Recalling my recall.....
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Recalling my recall.....
Although I read about this, I figured the odds were against it, but no....
I had the little cruise control switch harness added to my '02 E150 last year (took about a minute and a half, during the dealer's half hour oil change).
So in today's mail, I got a notice saying that the harness was probably bad and would not protect the van. I called my service guy and he said that they would have any of the "new improved" harnesses for about a month, so I guess my van may yet experience *spontaneous combustion*.
The notice indicates something about the polarity being wrong....I was thinking that all this harness entailed was a positive and a negative wire, with a fuse on one of them....my guess is that they fused the negative or something(?) Someone at Ford should check their suppliers out a bit more carefully or something....
It's all pretty funny, really, and the new fix won't take more than another minute and a half. Hope the van doesn't burn down in the meantime (and yes, I know I can just disconnect the cruise and be worry-free, but we're going on a 600 mile road trip this weekend and I'm sure gonna be using the cruise).
George
I had the little cruise control switch harness added to my '02 E150 last year (took about a minute and a half, during the dealer's half hour oil change).
So in today's mail, I got a notice saying that the harness was probably bad and would not protect the van. I called my service guy and he said that they would have any of the "new improved" harnesses for about a month, so I guess my van may yet experience *spontaneous combustion*.
The notice indicates something about the polarity being wrong....I was thinking that all this harness entailed was a positive and a negative wire, with a fuse on one of them....my guess is that they fused the negative or something(?) Someone at Ford should check their suppliers out a bit more carefully or something....
It's all pretty funny, really, and the new fix won't take more than another minute and a half. Hope the van doesn't burn down in the meantime (and yes, I know I can just disconnect the cruise and be worry-free, but we're going on a 600 mile road trip this weekend and I'm sure gonna be using the cruise).
George
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Pretty sure they'd have records...
Originally Posted by jonesg
I got a recall to fix something like that but lost it, can I just drop by a dealer and have it done?
I have an E350 . 1995.
I have an E350 . 1995.
The issue with mine is that they won't have the parts for a month so I have to wait for that. Service guy said he'll call me.
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and the re-recall is done as of today....
I took my van to the dealer for some other work (it's 1k from the expiration of the 60k Premium Care warranty) so I had them go over it and they found a seeping front crank seal and a seeping rear trans seal, so they're now replaced--never even left spots on the driveway, but now they never will), and they had already gotten in some of the new fused harnesses.
The original recall piece was about a foot long, sloppily wrapped in electrical tape, looking like it was made by a 12-year-old kid. The new one is about 6 inches long, has that corrougated plastic wire-wrap on it, and a little "Made in Mexico" label.
As with the first recall, I feel relief that my van won't spotaneously combust in the driveway. Cruise works just fine. Probably costs Ford about $2 to build the harness, and the warranty sheet says they allow .3 hours to install (in reality prolly less than 3 minutes).
George
The original recall piece was about a foot long, sloppily wrapped in electrical tape, looking like it was made by a 12-year-old kid. The new one is about 6 inches long, has that corrougated plastic wire-wrap on it, and a little "Made in Mexico" label.
As with the first recall, I feel relief that my van won't spotaneously combust in the driveway. Cruise works just fine. Probably costs Ford about $2 to build the harness, and the warranty sheet says they allow .3 hours to install (in reality prolly less than 3 minutes).
George
