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WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING UP AND DOWN IN SPEED ERRATICALLY. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE SPEED CONTROL, BUT FINALLY TOOK IT OUT OF CRUISE FOR GOOD. THE SPEEDOMETER STILL WAS SURGING UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 4 AND 10 MPH DIFFERENCE FROM WHAT MY SPEED WAS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR A DAY, IT RAN FINE UNTIL I RAN IT ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 40 MILES, THEN IT DID THE SAME ERRATIC SPEED CHANGES. *TR
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING UP AND DOWN IN SPEED ERRATICALLY. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE SPEED CONTROL, BUT FINALLY TOOK IT OUT OF CRUISE FOR GOOD. THE SPEEDOMETER STILL WAS SURGING UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 4 AND 10 MPH DIFFERENCE FROM WHAT MY SPEED WAS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR A DAY, IT RAN FINE UNTIL I RAN IT ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 40 MILES, THEN IT DID THE SAME ERRATIC SPEED CHANGES. *TR
THROTTLE HUNG THREE TIMES: ONE UNDER CRUISE, TWICE WITHOUT. ALL INSTANCES STARTED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TEMPS WHERE EXTREMELY COLD. PUMPING PEDDLE TO BREAK ACCELERATION ONLY ALLOWED FOR PARTIAL DECELERATION. REPEATED ATTEMPTS REQUIRED TO REDUCE SPEED. COULD HAVE CAUSED FATALITY IN SECOND OCCURRENCE AS ICY CONDITIONS AND STOPPED VEHICLES COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND PUMPING BREAKS ALLOWED FOR A CONTROLLED STOP. EXTREMELY HIGH IDLE REMAINED UNTIL MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO BREAK ACCELERATION PREVAILED. NOTE: FLOOR MATS ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE. RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, SIMILAR TO THE EXPLORER OF THE SAME YEAR. WHEN IS A RECALL TO GET THIS CORRECTED GOING TO BE ISSUED... HOW MANY NEED TO BE INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMEBODY DOES THE RIGHT THING!!! *NM
THROTTLE HUNG THREE TIMES: ONE UNDER CRUISE, TWICE WITHOUT. ALL INSTANCES STARTED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TEMPS WHERE EXTREMELY COLD. PUMPING PEDDLE TO BREAK ACCELERATION ONLY ALLOWED FOR PARTIAL DECELERATION. REPEATED ATTEMPTS REQUIRED TO REDUCE SPEED. COULD HAVE CAUSED FATALITY IN SECOND OCCURRENCE AS ICY CONDITIONS AND STOPPED VEHICLES COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND PUMPING BREAKS ALLOWED FOR A CONTROLLED STOP. EXTREMELY HIGH IDLE REMAINED UNTIL MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO BREAK ACCELERATION PREVAILED. NOTE: FLOOR MATS ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE. RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, SIMILAR TO THE EXPLORER OF THE SAME YEAR. WHEN IS A RECALL TO GET THIS CORRECTED GOING TO BE ISSUED... HOW MANY NEED TO BE INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMEBODY DOES THE RIGHT THING!!! *NM
1997 FORD TRUCK F250
1997 FORD TRUCK F250
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F150 4X4 4.6 LITRE PICKUP. THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DEACTIVATE ON ITS OWN. WHEN I PRESS RESUME, IT WILL PICK BACK UP AND WORK FINE FOR AN UNDETERMINED PERIOD. IT IS A RANDOM DEACTIVATION PROBLEM. DUE TO THE RECENT RECALL OF FORD TRUCKS REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL DEAVTIVATION SWITCH PROBLEM AND MY SYMPTOMS, I HAVE DISCONNECTED MY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION AND CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP. THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY TRUCK UNLESS I PAID THEM FOR THE EVALUATION OF MY PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD PAY FOR WHAT I FEEL IS A RELATED PROBLEM TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I AM WILLING TO PAY FOR A NEW SWITCH IF NEEDED HOWEVER I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR. I AM MAKING THIS REPORT DUE TO NEWS I HEARD TODAY THAT 1997 MODELS OF PICKUPS WERE NOW BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WANTED TO BE MADE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS. I WILL BE HAPPY TO MAKE MY VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY YOUR AGENCY IF NEEDED.*AK
TRUCK STARTED; HOWEVER, WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE. CONNECTOR FOR CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF ON BRAKE MASTER CYLINDAR WAS BURNT. OCCURED WHILE IN PARKING LOT WITH ENGINE SHUT OFF. APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE RELAY LEAKED BRAKE FLUID INTO CONNECTOR CAUSING SHORT. FORD DID NOT REPLACE CONNECTOR. CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. FORD ONLY REPLACED BRAKE RELAY AT MY COST. DID NOT REPLACE FRIED CONNECTOR.*AK
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F150 4X4 4.6 LITRE PICKUP. THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DEACTIVATE ON ITS OWN. WHEN I PRESS RESUME, IT WILL PICK BACK UP AND WORK FINE FOR AN UNDETERMINED PERIOD. IT IS A RANDOM DEACTIVATION PROBLEM. DUE TO THE RECENT RECALL OF FORD TRUCKS REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL DEAVTIVATION SWITCH PROBLEM AND MY SYMPTOMS, I HAVE DISCONNECTED MY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION AND CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP. THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY TRUCK UNLESS I PAID THEM FOR THE EVALUATION OF MY PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD PAY FOR WHAT I FEEL IS A RELATED PROBLEM TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I AM WILLING TO PAY FOR A NEW SWITCH IF NEEDED HOWEVER I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR. I AM MAKING THIS REPORT DUE TO NEWS I HEARD TODAY THAT 1997 MODELS OF PICKUPS WERE NOW BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WANTED TO BE MADE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS. I WILL BE HAPPY TO MAKE MY VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY YOUR AGENCY IF NEEDED.*AK
TRUCK STARTED; HOWEVER, WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE. CONNECTOR FOR CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF ON BRAKE MASTER CYLINDAR WAS BURNT. OCCURED WHILE IN PARKING LOT WITH ENGINE SHUT OFF. APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE RELAY LEAKED BRAKE FLUID INTO CONNECTOR CAUSING SHORT. FORD DID NOT REPLACE CONNECTOR. CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. FORD ONLY REPLACED BRAKE RELAY AT MY COST. DID NOT REPLACE FRIED CONNECTOR.*AK