[Shotimes] Fire Starter

[ROBERT SCHIRMER]

the ford video clip for this problem has the Ford chairman saying that there
are vehicles out there with similar switches, but they are only looking at
similar switches on the 1997-2000 vehicle- which means the 93-95 Taurus/sables
may never be looked at or recalled

The NHTSB info recommend you don't park your vehicles in the garage, if you
have an effected vehicle that has not been recalled

Bob
93 ATX fire starter : - )

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Chris Locker
  To: SHOtimes
  Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 9:45 AM
  Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Fire Starter


  That was an interesting article.  I remember one or two people here on
  SHOtimes that mentioned that switch shorting out and glowing red hot.

  I experienced a different failure with that same switch.  Years back when I
  had my '93 atx SHO, we had pulled into a gas station near my apartment to
  fill up.  The brakes felt normal on the way to the gas station.  However,
  when we were getting ready to leave, started up the engine, pushed on the
  brake pedal to shift into drive and the brake pedal went right to the floor.
  The seal in the switch had failed and subsequent presses of the brake pedal
  was pushing brake fluid out of the master cylinder through the switch.  The
  bottom of the switch and the wire loom that connects to it were covered in
  brake fluid.  Luckily, being only a few blocks from home, we were able to
  limp the SHO home using the parking brake.  Man, we were so fortunate that
  the switch decided to fail when the SHO was stopped!

  Chris Locker
  '98 SHO



  > In this article 93 to 95 SHO's have the same brake switch setup as the
  > Ford trucks that start on fire.
  >        Ken
  >
  > http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/16/ford.vehicles/index.html
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