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED MY FUEL PUMP TO CATCH FIRE. THE HOOD LATCH I DIDN'T KNOW WAS A RECALL AND IT BROKE A WHILE BACK, I DIDN'T THINK NOTHING OF IT UNTIL MY HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED MY WINDSHIELD!! PLEASE TELL ME I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CAUGHT ONTO THIS! PLEASE HELP AND INVESTIGATE!!! MY SON THINKS IT ALL STEMMED FROM THE PROGRAM SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE LEAKING SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS).

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR FOR RECALL 08V051000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL WAS PERFORMED, THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT PAID TO HAVE THE SPEEDOMETER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,730 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 42,730

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECTED. IN MARCH OF 2008, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE AND TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WORKED NORMALLY AFTER THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, WHEN SHE RETURNED HOME IN MAY 27, 2008, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD NEVER WORKED. PRIOR TO HAVING THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED, IT WORKED FINE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DISCONNECT AND REPAIR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V051000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,288 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,271. UPDATED 07/15/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ODOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 07/15/08

Mileage: 144,271

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. TWO VEHICLES PARKED NEAR THE BURNING VEHICLE RECEIVED PAINT DAMAGE, AND WERE REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. SHE HAS REPORTS FROM HER INSURANCE COMPANY REGARDING THE FIRE. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND THEY SENT A LETTER IN RESPONSE STATING THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT IF A RECALL SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, SHE WOULD BE NOTIFIED. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/09/2008. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ON 03/2008. AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS TOLD THAT A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK COULD NOT BE PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS A GIFT. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,624.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED AT THAT TIME. FORD STATED EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING MONTH. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE, AND THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEFORE IT STRUCK A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE, BUT WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE TREE AT A LARGE DEGREE. THE HOOD WAS ALSO BENT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. SHE RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2008, THE CONTACT HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BASE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY AND THEY INSTALLED A LOCK-SET AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY DIRECTION. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT SHE SHOULD RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES TO AND FROM THE DEALER AS WELL AS FOR WORRY OF A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,390. UPDATED 03-31-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. UPDATED 03/31/08 *TR

Mileage: 82,390

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO FIND OUT WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR, BUT HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN A DATE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLS GAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. HE ONLY NOTICES THE SMELL WHILE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 02/15/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED FUMES WERE ENTERING THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE CALLED FORD EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER, ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2002. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,714. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000(VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,524. UPDATED 01/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 01/14/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. ON MAY 31, 2007, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE SMOKE TURNED INTO FLAMES AND ENGULFED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NOTICE NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. IT WAS PARKED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR AND FORTY MINUTES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE HAS BEEN NO INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THIS OCCURRED.*AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED DURING THIS FIRE. *NM

Mileage: 111,000

ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 14, 2005, A NEIGHBOR INFORMED MY FAMILY THAT OUR PARKED 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA, VIN NUMBER [XXX], HAD SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. IT MAY BE ON FIRE. I CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR/CYLINDER AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT/DRIVER'S SIDE. NO VISIBLE FIRE WAS DETECTED AT THIS TIME, BUT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME SORT OF COMBUSTION THAT HAD OCCURRED DUE TO THE VOLUME OF SMOKE. (NOTE - ALL COOLANT HOSES WERE CHECKED AND NO DEFECTS WERE OBSERVED WHICH WOULD CREATE THE APPEARANCE OF SMOKE THROUGH STEAM) I CHECKED THE FUSE BOX AND NOTICED THAT THE FUSE ALLOWING POWER TO THE BRAKE ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION SWITCHES WAS BLOWN. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE IN A THICK WHITE CLOUD FROM THE SAME AREA AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE NEXT DAY I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER'S EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH, WHICH THE DEALER LABELS AS A "KIT - BRAKE SWITCH". RICK COLLINS, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH FORD VEHICLES, MINE IN PARTICULAR THAT MAY BE CATCHING ON FIRE AS A RESULT OF THIS SWITCH. I CONDUCTED FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS OR MAY BE A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO SOMEONE. MY VEHICLE WAS UNATTENDED AND TURNED OFF WHEN THE SMOKE BEGAN AND THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A MORE SERIOUS SITUATION. FURTHER IT APPEARS THAT FORD DOES NOT PROPERLY INFORM THEIR EMPLOYEES OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLES AND THEN ATTEMPTS TO COVER IT UP BY MISLABELING THE REPAIR BY NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFYING THE REPAIR PARTS. UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 77,668

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE HIGHER SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN.*AK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION THE KEY WOULD BE VERY WARM, THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 30000 MILES. NLM

WHEN DRIVING AT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TRUCK HAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR.

WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS. *AK

THE VEHICLE GAS PEDAL STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. YH

CAR RACED TOO FAST IDLE SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 MPH, AND INCREASED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. *AK

CAR RACED TOO FAST IDLE SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 MPH, AND INCREASED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SPEED CONTROL NOT DISENGAGING WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. SPEED WOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE UNTIL CONSUMER PUTS VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNS KEY OFF. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ACCELERATION WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *AK

THE THROTTLE CABLE STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A CEMENT FOUNDATION. VEHICLE IS AT BODY SHOP. *AK *SLC

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATION IDLE PULL THROTTLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE HITTING A BRICK WALL IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 50 MPH. TT