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Clark - 25 Apr 2006 15:28 GMT

I just got of the phone with the Dealer and was told the 2000 F-150s only
needed the first repair done some time ago where they just replaced the
switch. The addition of the inline fuse is not necessary.

Is this what other folks have heard?

Thanks,
Clark

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SnoMan - 25 Apr 2006 18:18 GMT

>I just got of the phone with the Dealer and was told the 2000 F-150s only
>needed the first repair done some time ago where they just replaced the
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>Thanks,
>Clark

The switch itself was/is the problem, not the lack of a fuse.
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Stephen N. - 25 Apr 2006 20:14 GMT

>>I just got of the phone with the Dealer and was told the 2000 F-150s only
>>needed the first repair done some time ago where they just replaced the
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> The switch itself was/is the problem, not the lack of a fuse.

The fuse is a bandaid solution. On a very small number of vehicles, the
switch can fail and cause a short. Likely, Ford has realized that it is
cheaper to install a fusible link in all affected vehicles than the
switch. If a fusible link fails they can replace the switch in that
very small number of vehicles. The link may not fix the problem but it
should make it fail in a safe way.

Stephen N.

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Clark - 26 Apr 2006 14:32 GMT

Your statement of the situation is not the way I understood it. And since
the second recall was after the first one had been completed, it doesn't
seem that they were adding a fusible link prior to replacing the switch.

Ford told me that every vehicle involved, except the 2000 model, had to go
through the second recall where they added a new wiring harness to the
already replaced switch. Supposedly ONLY the 2000 models had something
different about the circuit that did not require the fuse and mine is fine
without it. Before I plug it back in, I just wanted to know if anyone else
that had a 2000 model F-150 had the same experience or was it BS from Ford.

Clark

>>>I just got of the phone with the Dealer and was told the 2000 F-150s only
>>>needed the first repair done some time ago where they just replaced the
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> Stephen N.

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Stephen N. - 26 Apr 2006 19:48 GMT

This is my understanding of the situation:

- A few vehicles had problems with the cruise control shut-off switch on
the master brake cylinder, some of which resulted in fires.

- The original recall was to have switches replaced on a few models even
though the switch was common to others.

- Ford realized that putting a fusible link in would be cheaper and if
the switch failed it would simply blow the fuse. The switches could be
replaced in only those that failed. This resulted in the second recall
notice.

As I understand it, if the switch was replaced there is no need to put
the inline fusible link in since the fuses job was protection against a
faulty switch.

Stephen N.

> Your statement of the situation is not the way I understood it. And since
> the second recall was after the first one had been completed, it doesn't
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>>Stephen N.

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Clark - 27 Apr 2006 00:51 GMT

Thanks,
Clark

> This is my understanding of the situation:
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>>>Stephen N.

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