Ford Taurus, Sable, Continental. Published by Transport Canada as 1997060 on 20 March 1997. System: Engine.
What the notice says Direct water spray or long term wet driving conditions may cause water to accumulate in the speed control cable conduit. under cold conditions this water could freeze and prevent the throttle from returning to the closed position when the speed control is disengaged. this could adversely affect driver control and …
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Ford TAURUS in the other registers
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The European register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1997060
- Recall date
- 20 March 1997
- Make
- Ford, Mercury, Lincoln
- Models
- Taurus, Sable, Continental
- Model years
- 1991 to 1995
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 59,966
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
DIRECT WATER SPRAY OR LONG TERM WET DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE WATER TO ACCUMULATE IN THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE CONDUIT. UNDER COLD CONDITIONS THIS WATER COULD FREEZE AND PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN THE SPEED CONTROL IS DISENGAGED. THIS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT DRIVER CONTROL AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
CORRECTION: MOISTURE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CABLE CONDUIT AND A BOOT WILL BE ADDED TO THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE TO PREVENT WATER ENTRY.
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Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1997013 · 22 January 1997 · F-150 · Seats And Restraints
- 1997010 · 21 January 1997 · F-150 · Engine
- 1997011 · 21 January 1997 · Expedition · Suspension
- 1997007 · 20 January 1997 · Aeromax, Louisville · Brakes
- 1997008 · 20 January 1997 · Econoline · Brakes
- 1997116 · 9 June 1997 · Explorer · Electrical
- 1997118 · 16 June 1997 · Windstar · Seats And Restraints
- 1997119 · 17 June 1997 · B Series · Powertrain
The same system: Engine
287 notices in this register name Engine. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1997019 · 28 January 1997 · Fla, FLB, FLD · Engine
- 1997010 · 21 January 1997 · F-150 · Engine
- 1997108 · 5 June 1997 · TC · Engine
- 1997201 · 18 November 1997 · S10, Sonoma, Hombre · Engine
- 1997221 · 11 December 1997 · Mystique, Contour · Engine
- 1997223 · 17 December 1997 · 626 · Engine
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 243 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1997.
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