Cruise Control problems of the 1996 Ford Crown Victoria

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that she took the vehicle to the dealer to have the recall repaired for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The same day after the repair was performed, while driving approximately 70 mph, she discovered that the cruise control did not work properly. The contact took the vehicle back two times to have the cruise control repaired, but the failure still persists. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 104,000 and failure mileage was 103,582.

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The deactivation switch was disconnected by the dealer. Ford stated that the part would be unavailable until January of 2008. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 160,000. Updated 01/09/08. The consumer stated made 2 calls to the dealer inquiring about the part and repair to the cruise control which is needed because of nerve damage. Updated 12/12/07.

Recall and then no available replacement part for 6+ months. I have been told there are over 700 people ahead of me waiting for the replacement part!.

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria. While driving approximately 45 mph, the contact noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood. He pulled over to inspect the vehicle and noticed that the wiring harness was on fire. He attempted to restart the vehicle, but it would not restart. The manufacturer stated that they would assume responsibility if he could provide pictures, a police report, and the title because a recall was issued for the speed control. The contact could not locate the police report. The recall number was unavailable. The failure mileage was 99,500 and current mileage was 102,000.

My 1996 Ford Crown Victoria was being driven a 7 mile drive to church on a Sunday morning. The driver of my car noticed the car was going very fast, (approx. 80 miles per hour. ) the driver stepped on the brake, but the car would not slow down. After riding the brake for about 4 miles, the panicky driver called a relative for help. The relative told the driver to pull over on the shoulder of the road to get the driver out of the danger of the highway. After holding the brake down for so many miles, the car finally slowed to around 40 miles per hour. Our car struck a van trying to make a turn into their church parking lot. Our car was filled with smoke and shaking violently before hitting the van. After being examined by two mechanics, our cars acceleration was caused by a faulty cruise control. The car's damages as well as the drivers and passengers mental anguish was tremendous. My car is still sitting in a body shop parking lot waiting to be repaired.

96 Ford Crown Victoria burned while parked in garage for a period of 6 hours. Also, burned house. Fire department determined that the fire started on the cruise control switch that was attached to brake master cylinder. Fire destroyed contents of garage and house as well. This was a police vehicle for police use.