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Tires
11/01/2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F250. THE VEHICLE HAS FTS WESTLAKE CR861 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DOT NUMBER IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REGARDING TREAD SEPARATION. HE CALLED FTS AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY STATED THAT THE BOSS WAS ON VACATION AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP UNTIL HE RETURNED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
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Fuel System, Gasoline
09/01/2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-250. THE AUTO MECHANIC CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY. HE STATED THAT A FUEL PUMP CHECK VALVE OVERFLOWED FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER AND SPILLED FROM THE FILTER CAP. HE AND THE CONTACT NOTIFIED FORD AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE RECALL NUMBER 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) DOES NOT INCLUDE THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND YEAR. FORD REFERENCED SERVICE RECALL BULLETIN NUMBER 93S68. THE CONTACT PAID $607 TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY REPAIRED REPLACING THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WHICH INCLUDES THE CHECK VALVE. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,921 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000. UPDATED 09/06/07 *TR
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Vehicle Speed Control
02/08/2007
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE 1995 FORD F 250 WITH 98000 FAILURE MILEAGE)CAUGHT ON FIRE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ENTIRE FRONT END, BACK TO THE BED CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS RECALL 05V38800) ON THE 1995 FORD F250. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE.
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Vehicle Speed Control
01/01/1901
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE. *TS THE CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY AWAY AND UNABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL (05S28) REPAIR MADE ON THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE RECALL WORK CAN STILL BE DONE A YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF FROM NOW. *NM
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Electrical System, vehicle Speed Control
07/14/2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE TURN SIGNALS DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS OCCURRED DURING HALF OF THE INCIDENCES OF CRUISE CONTROL USE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN VERY OFTEN THEREFORE IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. DURING A LONG TRIP, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO INDICATED THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING WHICH INCLUDED THE RUNNING AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. WHILE TESTING THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS, THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING. TWO RECALLS WERE OBSERVED BY THE CONTACT, #05V388000 AND #06V286000 PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THEY DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED WHO RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT CALL THE NHTSA. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPRESSED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WERE BOTH LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS.
