Another Cruise Control Recall Question

The switch itself was/is the problem, not the lack of a fuse.

----------------- The SnoMan

The fuse is a bandaid solution. On a very small number of vehicles, the switch can fail and cause a short. Likely, Ford has realized that it is cheaper to install a fusible link in all affected vehicles than the switch. If a fusible link fails they can replace the switch in that very small number of vehicles. The link may not fix the problem but it should make it fail in a safe way.

Stephen N.

Your statement of the situation is not the way I understood it. And since the second recall was after the first one had been completed, it doesn't seem that they were adding a fusible link prior to replacing the switch.

Ford told me that every vehicle involved, except the 2000 model, had to go through the second recall where they added a new wiring harness to the already replaced switch. Supposedly ONLY the 2000 models had something different about the circuit that did not require the fuse and mine is fine without it. Before I plug it back in, I just wanted to know if anyone else that had a 2000 model F-150 had the same experience or was it BS from Ford.

Clark

This is my understanding of the situation:

- A few vehicles had problems with the cruise control shut-off switch on the master brake cylinder, some of which resulted in fires.

- The original recall was to have switches replaced on a few models even though the switch was common to others.

- Ford realized that putting a fusible link in would be cheaper and if the switch failed it would simply blow the fuse. The switches could be replaced in only those that failed. This resulted in the second recall notice.

As I understand it, if the switch was replaced there is no need to put the inline fusible link in since the fuses job was protection against a faulty switch.

Stephen N.

Clark wrote:

Thanks, Clark