1993 Lincoln Mark Viii: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Feb 2, 2009 · Acceleration · 86,000 miles · TX · crash · fire

Ford motor company, had a cruise control deactivation switch that was defective, so they decided to do a recall. But in stages, as to not scare off the consumers. My son was driving my 1993 lincoln mark viii, to which the cruise control switch had been activating. On 12-9-06 my son was driving his girlfriend home when ___ called her sister telling her she was right down the road, and then ____ called me saying ___ called __ but somethings wrong with car jump or up and the call dropped. The car left the road hitting tree. I received my recall in august of 2007. Then the lab results stated internal failure of the 05s28 sdcs, death certificate states ________ cause of death; smoke inhalation, which means the car was on fire before it hit the tree,thermal injuries due to fire,motor vehicle collision. It's hard to drive when your being burned to death. Ford cruise control switch fire death as of this date ford denies this claim . *tr updated 11/8/2017

Filed Mar 11, 2008 · Acceleration, Electrical · 159,000 miles · OK

Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln mark viii. The contact stated that the odometer, speedometer, and cruise control all malfunctioned on his vehicle. Since the failures, the on-board computer also failed. The contact stated that, basically, the entire dashboard failed. The air ride system also began to leak. The dealer stated that the parts for the speedometer were no longer available. The contact also took the vehicle to the dealer for transmission service and it came back with a transmission leak. He replaced a screw, but the leak still existed. The contact stated that he paid approximately $7,000 for the repairs and the failure still continued. The contact was sent a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) and believed that the recall caused the other failures with the vehicle. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 161,000 and failure mileage was 159,000.

Filed Oct 2, 2007 · Acceleration · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln mark viii. The vehicle was taken to the dealer regarding the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The repair order stated that the deactivation switch was disconnected. However, while driving 45 MPH, the cruise control was activated and deactivated as normal. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 93,000.

Filed Jan 21, 2007 · Acceleration · TX · crash · fire

My son was driving a lincoln mark 8 1993, approx. 89,900 miles. As he was driving down the road the engine caught fire, he tried to pull over but the fire had caused the brakes to go out, he and his passenger were killed on impact of a tree, my son tried as much as he could without brakes to avoid. Both bodies were burned beyond recognition. Ford motor company knew the cruise control switch on my car was the same one they had already recalled, but if they recalled all of them it would have caused a big story being the largest recall in motor history. My son is dead now ,as a result of a 27.00 part.

Filed Dec 18, 2006 · Acceleration · 90,000 miles · MI · crash · fire

Tl* - while driving the contact's car caught fire and both the driver and a passenger received fatal injuries. The cruise control deactivation switch was not deactivating the cruise control. According to the police, the car caught fire the driver attempted to pull over. The brakes were not operational and he struck a tree. The police reported that there were no skid marks on the road. The contact noticed shortly after purchasing the vehicle that the cruise control would not turn off by hitting the brake or with the switch. The car is at crows towing in tyler, tx. She has video of the scene and the police department is still working on the police report.

Filed Sep 8, 1998 · Electrical · MI

Vehicle changed rpms for no reason. Started to rev up. Vehicle increased in speed. Cruise control on & speed increases./decreases on its own. No brakes applied. Took to dealer & told spark plug wires causing problem. Very intermittent.

Filed Nov 17, 1997 · Acceleration, Brakes · NY

When cruise control is activated on steering console and pressure applied to braking apparatus there appears to be a stumbling block. This allocates increased stopping distance.