If you were to think of one thing that everyone has in common than what do you think it would be? Don’t you think that when something you liked has to get returned because it wasn’t made properly in the first place you would be mad? There you go…that is something that we all hate to go through. Unfortunately for us it is happening again.
If you remember for almost two years now Ford has been recalling almost 11 million cars and trucks do to the fact that they seem to burst into flames and injure people. Well it seems that the situation has not been handled and is no where finished like we hoped.
Ford issued a recall for nearly 3 million vehicles due to the fact that they have a faulty cruise control button, which likes to start fires in their vehicles. This is not the first time that the cruise control has been a problem for people. Back in 2006 around 6 million vehicles were recalled for the same problem.
These are the vehicles in the recall
Vehicle Model Vehicle Type Year
Ford Bronco SUV 1993
Ford Crown Victoria Sedan 1992-1998
Ford E150 Van 1992-1993, 1997-2002
Ford E250 Van 1992-1993, 1997-2003
Ford E350 Van 1992-1993, 1997-2003
Ford E450 Van 2003
Ford Explorer SUV 1991-2001
Ford Explorer Sport SUV 2001-2002
Ford Explorer Sport Trac SUV 2001-2002
Ford F150 Lightning Pickup 2003-2004
Ford F150 Pickup 1993
Ford F250 Pickup 1993
Ford F350 Pickup 1993
Ford F450 Pickup 1995-2002
Ford F53 Motor home 1995-2002
Ford Ranger Pickup 1998-2002
Ford Taurus SHO Sedan 1993-1995
Lincoln Mark VIII Sedan 1993-1998
Lincoln Town Car Sedan 1992-1998
Mercury Capri 2-seat Convertible 1994
Mercury Grand Marquis 1992-1998
Mercury Mountaineer SUV 1999-2001
The recall will commence August 13, the company will deactivate the switch until parts are ready. The company hopes to have the parts delivered by October.
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