Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 1997 Ford F-250

Table 1 shows four common vehicle speed control related problems of the 1997 Ford F-250. The number one most common problem is related to the cruise control (eleven problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (seven problems).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Ford F-250


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 1997 Ford F-250

The Cruise Control problem

The failure was the cruise control started a fire in my 1997 Ford f250 while my wife ,our 16 month old and myself were sleeping. Luckily we got out but everything we had is a total lose.   Read details...

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-250. The contact received a safety recall notice in January of 2008 for the vehicle speed control. The speed control was disconnected at that time. The contact has not heard from Ford, who stated that they would call him when the part was available.   Read details...

The Speed Control Linkage problem

When starting out of a parking spot after starting vehicle, shifted to reverse and the engine speed increased. Shifted to neutral and rpm jumped to 1,000. Problem was corrected and has since returned.   Read details...


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