Yea, the stop lamp switch is an old recall, the harness is a new recall. I had the switch problem twice, they replaced it, and it went bad again. And the harness problem once. They didn't recall the harness until this month, so I got my money back from the dealership.
Gen4 Recall Posted May 30, 2004
I suscribe to MSN Autos (for some unknown reason) and I got this just a moment ago:
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I never even heard of this problem before.. have any of you?Recall Alert: FORD TAURUS, MERCURY SABLE
Owner Notification Date: Mar 30, 2004
Number of Units Potentially Affected: 938789
Component Description: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICEDALS AND LINKAGES
NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V106000 Schedule an Appointment
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Description of Recall Campaign: 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.
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.
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 MAY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 18003923673.[/b]
