Yes it is! 792,000 recalled now, with an estimated 16 million, (yes, 16,000,000) vehicles possibly with the swiches! The cruise doesn't even have to have been used EVER, it can still cause a fire!
I just purchased a 2000 f150 5.4 liter supercab and I love it, however I have heard about the recall. How can I disconnect the cruise control until I have it replaced. Please bare with me I'm a new ford truck owner so some thorough instructions would be very helpful. Thank you.
go to the abc website for channel 13 in Houston. The story is on all three networks in Houston. There is now a recall on all 2000 F-150s and some 2001s. Expeditions and Navigators are included. The video of the fire is my truck.
I have a 2001 F-150 Supercab. After much research, I tried to pull fuses to deactive (or de-energize the "brake pressure switch (BPP)" or "cruise control switch"). I put a voltmeter on it and measure about 11V, with the ignition off.
Haynes shows this as being energized through fuse 13 in the "Junction Box Fuse / Relay Panel" and also shows this fuse as being 15A. In the fuse box, this fuse is a 20A. Did Ford experience problems with this blowing and quietly "upgrade" the value?
Anyways, when I pull this fuse, I can still measure voltage across the BPP? What gives? I also tried pulling fuse 5 in the Juction Box and pulling fuse 5 in the power distribution box, both to no effect.
I actually have brake fluid in my switch. This probably explains why cruise control just stopped working awhile back. So I am concerned about this and would like to disable the sensor until I can get to the dealer. The lack of detailed technical info is truly frustrating. Anybody have any advice?
The Ford shop manual shows that fuse 13 is supposed to be 20A.
Fuse 13 also protects the stoplight switch and flasher relay so you can't just remove it.
The light green with red wire at the deactivation switch gets it's power from fuse 13. The black with yellow wire goes to the speed control servo. It's might be possible to get a back feed from there which is why you're measuring voltage at the switch with the fuse removed. I'm not positive on that though.
For anyone that's worried about this just remove the connector from the switch and tape it up or stop in at your dealer and they will do it for you.
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Thank you for your help, Racerguy. Nobody in here in Austin uses their turn signals anyways, so I might get away with depowering the relays, but law enforcement types get upset w/o stop lights.
I'll go and clean as much of the brake fluid out as I can with rubbing alcohol, then tape it up.
You mean you actually saw brake fluid in the switch after removing the connector? I looked in my switch and it was dry. I left the connector disconnected anyway. If you had fluid there, then you are lucky that you disconnected the connector in time.
Racerguy,
Thanks for posting the picture. I described this earlier in the thread, but people kept asking how to do it. A picture is worth a thousand words, and I was about 950 words short I guess.
Have a great day,
Doc
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Can anyone tell me where to find the cruise control switch so that I can disconnect it? Just got this truck a month ago, don't know my way around it yet. I'm used to working on my VW bus, which burned to the ground a month ago, BTW. Not interested in having my truck catch on fire too!
Hey, Debbie, there's a large thread already going in the 1997-2003 Topic category. It's named "Crusie Control recall". I tried to post the link, but it wouldn't let me. One poster was nice enough to post a picture of the location of the connector.
It's the connection that sits on the front top of the brake master cylinder.
Hope this helps.
Yes, it tells all about it in that thread. After you remove the connector shown in the diagram on that thread, simply look down inside the switch below the connector pins. If it has any fluid at all, leave the connector disconnected. It is that fluid that causes the fire.
Good luck,
Doc
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1964 Galaxie 500 Fastback
1978 F150 Shortbed 4X4 that I bought new.
2000 F150 RC, Flareside, 4.6, 5 speed 4X4
2006 Mustang GT, 3 valve 4.6, 5 speed manual
Other vehicles of blashemous make other than Ford
There are two locking tabs, one at the front, one at the back of the switch connector. I pushed down on the connector, sqeezed the tabs with needle nose pliers and pulled up on the connector to disengage it. No brake fluid on mine will have to find if I'm under the recall, is taped off for now.
Edited when I found out how to release the connector.
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