NHTSA recall 97V225000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 97V225000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1997-12-08 |
| Owners notified | 1998-01-13 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES |
| Units potentially affected | 38000 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL OPTION. THE THROTTLE CABLES WERE DAMAGED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY LEADING TO FRAYING OR SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE.
What can happen
THIS CONDITION COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE WITH A REVISED DESIGN THAT IS LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BENDING OR KINKING DURING INSTALLATION.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JANUARY 13, 1998. 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.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
| 1995 FORD CONTOUR | Built 1994-04-18 to 1996-08-15. |
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| 1996 FORD CONTOUR | Built 1994-04-18 to 1996-08-15. |
| 1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE | Built 1994-04-18 to 1996-08-15. |
| 1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUE | Built 1994-04-18 to 1996-08-15. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 01214 | 2002-02-22. Service bulletin. INFORMATION TO AID IN DIAGNOSIS FOR CLARIFICATION OF LOCK-OFF SOLENOID AND SOLENOID TANK VALVE COIL RSISTANCES FOR BI-FUEL VEHICLES. *TT |
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| 5203 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *TT |
| 13454 | 2000-11-28. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH VOLTAGE READINGS - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 7430 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING SPEED CONTROL SWITCH VOLTAGE READINGS - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 96223 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. LONG CRANK - STICKING IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE - VEHICLES BUILT FROM 11/1/94 THROUGH 3/30/96 -STALL - AFTER STARTING WHEN ENGINE ALLOWED TO SOAK FROM 1-4 HOURS - STICKING IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE. *TW |
| BC0237960102 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. 2.5L COLD START/STALL. PERFORM NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS INCLUDING THE USE OF SBDS TO DETERMINE SYSTEM FAULTS. IF NO ERROR CODES ARE INDICATED BY NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS, REPLACE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, P/N F5RZ-9F715-A FOR 1995 MODEL. USE F5DZ-9F715-BB FOR 1996 MODEL YEAR. |
| BC0090960102 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. TO IMPROVE STARTABILITY OF 2.0L ENGINE AT AMBIENT TEMPS BELOW 0 DEG F (-18 C) DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO APPROX. 1/4 THROTTLE & CRANK FOR 5 SEC. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START, CONTINUE CRANKING WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO INITIALIZE THE PCM DECHOKE STRATEGY. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS, MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT THROTTLE OPENING TO SUSTAIN ENGINE OPERATION UNTIL THE EXCESS FUEL IS CLEARED FROM THE ENGINE. DO NOT OVER REV THE ENGINE. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.