Actually a field service action ( Fordese for "recall") rather than a TSB...
it has gotten more complex rather than simpler... We're still waiting for
the harnesses for some cars and Explorers.... Funny you should bring it up -
I had a 99 Ex in my bay this afternoon... All I could do was the interim
recall (disconnect and tape up the coonector). Add in the NEW FSA... 08S01
to replace harnesses fitted to some vehicles that places the fuse on the
wrong side of the circuit. and it turns into a cluster f^$k. I'm told that
we can expect the necessary harnesses by mid-March.
We have lots of the original harnesses in stock but, in our area, at least,
pretty much all of the units that take that harness have been serviced....
> Hey Jim, any words "up your way" on when the TSB for the cruise control
> will be fixed. No one down Texas way seems to have any words of wisdom! It
> was initially to have been December, then moved to March and now seems to
> be unknown....................
> Thnx; Bill
Al Williams - 22 Feb 2008 18:24 GMT
Is this the recall for the cruise "brake switch detector" near the
reservoirs?
I had my 98 Ex done last year - they just added a inline fuse of some sort.
Are you saying this fix isn't working or are different years of Ex's handled
differently?

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> Actually a field service action ( Fordese for "recall") rather than a
> TSB... it has gotten more complex rather than simpler... We're still
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>> to be unknown....................
>> Thnx; Bill
Jim Warman - 23 Feb 2008 03:12 GMT
Al.... 05S28 has been through numerous revisions... the latest revision
05S28-S11, was released early this year. Another field service action is to
replace inappropriate harnesses previously installed.... this one is 08S01.
This is where it gets confusing. 05S28 S11 states that your car should get
labour op 05S28MM - this is an interim repair (disconnect the switch and
tape up the connector). Yet 08S01 doesn't list your car as getting an
inappropriate harness earlier....
The possibility exists that your car was given 05S28 without elligibility
being checked (did you receive a notice from Ford before the recall was
performed?). You can PM me your VIN and I can run OASIS in an effort to see
what is going on.
Disclaimer.. this is NOT an open invitation to contact me directly. I'm
sorry, I am much too busy... uninvited PMs are usually discarded without
consideration.
> Is this the recall for the cruise "brake switch detector" near the
> reservoirs?
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>>> seems to be unknown....................
>>> Thnx; Bill
Allan Williams - 10 Mar 2008 04:00 GMT
Hey Jim - did you get my PM with my trucks info? Still wondering about that
recall (it was actually 05S28 done late in 2006 on my 98 EB SOHC)...
Thx.
> Al.... 05S28 has been through numerous revisions... the latest revision
> 05S28-S11, was released early this year. Another field service action is
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>>>> seems to be unknown....................
>>>> Thnx; Bill
Jim Warman - 11 Mar 2008 03:37 GMT
Allan, it's a good thing you jerked my chain... I'd checked OASIS and saw no
open recalls... and promptly forgot about anything else.... including
replying.... (sorry)...
This post reminded me to check "repair history".... Holy sh.t!!!! You are in
Edmonton!!!!! I'm a little over two hours away.... go figure..
Anyway, according to repair history they performed 05S28D... But I can't
find this labour op in the list (there is a 05S28SD... and 05S28DD... but
neither applies to the Explorer)... The TSB still states that you should
have gotten the interim repair....
At this point, I don't know what to say.... Perhaps if you contact the folks
at Team Ford they can help straighten stuff out for you...
I hope that things work out well for you...
> Hey Jim - did you get my PM with my trucks info? Still wondering about
> that recall (it was actually 05S28 done late in 2006 on my 98 EB SOHC)...
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>>>>> and now seems to be unknown....................
>>>>> Thnx; Bill
Al Williams - 11 Mar 2008 20:06 GMT
Sure, I'll check with them. The cruise has been working fine with the
harness they put in so I'd hate to go back to no cruise (of course an engine
fire may be worse...)
As for Edmonton I'm a native. Alway get a kick out of your "northern"
references and it's nice to know I can get "local" references from an expert
like yourself (you had pointed me to Carlo and Jason at Lo-cost transmission
a year or so back and they were a big help).
Thanks again.

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> Allan, it's a good thing you jerked my chain... I'd checked OASIS and saw
> no open recalls... and promptly forgot about anything else.... including
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>>>>>> March and now seems to be unknown....................
>>>>>> Thnx; Bill