Ford recalls 3.6 mln vehicles over switch

[OhioChick]

Source: Reuters

Fri Aug 3, 2007 6:03PM EDT

WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is recalling as many as 3.6 million vehicles because a switch that deactivates the speed control can overheat, smoke or burn, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday.

The highway safety agency said in a notice that the switch problem could result in a fire under the hood.

The Ford vehicles being recalled are F-Series and Ranger pickup trucks, Explorer, Bronco and Mountaineer SUVs, Econoline vans and some Crown Victoria, Town Car, Grand Marquis, Capri, Mark VII and Taurus Sho cars with model years ranging from 1992 to 2004, depending upon the particular vehicle.

Ford recalled nearly 6.2 million vehicles in 2005 and 2006 because of engine fires linked to a faulty speed control deactivation switch.


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/tnBasicIndustries-SP/idUSN0336462320070803

[madrchsod]

1. cheap foreign switches

either china or mexico produced switchs. most electrical leads are made in mexico and must electral switches are made in china. there is no way to control quality when the supplier is thousands of miles away and the switches take several months to get on the assembly line. or this part maybe part of a sub assembly that is assembled in the usa..i used to work in a plant that assemblies controls and 80% of the parts come over in a container or mexico