The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A BURR ON OR NEAR THE END OF THE CABLE SLEEVE INTERIOR. THIS BURR COULD FRAY THE CORE WIRE RESULTING IN THE ACCELERATOR NOT RETURNING TO IDLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN THE THROTTLE STICKING, BINDING, OR CAUSING HIGH ENGINE RPM.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED ACCELERATOR CABLE THAT HAS A FLARED CONDUIT SLEEVE END AND MOLDED ON END FITTING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Contour | 1998 |
| Mercury Cougar | 1999 |
| Mercury Mystique | 1998 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 | 1998 | 846 | 9 |
| Mercury Cougar | 1999 | 454 | 7 |
| Mercury Mystique | 1998 | 231 | 8 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1999
11 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the vehicle speed control; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 99V346000 3 Dec 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V291000 28 Oct 1999 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V265000 20 Sept 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V255000 20 Sept 1999 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 99V206000 2 Aug 1999 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V176000 2 Jul 1999 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 99V157000 24 Jun 1999 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 99V062002 31 Mar 1999 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999