general problems of the 1997 Ford Ranger

Tl-the contact owns a 1997 Ford Ranger. The contact stated the speed control switch in the vehicle melted. The contact stated that he had not experienced a failure prior to the NHTSA recall number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control) performed on his vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. Ec.

Idle speed rises to 3,000 rpm in between shifts and while coasting with clutch pedal depressed. Does not drop to normal idle speed until vehicle comes to a complete stop. This causes braking to be less effective.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the vehicle would lose power sporadically before abnormally accelerating. The contact stated that when the failure occurred, the failure could not be stopped by applying the brakes. In addition, there was an abnormal spike in engine rpms when the failure occurred. The vehicle would correct itself shortly thereafter. The failure mileage was 126,000 and the current mileage was 136,252. Kmj.

Today my accelerator failed. I was sitting at a red light. I went to accelerate by pushing on the accelerator pedal with my right foot. There was no acceleration. The accelerator pedal had failed. Further investigation revealed three spot welds that held a plate to the firewall had failed. The accelerator pedal pivots on this plate and attached bolt. I was able to do a temporary repair today. But, the failure in traffic was very dangerous.

I am writing to complain about not having my vehicle service, and I received a recall letter. I went to the leonardtown dealership on Wednesday, November 23, 2009, with my letter for recall, and was given instructions on how to disconnect the speed deactivation switch. I explained to the service advisor mr. John jarboe that my vehicle has been leaking brake fluid, brake lights have been coming on and I wanted to know if this defective switch had anything to do with it. He showed me a diagram of the switch, where it is located near the master cylinder and told me that I can disconnect it myself, and if I wanted to have the vehicle towed in they would look at the other problem. I thought Ford is responsible for doing this repair not me. I can't drive the vehicle because it is leaking brake fluid. I was told that I can have it towed in and they would look at the problem. I am no sure if this switch is the problem, but even if it isn't are they supposed to deactivate the switch not me. I am not a mechanic.

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