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Cruise Control Fire Recall Expanded To Ford's Largest Ever [Total Recall]

Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

The Ford cruise control recall now includes 14 million vehicles, making it the company's largest recall ever. The cruise switch in affected vehicles can fail, potentially causing a fire and other problems. List of possibly affected vehicles below. The ongoing recall now includes the 1995-2002 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer, 1995-2003 Ford Windstar, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 Ford Ranger, 2000-2003...

• Ford recalls 4.5 million vehicles over fire hazard - Consumer Reports Cars Blog

List of Cars Affected by the Ford Cruise Control Recall

Business Pundit (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

Image source Starting October 26, Ford will recall 4.5 million cars to fix a leaky cruise control switch that may lead to car fires. Below is a complete list of new recalled cars, as read in the Detroit News: Ford Windstar: 1995-2003 Ford Excursion diesel: 2000-2003 Ford F-Super Duty diesel: 1993-7 and 1999-2003 Ford Explorer: 1995-2002 Mercury Mountaineer: 1995-2002 Ford [...]

TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA - Ford adds 4.5M vehicles to recall of defective cruise control switch that could cause fires

trucks world news (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

Detroit,MICH,USA - The Associated Press/The South Florida.com, by STEPHEN MANNING, TOM KRISHER -October 13, 2009: -- Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the long list of those recalled because a defective cruise control switch could cause a fire. .. The latest voluntary action pushes Ford's total recall due to faulty switches to 14.3 million registered vehicles...

REPORT: Ford widens cruise control recall by 4.5M vehicles - now biggest in company history

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

Filed under: Minivan/Van , SUV , Truck , Recalls , Safety , Ford For the past ten years, Ford has been doing a dance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and consumers over the issue of leaking cruise control switches in certain company vehicles. As of 2008, it had recalled some 9.6 million vehicles to repair a faulty Texas Instruments cruise-control deactivation switch, and now...

4.5 Million Ford Vehicles Need A Do Over, Massive Ford Recall

Morninpaper (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

This particular Ford vehicle should be recalled for a host of other reasons, none of which have anything to do safety concerns. But if you or someone you know ran out and grabbed themselves a hot new 1995-2003 Ford Windstar, that hotness needs to phone home. In the largest Vehicle recall every, right after the [...]

Ford Adds 4.5 Million Cars to Recall List

Maple Leaf 2.0 (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

Ford Motor Company will add 4.5 million vehicles to the already-massive list of vehicles recalled because of a problem with the cruise control switch. According to Ford, the newest additions to the list are older-model vehicles that face the same problem as the rest of the vehicles on the recall list, which is a risk of fires due to a defective cruise control switch. A Ford spokesman stated that 1.1...

Starwatch consumer | Ford expands recalls

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

strong><span class="subhead">Recall expanded</span></strong> Ford will add 4.5 million 1992-2003 model-year vehicles to the long list of those recalled because a defective cruise control switch could cause a fire. Of those, 1.1 million are Ford Windstar minivans that will be recalled for repairs because of a small risk of fires. A Ford spokesman said an additional 3.4...

Ford to recall another 4.5 million vehicles due to defective cruise control switch made by Texas Instruments

PcBlue.com (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

Ford will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the lengthy list of those recalled considering defective cruise controls switch that could cause a fire. About 1.1 million Ford Windstar minivans will be recalled for repairs due to a small risk of fires and another 3.4 million Ford, Lincol… gadget pc radio gizmo cellphone computer laptop

Ford adds 4.5M vehicles to defective switch recall

WWMT.com : News (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. says it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the list of those recalled because a defective cruise control switch could cause a fire. Ford says 1.1 million Ford Windstar minivans will be recalled for repairs...

Ford recalls 4.5M vehicles for faulty switch

Detroit News Online (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009

The new recall includes nearly 1.7 million 1995-2003 Ford Windstar vans that were the subject of a government investigation, along with 2.8 million other vehicles.

• Ford recalls 4.5 million vehicles over faulty switch - Leftlane

Ford Recalls 4.5M Vehicles Over Fire Concern

Chicago news (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009

Ford Motor Co. says it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the list of those recalled because a defective cruise control switch could cause a fire. Ford says 1.1 million Ford Windstar minivans will be recalled for repairs due to a small risk of fires.

Detroit, MI – Ford Recall: Defective Cruise Control Switch Could Cause A Fire

Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009

Detroit, MI – Ford Motor Co. says it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the list of those recalled because a defective cruise control switch could cause a fire. Ford says 1.1 million Ford Windstar minivans will be recalled for repairs due to a small risk of fires. The company says another 3.4 million Ford, Lincoln [...]

Ford adds 4.5M vehicles to defective switch recall

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009

Ford Motor Co. says it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the list of those recalled because a defective cruise control switch could cause a fire. Ford says 1.1 million Ford Windstar minivans will be recalled for repairs due to a small risk of... Sponsored Topics: Ford Motor Company - Cruise control - Ford Windstar - Autos - Recreation

Cash for Clunkers Improves Market Share for Japanese Cars

HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009

And reduces market share for American brands : Transportation Department figures on the “clunkers” incentive, which offered consumers up to $4,500 when they traded in their older vehicles for more fuel efficient new models, showed on Wednesday that total sales amounted to just under 700,000 with $2.87 billion in rebates. … According to the figures, Toyota’s “clunkers”...

Final Cash for Clunkers Numbers

Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009

The final Cash for Clunkers numbers have been released. With 690,114 deals submitted, the final bill will total $2.877 billion. That was after the deadline was extended for submissions until Tuesday evening. The deadline was extended when the CARS website went down for dealers on Monday . The White House Council of Economic Advisers said the program will create or save 42,000 jobs in the second half...