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The news report I heard said that Ford would deactivate the cruise control. Does anyone know if that is true or are they going to replace the switch? Clark >The news report I heard said that Ford would deactivate the cruise control. >Does anyone know if that is true or are they going to replace the switch? > >Clark From http://fordtruckworld.tenmagazines.com/forums/topic.ten-id-349362-s-cruise_contr ol_fires_update The vehicles affected include 2000 model year Ford F-150s, Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators, as well as 2001 F-Series Supercrew trucks manufactured at the same time as the 2000 models, the company said in a press release. Ford will notify about 792,000 owners to have the electrical connector from the speed control disconnected. The company said it's in the process of acquiring a sufficient supply of replacement switches, but in the meantime is asking owners to have the speed control deactivated to avoid the risk of fire. A second notice will be sent to owners once the replacement switches are available. Owners of the affected vehicles will be notified by mail in the beginning of February. Customers may also contact Ford's Customer Assistance Center at (800) 392-3673. It looks the switch to which they refer is the one on the Brake Master Cylinder. Is this correct? Them showing the picture of the truck that caught on fire in the garage has me a little worried and I would like to disconnect it soon. Clark >>The news report I heard said that Ford would deactivate the cruise >>control. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > beginning of February. Customers may also contact Ford's Customer > Assistance Center at (800) 392-3673. Amazing, no one wants to discuss this situation, you people must be going thru denial > Amazing, no one wants to discuss this situation, > you people must be going thru denial What's to discuss? Take your truck in if it needs to be repaired. I tried to call my Ford dealer Friday and could not get them to answer. Clark >> Amazing, no one wants to discuss this situation, >> you people must be going thru denial > What's to discuss? Take your truck in if it needs to be repaired. >I tried to call my Ford dealer Friday and could not get them to answer. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>> you people must be going thru denial >> What's to discuss? Take your truck in if it needs to be repaired. model year 2000 is just the tip of that iceberg, they are now looking at model years 1997 thru 2002 and also peeking at the Ranger. I have a 2004 F150SC that I truely love, so far they haven't mentioned it... >>I tried to call my Ford dealer Friday and could not get them to answer. >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >I have a 2004 F150SC that I truely love, so far they haven't mentioned it... Had mine disconnected today. The a.sholes didn't tell me they were going to disconnect the horn too. >Had mine disconnected today. The a.sholes didn't tell me they were >going to disconnect the horn too. Guess that means you'll have to learn to use "the finger"? ;-) I disconnected mine but the horn still works. Clark >>>I tried to call my Ford dealer Friday and could not get them to answer. >>> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Newsgroups > ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- "who6" wrote: > I disconnected mine but the horn still works. > [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > > ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via > Encryption =--- If you?d like to see what the cruise control deactivation switch does to your truck once it decides to self BBQ here?s a picture. http://www.fordtruckfires.com/images/98F150-0121th.jpg If Ford won?t do it, disconnect the switch yourself. > If you'd like to see what the cruise control deactivation > switch does to your truck once it decides to self BBQ here's a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > If Ford won't do it, disconnect the switch yourself. Went to the dealer march 17 to have it disconnected. Me too had the horn disabled after. Went back to have it checked and was told the pad was defective; cost to replace 662$ because the air bag come with it. Asked the dealer to leave it like that, I would think about other options. Went on the internet last weekend and saw your post about horn disabled. Did a rapid test: reconnected the plug and sure enough the horn works. Went back to the dealer to complaint and they found that the machanics had removed the wrong plug under the hood. Instead of removing the two wires plug on the switch, he had pulled the multi-wires plug on the master cylinder. My advice would be to go back to your dealer and have them check their job. My dealer was all excuses with me after he found out his mistake. you know they made these trucks so complicated that the shade tree guy can't work on them anymore, what a pity that the dealer can't either............ > > If you'd like to see what the cruise control deactivation > > switch does to your truck once it decides to self BBQ here's a [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > job. My dealer was all excuses with me after he found out his > mistake. |
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