Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / MUSTANG GT / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307394 | Incident Date: Sep, 03 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SOUTHWEST HARBOR | Consumer's State: ME |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MUSTANG GT | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP42X6VF | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 07 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 14 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving in a 55 mph zone, i attempted to set my cruise control. i did this successfully. however, about 5 minutes later, the car began to slow down as if the control was disengaged. after i realized this, i pumped the brakes to disengage the c/c. it took several attempts of pumping the brakes to release control. once done, i was too paranoid to try using the c/c until recently. i decided to try it with no traffic around in a 35 mph zone on a straight away. the cruise control simply would not engage. i took it to an ase certified shop in ellsworth, maine to have the problem diagnosed. the shop said it was a relay that was burned out. the relay was replaced at a cost of 48 dollars for parts and labor. after replacing the relay, the c/c still does not work. i am more concerned with the sudden slow down and non-release of speed control to the driver than with getting my c/c to work again, but i would like to know what is to be done about this. especially since it happened on a maine highway in heavy traffic. thank you.*ak |