2002 Ford Focus SVT recall: speed control
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain passenger vehicles built with manual transaxles, there is the potential for the speed control cable to hang up at the throttle body bracket during high, wide open throttle operation, preventing the throttle from returning to the closed position when the accelerator is released.
💥 The risk
If this condition were to occur, it may be necessary to depress the clutch and apply the brake to bring the vehicle to a stop.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the throttle body and check for proper operation. Owner notification began april 25, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V117000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 02S37
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 534
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- Owner phone
- 1-866-436-7332
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 25, 2002
- Built
- Nov 6, 2001 – Apr 8, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).