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By Joe Benton
ConsumerAffairs.com
September 11, 2008
Flaming Fords
• 1.6 Million Ford Windstars Investigated for Fire Hazard
• NHTSA Issues Second Fire Warning for Ford Cars, Trucks, and SUVs
• Report: Millions of Fire-Prone Fords Still on the Roads
• Ford: Parts Now Available to Fix Faulty Cruise Control
• Ford Trucks Burn in Virginia, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
• Feds Probe Ford Windstar for Fire Hazard
• Ford Truck Suspected in North Texas House Fire
• Ford Cruise Control Fire Strikes Florida Car Dealership
• Ford Hopes to Wind Down Recall of Fire-Prone Vehicles
• Ford Expedition Suspected in Fatal Ohio Home Fire
• Ford Fires Continue Despite Long-Delayed Federal Warning
• Feds Warn Some Ford Trucks and Cars Can Erupt in Flames
• Ford Fire Lawsuits Spread
• Ford Recalls 57,000 More Trucks, SUVS for Fire Hazard
• Ford Fires Strike in Minnesota, California
• Ford Plans Another Recall to Fix Fire Hazard
• Ford Fire Hazard Recall Creeps Along
• Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute Continue Ford Fire Tradition
• Ford Fires Kill Pets and Spread Despair as Year Ends
• Ford Lacks Parts for Fire Recall Repair
• New F150 Erupts in Flames as Ford Truck Fires Rage On
• Red Hot Texas Car-B-Que
• Kerry Vows Action to Get Flaming Fords Off the Road
• Flaming Ford Scandal Disgraces Ford, Feds
• Ford Tries Again to Fix Fire Problem with Massive Recall
• One Ford the Recall Missed
• Ford Stops Sales of Big Super Duty, Recalls 2008 Trucks
• Ford Recalls 155,000 More Trucks to Fix Fire Hazard
• Feds Probe Fires in Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute
• Feds Wind Up Ford Engine Fire Probe with Massive Recall
• Ford Truck Fires Mount as Recall Rolls Slowly
• Ford Trucks Burn As Recall Fiddles
• Ford Truck Fire Fix Delayed by Parts Shortage
• Ford Recalls 4 Million Trucks to Fix Fire Risk
• Nader Demands NHTSA Warn Ford Truck Owners
• Wrongful Death Suit Charges House Fire Started in F-150
• Feds Look Deeper for Ford Fire Causes
• Recall Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
• Houston Lawyers Sue Ford
• Ford Recalls Some Fire-Prone Models
• Feds Probe Ford F-150 Engine Fires
• Ford Recall Was Biggest Ever
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• Bronco
• Crown Victoria
• Dump truck
• Expedition
• Explorer
• F-150
• Other F-Series Trucks
• Focus
• Mustang
• Ranger Pickup
• Taurus
• Windstar
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Federal safety regulators warned that 5 million Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles could pose a serious fire hazard to vehicles and dwellings.
The highly unusual consumer advisory is the second from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging owners of recalled Ford, Lincoln and Mercury SUVs, pickup trucks, vans, and passenger cars to take their vehicles to a local dealership for a "corrective repair."
NHTSA once again warned that the recalled vehicles contain a defective cruise control switch that could lead to "a fire at any time, even while the vehicle is turned-off, parked and unattended."
Repair parts are now available, according to Ford.
Federal safety regulators remain "concerned that many owners have yet to respond to multiple safety defect recall notifications from Ford."
Of the 12 million vehicles involved in the recall, nearly 5 million have not yet been brought to Ford for repair," according to NHTSA.
Here is the list of fire-prone Ford vehicles released by NHTSA:
• 1993-2004 Ford F150
• 1993-1999 Ford F250 (gasoline engine)
• 1993-1996 Ford Bronco
• 1994-1996 Ford Econoline
• 1997-2002 Ford Expedition
• 1998-2002 Lincoln Navigator
• 1998-2002 Ford Ranger
• 1992-1998 Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car
• 1993-1998 Lincoln Mark VIII
• 1993-1995 Ford Taurus SHO with automatic transmission
• 1994 Mercury Capri
• 1998-2001 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer
• 2001-2002 Ford Explorer Sport and Explorer Sport Trac
• 1992-1993 and 1997-2003 Ford E-150-350 gasoline or natural gas vehicles
• 2002 Ford E-550 gasoline engine vehicles
• 1996-2003 Ford E-450 gasoline or natural gas vehicles
• 1994-2002 Ford F-250 through F-550 super Duty trucks (gasoline engine)
• 2000-2002 Ford Excursion (gasoline engine)
• 2003 F250-F550 Super Duty, Ford Excursion
• 1995-2002 Ford F53 Motor home chassis
• 2002-2003 Lincoln Blackwood
Consumers with questions should contact their local Ford, Lincoln or Mercury dealer, or call 888-222-2751.
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