Another Fix for Cruise Control Recall

[SILVER2000SVT]

I came up with this a couple of months ago and decided to draw it up today and pass it along. I'm going to do this on my truck. With the addition of a standard 12V relay you can make it so that you will never have to worry about your cruise control switch catching fire. This is a safe solution even if you don't want to install the new switch or just an additional guarantee if you do install the new switch.

This re-wire makes it to where the cruise control switch switches only a ground signal and that ground in turn triggers a relay that switches the orginal +12V wires that orginally went to the switch which is safely away from any brake fluid or corrosion. A standard relay cost about $2 and a harness for about $2 at any electrics supply or around $5 each at a retail store. I used to buy them in bulk for $1 each but that was several years ago.


http://www.svtgalleries.net/gallery/data/500/medium/Switch_rewire1.jpg (http://www.svtgalleries.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=15933&size=big&limit=recent)

Edit: Changed to add ignition tap to only energize relay when key is on.

[dboat]

What years were recalled on this? I have a 2002 and dont think mine was recalled.
anyone?
Dana

[my2002lightning]

What years were recalled on this? I have a 2002 and dont think mine was recalled.
anyone?
Dana

Dana,

Here's a url to www.ford.com (http://www.ford.com) where you can crank-in your VIN about 1/2 way down the page and it'll tell you for sure. The recall evidently went out today...

http://www.ford.com/en/vehicles/owners/recalls/default.htm#ford

[dboat]

Dana,

Here's a url to www.ford.com (http://www.ford.com) where you can crank-in your VIN about 1/2 way down the page and it'll tell you for sure. The recall evidently went out today...

http://www.ford.com/en/vehicles/owners/recalls/default.htm#ford

Thanks Ronald, gotta go to bed but will check tomorrow.. did you check for yours?

[my2002lightning]

Thanks Ronald, gotta go to bed but will check tomorrow.. did you check for yours?

Yep, unfortunately...just checked it.:mad: I know your like #4x of '02 and I'm one of the last ones.

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SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH

[PUMP]

I received the recall on my truck the end of August. Called Middlekauf Ford yesterday to schedule the fix and the Tech said no appointment was necessary, for me to just bring it in and they could do it in 30-min. I got there at 9:30AM this morning only to be told that Ford ran out of kits to do the fix.:flaming: No parts available until December. They had to deactivate the cruise control in order for the truck to be covered under Warranty if a fire broke out. In other words, I could leave the cruise control operative and risk causing a fire that is not covered by Ford, or drive with the cruise control inoperative for 3-months. What a cluster f***.:eek2: Tort lawyers will have a field day.
Ford has already dropped market share and if they keeps operating like this, they will soon be off the Radar as far as buyer confidence is concerned. Henry is probably rolling over in the grave.

[Mark #2]

I came up with this a couple of months ago and decided to draw it up today and pass it along. I'm going to do this on my truck. With the addition of a standard 12V relay you can make it so that you will never have to worry about your cruise control switch catching fire. This is a safe solution even if you don't want to install the new switch or just an additional guarantee if you do install the new switch.

This re-wire makes it to where the cruise control switch switches only a ground signal and that ground in turn triggers a relay that switches the orginal +12V wires that orginally went to the switch which is safely away from any brake fluid or corrosion. A standard relay cost about $2 and a harness for about $2 at any electrics supply or around $5 each at a retail store. I used to buy them in bulk for $1 each but that was several years ago.


http://www.svtgalleries.net/gallery/data/500/medium/Switch_rewire1.jpg (http://www.svtgalleries.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=15933&size=big&limit=recent)

Edit: Changed to add ignition tap to only energize relay when key is on.
No issue with your idea, but just a fuse or fuseable link in the current line will be safe. IMHO.

[slick-svt]

While having my oil changed today, they did the recall fix. Didn't take long.

[BC Lightning]

No issue with your idea, but just a fuse or fuseable link in the current line will be safe. IMHO.

Yeah something free from FORD thats plugs right in works better for me

[Mark #2]

Yeah something free from FORD thats plugs right in works better for me
Agree and you get a mil-spec sensor and a fuseable link.
Took 10 min for them to install mine.

[dboat]

Agree and you get a mil-spec sensor and a fuseable link.
Took 10 min for them to install mine.

mine was the same.. along with all of the ogling and such that comes from bringing a Lightning to the shop.. but they only drove it from the parking lot to the bay and back out... no fun rides for them this time. :nono:

Dana

[SILVER2000SVT]

No issue with your idea, but just a fuse or fuseable link in the current line will be safe. IMHO.

I agree that a fuse may be safer, it may or may not be enough. The fuse would have to be a minimum of 3-5 amps for the circuit to still work. But the question is, will limiting the current to 3-5 amps be enough to prevent a fire?

Who has the definite answer this? Do the fires start by gradual heating, or is there any arcing involved inside? Arcing can occur at current level much less than 3 amps. If it's resistive heating that starts the fires, what's the maximum electrical current that can be allowed to where nothing gets hot enough to start the combustion process? Hopefully it's more than the 3-5 amps so that the fuse would break the circuit but how do we know this, it could be less.

A fuse or fuseable links MAY prevent a fire.

The relay solution by design removes the positive voltage from the pressure switch so theres no chance of a fire.