CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. ICON ON DASH JUST FLASHED WHEN" SET "WAS DEPRESSED. I TRIED ALL CRUISE SWITCHES TO VERIFY IF IT WAS A STUCK SWITCH. PRESSING CRUISE" ON "AND "COAST" SWITCHES ON STEERING WHEEL CAUSES HORN TO SOUND. DEALER SAID THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE DUE TO A MISSING GROUND BUSS. THE VEHICLE USES GROUND SWITCHING SO THE HORN SHOULD BE ON ALL THE TIME. THE HORN STILL SOUNDS WHEN SWITCHES ARE DEPRESSED. I FEEL CAUSE IS IN THE STEERING WHEEL HUB AND AM CONCERNED THIS CAN EFFECT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A WET ROAD AND SUDDENLY, EXCESSIVE WHITE SMOKE EXPELLED FROM THE REAR TAIL PIPE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A BROKEN FUEL INJECTOR WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN DAMAGES TO THE ENGINE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $12,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. UPDATED 02/01/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH AND IT LACKED POWER. THE DEALER FOUND THE #1 CYLINDER HAD A BROKEN PISTON. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED TO WARN HIM THERE WAS PROBLEM. UPDATED 02/02/10.*JB