Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 1996 Ford Econoline

Table 1 shows three common vehicle speed control related problems of the 1996 Ford Econoline. The number one most common problem is related to the cruise control (five problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (one problem).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Ford Econoline


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 1996 Ford Econoline

The Cruise Control problem

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Econoline. While parked, the vehicle began smoking and then caught fire. The fire originated from the cruise control and destroyed all of the switches, buttons, and mirror on the driver side door. The contact has pictures. Updated 5/20/08   Read details...

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Econoline. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The dealer replaced the switch a few months ago; however, Ford is currently sending the contact another letter stating that the part they replaced was still   Read details...

The Accelerator Pedal problem

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Econoline. The contact received a safety recall notice for the vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal in February of 2008. Since that time, he has called the dealer five times and was informed to call back the following week.   Read details...


Vehicle Speed Control related problems in other Ford Econoline model year vehicles:



Econoline Service Bulletins
Econoline Safety Recalls
Econoline Defect Investigations