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Within norwegian dream cruise ship the Ford cruise control system is the “speed control deactivation switch”, also know as the “brake pressure switch”. The brake pressure switch shuts off the cruise control when the driver steps on the brakes. The switch is attached to the brake master cylinder on one end and wired to the cruise control system on the other. The switch is separated from the brake master cylinder by a thin film barrier. norwegian dream cruise ship The switch was designed to always be “powered on” or “hot”, even while the vehicle is turned off and the keys have been taken out of the ignition.
The only thing separating the electrical powered cruise control switch from the brake master cylinders flammable fluid is the thin barrier. Furthermore, investigators have noticed that the film barrier has a tendency to corrode overtime.
The problem is the fact that the cruise control switch is too close to flammable fluids and the fact that Ford designed the switch norwegian dream cruise ship to always be “powered on” or “hot”, even while the vehicle is turned off and the keys have been taken out of the ignition.
Therefore, norwegian dream cruise ship the vehicle fires generally occur when the film barrier separating norwegian dream cruise ship the switch and the brake master cylinder norwegian dream cruise ship corrodes and cracks allowing the brake fluid from to seep into the electrical side of the switch.
There are still over 9.3 million vehicles norwegian dream cruise ship on the road that have not been recalled but have the same or similar defective cruise control switch. If you own any of the vehicles listed below, you should take it in to a Ford dealership to have the cruise control switch disconnected norwegian dream cruise ship or replaced.
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If you own a vehicle manufactured by Ford (on the recall list below) that has caught on fire and suffered (i) severe personal injury, (ii) wrongful death, or (iii) substantial property damage/loss, you should  contact us  immediately. You may be entitled to compensation and we can help.
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