Curse control occasionally makes engine accelerate while and after brake applied while moving under 5 mph and even while stopped with brake still applied. More than once a pedestrian was at risk in a crosswalk while vehicle stopped with brake still applied, then engine suddenly became near full throttle, requiring even stronger pressing of brake peddle. We took the car to dealer (henry day Ford) who updated engine control rom; but same problem continued to exist. The dealer offered no warranty of repair or even acknowledgement of problem. We now drive with the cruse control and horn and "?" cable disconnected near windshield washer reservoir.

- Salt Lake City, UT, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: Cruise control switch in August of 2007. The parts for the recall repair are taking an extremely long time to arrive. He was dissatisfied that Ford never provided their customers with updates and he had to call 8-10 times, more than once a month, to find out the status of the recall. The contact stated that his local dealer refused to deactivate the cruise control because they felt it was unnecessary. The dealer was located thirty miles away from his residence. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 75,000. Update 04-02-08

- Tomah, WI, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Mercury Mountaineer. He received recall notice 05S28 in September of 2006. The parts are not available. The vehicle speed control is not disconnected. The current mileage was 77000. There are no failures at this time. The VIN is not available.

- Sufvhur, LA, USA

While stopped at a red light with my foot on the brake pedal, the engine bucked and misfired as though it was going to die. Suddenly, the engine revved to the point that with both of my feet on the brake pedal, the car crept ahead and tapped the car ahead of me. Just as quickly as the engine surged, it dropped back in revs to normal idle. On my way home from the scene, it occured again, except this time I had my hand on the auto gear change, moved it qiuckly to neutral, and turned off the ignition. I made it home without further incident, called the dealer on Monday, and had them tow the car to the dealership as I did not feel that the vehicle was safe to drive. After having the car for two days now, they claim that they can find nothing wrong. I told them that I would not accept the car back without a specific reason for this sudden acceleration. They say there is nothning wrong that they can find, but I will not drive this vehicle until a fix is located and repaired.

- Gurnee, IL, USA

Consumer unable to have recalled speed control cable repaired due to lack of parts. Nlm recall 99V-062

- York, PA, USA