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Cruise Control Brake sensor switch fires - 6/17/2005 10:52:30 AM

CaptJack101

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I heard the story on CNN Thursday 6/16/05 about the Cruise Control Switches causing serious fires. They listed my 2002 F-250 Crew Cab as also having the same switch as the one causing the fires. I walked out to me truck with a multi meter and low and behold there it was on the bottom front of the master cylinder. I pulled the plug off of the switch and checked and it did have 12 volts to the switch with the key turned off just like CNN said. I called my daughter who is an engineer for Ford in the Mustang plant. She said she wasn't really aware of any call backs for my year and model truck. I started the truck with the switch unplugged and drove it around the block. No engine lights came on but the cruise control wouldn't even turn on. Being that I don't use cruise that much I just left it unplugged. After thinking about it I've decided to put a lighted on off switch on my dashboard that will break the circuit on the hot side of the switch. That way in order to use the cruise I have to turn the switch on and the light will remind me its still on. I also thought about putting a fuse in the hot side of the switch instead of a on/off on the dash. I don't think that will work though because the pressure switch itself isn't in a shorted condition when it causes the fire, its just doing what it was designed to do except its contaminated with the brake fluid. I also noted that the pressure switch in my truck doesn't sit directly up and down on the top of the master cylinder it is at the bottom of the master cylinder in the front and angles off toward the engine. As far as I can see this just provides more fluid to combust if the switch malfunctions.

Anyone out there had their truck recalled for this? If so what did they do to fix it?

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RE: Cruise Control Brake sensor switch fires - 6/19/2005 7:53:20 PM

hockeyhitman69

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yes there is certain models for this recall just call your local ford dealer and they will tell you they came out with the replacement switch about 2 months ago, the problemis that the brake fluid is going threw the switch and shorting it out look at your connector make sure there is no fluid that has seeped threw.but if it is part of the recall leave it disconnected.

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