Recall 04V106000: 2000–2003 Mercury Sable and 1 other model

Report received

Mar 2, 2004

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

938,789vehicles

Model years

2000–2003

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

Certain passenger vehicles are being recalled to correct a problem with a malfunctioning stop lamp switch and/or associated wiring. This malfunctioning could render the stop lamps inoperable or cause them to stay on all the time. This could cause confusion to a following driver, which could lead to a crash.

Possible consequence

In addition, if the switch and/or associated wiring fail in the open position, the brake lights will not actuate and the driver will not be able to shift the vehicle out of "park" if they fail in the closed position, the brake lights will remain on, which will not allow the speed control to be activated. This could also cause the battery to discharge.

Remedy

Dealers will remove the stop lamp switch and associated wiring assembly and install a newly designed stop lamp switch and wire assembly. Owner notification is expected to begin on april 5, 2004. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

Affected model years

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

• 2000 Ford Taurus1,195 complaints
• 2001 Ford Taurus1,037 complaints
• 2002 Ford Taurus1,426 complaints
• 2003 Ford Taurus1,223 complaints
• 2000 Mercury Sable464 complaints
• 2001 Mercury Sable430 complaints
• 2002 Mercury Sable440 complaints
• 2003 Mercury Sable201 complaints