January 28th 05, 11:04 AM
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Oops. Url for Ford fires should be http://www.flamingfords.info
Henry
Henry wrote:
> MICHIGAN: RECALL FOR PICKUPS AND S.U.V.'S The Ford Motor Company is
> recalling nearly 800,000 pickups and sport utility vehicles because
> the cruise control switch could short-circuit and cause a fire under
> the hood, the company said. The recall affects about 792,000 Ford
> F-150 pickups, Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators from the 2000
> model year. Also affected are 2001 F-Series Supercrew trucks that were
> made at the same time. Ford will notify owners of the recall in
> February, and dealers will deactivate the cruise control switch until
> the company has enough replacement switches. (AP)
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> [These fires can occur when the vehicle is shut off and parked in your
> garage. See http://www.highwayrobbery.net website for photos of some
> burnt cars. Website also suggests that the problem could affect other
> Ford models and years.]
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