Ford Recalls 4.5M from Defective Switch

Ford Motor Cor. said Tuesday, October 13, 2009, it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the long list of those recalled because of a defective cruise control switch could cause a fire.

 

The recall covers 1.1 million Ford Windstar minivans that had a small risk of fire due to internal leaking from the switches.

The remaining 3.4 million vehicles are Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models. Even though there has been no reports of fire with those models, they are included in the recall because they use the same switches.

Ford advises owners of all vehicles covered by the recall to park them outside until they are mailed instructions by the end of the month on how to get repairs.

The recall covers the following model years: 1995-2003 Ford Windstar; 2000-2003 Ford Excursion diesel; 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 Ford F-Super Duty diesel; 1992-2003 Ford Econoline; 1995-2002 Mercury Mountaineer; 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 Ford Ranger; and 1994 Ford F35 Motorhome vehicles.