Recall 00V422000: 1997–1998 Mercury Mountaineer and 1 other model

Report received

Dec 27, 2000

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

220,000vehicles

Model years

1997–1998

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with 4.0l sohc engines and still retain the original throttle body (part numbers 97jf-9e926ab or 97jf-9e926-ac). Some of the original throttle bodies installed allowed a gap between the plate and bore to be built too narrow. This reduced clearance allowed the engine deposits normally present in the throttle body to contact or bridge the gap. If the engine deposits bridged the gap between the throttle plate and bore and then hardened, on the initial application of the accelerator pedal after the engine has cooled, the operator would need to apply additional force to the accelerator pedal to break the bridge.

Possible consequence

This could result in engine surge when the accelerator pedal breaks free.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the original throttle bodies.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1997 Ford Explorer1,731 complaints
• 1998 Ford Explorer1,959 complaints
• 1997 Mercury Mountaineer328 complaints
• 1998 Mercury Mountaineer236 complaints