1997 Ford Ranger

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH MELTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER SPORADICALLY BEFORE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE STOPPED BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SPIKE IN ENGINE RPMS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,252.

TODAY MY ACCELERATOR FAILED. I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. I WENT TO ACCELERATE BY PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD FAILED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THREE SPOT WELDS THAT HELD A PLATE TO THE FIREWALL HAD FAILED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL PIVOTS ON THIS PLATE AND ATTACHED BOLT. I WAS ABLE TO DO A TEMPORARY REPAIR TODAY. BUT, THE FAILURE IN TRAFFIC WAS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 55 MPH, BUT TO NO AVAIL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE SURFACE IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT NOT HAVING MY VEHICLE SERVICE, AND I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. I WENT TO THE LEONARDTOWN DEALERSHIP ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009, WITH MY LETTER FOR RECALL, AND WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DISCONNECT THE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR MR. JOHN JARBOE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. HE SHOWED ME A DIAGRAM OF THE SWITCH, WHERE IT IS LOCATED NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER AND TOLD ME THAT I CAN DISCONNECT IT MYSELF, AND IF I WANTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED IN THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE OTHER PROBLEM. I THOUGHT FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING THIS REPAIR NOT ME. I CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I WAS TOLD THAT I CAN HAVE IT TOWED IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. I AM NO SURE IF THIS SWITCH IS THE PROBLEM, BUT EVEN IF IT ISN'T ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO DEACTIVATE THE SWITCH NOT ME. I AM NOT A MECHANIC. *TR

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRAME FELL OFF FROM THE WALL. ONE COULD SEE WHERE THE RIVET HOLES WERE, THEY HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE WALL. IT WAS A CLEAN BREAK, BUT THE RIVETS WERE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS NO RUST ON THE FRAME. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER;THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY.*AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM

DUE TO THE RECENT RECALL OF FORD F-150 PICKUPS, I THOUGHT I WOULD PASS THIS ALONG. I OWN A 1997 FORD RANGER PICKUP. IT TOO HAD A FAILURE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. ALTHOUGH IT LEAKED BRAKE FLUID ONTO MY DRIVEWAY AND SPRAYED FLUID THROUGHOUT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NO SERIOUS DAMAGE OCCURRED. IT COST ME THE PRICE OF A NEW SWITCH, BRAKE FLUID AND THE CLEANER FOR THE DRIVE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I CAN SEE A POTENTIAL FOR BRAKE FAILURE AND FIRE IF LEFT UNDETECTED. *JB