The defect
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.
The risk
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Contour | 1995, 1996 |
| Mercury Mystique | 1995, 1996 |
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 Contour | 1995 | 891 | 8 |
| Ford Contour | 1996 | 563 | 8 |
| Mercury Mystique | 1995 | 335 | 8 |
| Mercury Mystique | 1996 | 185 | 7 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1997
11 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the vehicle speed control; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 97V221000 8 Dec 1997 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 97V183000 27 Oct 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V143002 8 Sept 1997 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 97V143001 8 Sept 1997 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 97V131000 19 Aug 1997 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 97V124000 4 Aug 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V074000 30 Apr 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V046000 21 Mar 1997 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997