B3000 SE Regular Cab 4WD V6-3.0L OHV (1998)
Cruise Control Servo Cable: Recalls
Recall 99V062000: Cruise Control Cable/Throttle Binding
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 99V062000
Component: FUEL: THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Year: 1999
Make: FORD
Model: MUSTANG
Year of Recall: '99
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 917000
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Certain 1997-1999 RHD Explorer
equipped with 4.0L OHV/SOHC engines and cruise control
built from May 29, 1996 through March 4, 1999; 1998-1999
Explorer/Mountaineers equipped with 4.0L OHV/SOHC or
5.0L engines or 1998-1999 Rangers equipped with 2.5L,
3.0L FFV/EFI or 4.0L engines and cruise control built
from January 5, 1998 through March 4, 1999; 1998-1999
Mustangs equipped with 3.8L, 4.6L 2-valve or 4-valve
engines and cruise control built from March 2, 1998
through March 4, 1999; 1999 F250/350/F450/F550 (over
8,500 lbs.) trucks equipped with 5.4L or 6.8L engines
and speed control built from March 2, 1998 through
March 4, 1999; and 1999 F-53 stripped chassis equipped
with 5.4L or 6.8L engines and cruise control built from
March 2, 1998 through March 4, 1999. Also included in
this campaign are 1998-1999 Mazda B-series trucks
(B2500, B3000 and B4000) equipped with cruise control
and built from January 1998 through March 4, 1999. A
cruise control cable can interfere with the speed
control servo pulley and not allow the throttle to
return to idle when disengaging the cruise control.
If the cruise control is used and this condition is
present, a stuck throttle could result, which could
potentially result in a crash.
Dealers will replace the cruise control cables. At the
present time, the replacement cables are not available.
Customers are being advised NOT TO USE the cruise
control system until a replacement can be made.
Owners will be contacted twice. First owner notification
began March 27, 1999, and the second notice began
May 24, 1999, advising owners that parts are available.
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer
on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the
free remedy within a reasonable time should contact
Ford at 1-800-392-3673 or Mazda at 1-800-222-5500.
Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT
(1-888-327-4236).
