The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.0L V6 ENGINES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE MAY PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION.
The risk
AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ENGINE IDLE SPEED MAY INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE AND MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 10, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escape | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Escape | 2002 | 1,027 | 8 |
| Ford Escape | 2003 | 558 | 7 |
| Ford Escape | 2004 | 499 | 6 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2004
16 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the vehicle speed control; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 04V583000 10 Dec 2004 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| 04V538000 9 Nov 2004 | ASTON MARTIN |
| 04V528000 1 Nov 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V511000 27 Oct 2004 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 04V495000 12 Oct 2004 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 04V471000 27 Sept 2004 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 04V439000 13 Sept 2004 | HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. |
| 04V254000 27 May 2004 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004