E-150 2002 speed control recall
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E-150 2002 speed control recall
I had my speed control recall repaired at local ford dealer12/23/07. After the repair i noticed a thump in the drive train you could feel between 40 and 55 mph like a hard shift. I met another person had same thing done and he complained of the same problem. He took my vehicle for a drive, yup feels the same as his. We had the repairs done at the same dealer. I Had tranny filter and fluid changed he had not still there.Anyone had this problem?
Thanks in advance, BUTCH001
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I got mine done in Ohio. Called to get oil change and service said they had the parts in stock for the speed control and time to do it. What suprised me was meeting a stranger with the same problem! He had a older truck with same servive (before mine) and came up with the same symptoms,
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I can't imagine how this could happen....
Originally Posted by butch001
I had my speed control recall repaired at local ford dealer12/23/07. After the repair i noticed a thump in the drive train you could feel between 40 and 55 mph like a hard shift. I met another person had same thing done and he complained of the same problem. He took my vehicle for a drive, yup feels the same as his. We had the repairs done at the same dealer. I Had tranny filter and fluid changed he had not still there.Anyone had this problem?
Thanks in advance, BUTCH001
Thanks in advance, BUTCH001
Look somewhere else for the weird shift problem, I'd say....
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They ADD a fuse....
Originally Posted by 1993 E-150
that's all they do is change a fuse tthat's rediculas
Instead of a new switch, they just add a very low-amp fuse in a short piece of wire with a male and female connector. All they do is remove the connector from the master cylinder switch, add the short piece of fused wire (with male/female connectors) and ziptie it to the brake lines to keep it in place.
Cheap and easy for Ford; I feel OK in that the van won't burn down in my yard, and again, I sure don't see how it could ever affect trans shifting....
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if thats all they do how come the dealer says they don't have the part and can't locate any. and whats a fuse doing inside the master cylinder in the first place. i remember when lincolns were cathing on fire i thought that was an ignition problem.
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Because it's a little harness assembly....
Originally Posted by 1993 E-150
if thats all they do how come the dealer says they don't have the part and can't locate any. and whats a fuse doing inside the master cylinder in the first place. i remember when lincolns were cathing on fire i thought that was an ignition problem.
The cruise has an "off" switch, made by Texas Instruments incidentally, inside the brake fluid side of the MC--it's a little reed switch that cuts off the cruise when the fluid pressure is high (i.e. when you apply the brakes). Problem is that it's always hot, and if it gets brake fluid inside, a short happens and a fire starts in the engine compartment.
Ford has had a number of lawsuits with the switch torching people's garages, including one Expedition in a garage directly under the bedroom where people were sleeping and ultimately died in the fire. The idea of this little fuse (which is something like 1/10 or 1/100 amp) is to blow before your truck starts on fire. Again, I feel much better having the fuse there.
George
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hey george i checked that link, it shows 94 and up, mine is a 93 and my master cylinder don't look nothiong like that one, i am wondering why i got a recall letter and what did the dealer do to disconnect my cruise control
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No idea, but....
Originally Posted by 1993 E-150
hey george i checked that link, it shows 94 and up, mine is a 93 and my master cylinder don't look nothiong like that one, i am wondering why i got a recall letter and what did the dealer do to disconnect my cruise control
Are you sure there is no connector on the master cylinder somewhere where a wire plugs in and is currently disconnected?
Good luck,
George
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