280 consumer complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1995 Ford Econoline. Click any complaint to view the full owner description.
MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 09S09 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 09V399000 SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCTH (SCDS) MAY LEAK INTERNALLY AND THAN OVERHEAT,SMOKE OR BURN,VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING, THIS IS AN UNREPAIRED RECALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DEMON HORNET RV ON A 1995 FORD E-350 CHASSIS. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD FRACTURED WHILE BEING STORED FOR THE WINTER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
CLOCK SPRING NO SPEED CONTROL OR KEYLESS ENTRY. PART # F5UA-14A664-EF IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. AIR BAG FOR DRIVER WILL NOT WORK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD E-350. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
I WAS DRIVING MY 1995 RV WITH A FORD E350 CHASSIS ON THE FREEWAY IN LAS VEGAS APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES FROM HOME WHEN I NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION. I TRAVELED ANOTHER FIVE MILES AND THE REAR LEFT OUTSIDE TIRE LOST IT'S TREAD AND BLEW OUT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND DUMP HOSE STORAGE. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 110 DEGREES. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DELTA ESSENTIAL LT225/75 R16 AND WERE PURCHASED IN 2013. THEY HAVE BEEN DRIVEN 10,000 MILES AND VISUALLY APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE AIR PRESSURE IS CHECKED REGULARLY. THE MATED TIRE WAS CHECKED AND THE PRESSURE WAS AT THE RECOMMENDED 60 PSI.
WENT TO START COLD AND HIT STARTER SWITCH AND THE WALMART BATTERY BLEW UP. I HAVE PHOTOS. *TR
WHILE TURNING ON TO MY STREET THE THREE BOLTS HOLDING THE GEAR BOX TO THE FRAME SHEARED OFF CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
SEE SIMILAR GROUP WITH ALL TRUCKS ON THE NHTSA 93V-125-00V-424. *TR
THE FILLER NECK LEAKS GAS AT THE RUBBER HOSE. EVERY TIME YOU ADD GAS, DOES NOT HAVE TO BE FULL TANK. WE WERE GIVEN THIS VEHICLE WITH THE LEAK. CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE FIXED BY MECHANIC, WE HAVE A HOSE CLAMP AROUND THE RUBBER TO HOLD IT ON. THE ACTUAL METAL FILLER SECTION IN ROTTEN RUSTED AWAY. ONE TIME I PARKED AT A GAS STATION AND THEY THREATENED TO CALL POLICE TO HAVE ME TOWED, I NEVER HEARD OF THE GAS LINE LEAKING LIKE THIS BUT SEE ALOT ALOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR RANGE OF E150S. *TR
ON AUGUST 4, 2010, MY 22 YEAR OLD SON WAS A PASSENGER IN A FORD ECONOLINE E 250 VAN ON HIS WAY TO WORK, WHEN THE DRIVER SOME HOW LOST CONTROL, HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND WAS EJECTED ALONG WITH MY SON! THE DRIVER WENT OUT FIRST AND TOOK THE WORST OF THE IMPACT. HOWEVER, HE IS STILL ALIVE WITH MASSIVE INJURIES. MY SON WAS THROWN OUT SECOND ACROSS THE HWY AND DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HIS HEAD AND TORSO. THE 3RD PASSENGER WAS REMOVED WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. MY SON NOR THE DRIVER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE MATTERED DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE 3RD PERSON WAS IN THE BACK AND A SEAT BELT WAS NOT AVAILABLE, HE WAS SITTING ON A "MAKE SHIFT" TYPE SEAT(?) MY QUESTION IS...WHY DID THIS VAN SUSTAIN THIS MUCH MASSIVE DAMAGE FROM A ONE VEHICLE CRASH? HOW DID THE "CRASH DUMMIES" SURVIVE? ALTHOUGH, IT IS AN OLDER MODEL,(1995) THERE'S SEEMS TO BE NO REASON WHY THIS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE RESULTED FROM A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I KNOW SO FAR, ROAD CONDITIONS NOR EXCESSIVE SPEED WERE AN ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PARTICULAR VAN DID IN FRONT IMPACT COLLISION TESTING. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO INSURE THAT YOUR NEWER VANS DO NOT "CRUMBLE" IN THIS MANNER? I'M MORE THAN SURE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE HELPED TREMENDOUSLY! BUT, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VAN SHOULD HAVE, OR COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE STURDIER BUILT???? I NEED ANSWERS AS TO WHY MY FIRST BORN SON WAS KILLED IN SUCH A HORRIFIC ONE VAN CRASH. THEY DIDN'T RUN INTO AN 18 WHEELER OR A TRAIN...IT WAS THE GUARDRAIL!!! PLEASE HELP ME AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HAPPENED. UPDATED IVOQ 11/02/10 *TR
1995 FORD E150 STEERING GEARBOX BOLTS SHEARED OFF FROM FRAME CAUSING TOTAL STEERING FAILURE, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, WOULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE WRECK IF FAILURE HAPPENED MOMENTS EARLIER. *TR
FRONT LEFT TIRE WEARING ON SHOULDER QUICKER THAN EXPECTED. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND TIRE TREAD SEPARATING CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. ALSO FOUND RIGHT INNER DUEL TIRE WITH LOW TIRE PRESSURE, AFTER REMOVING TIRE, FOUND AIR HAD LEAKED INTO INNER SIDEWALL WHICH CAUSED A BUBBLE WHICH RUBBED AGAINST CHASSIS CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT. RECALL HEARING LOUD NOISE AT RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE ON LAST TRIP IN NOVEMBER 2009 BUT COULD NOT LOCATE SOURCE OF NOISE UNTIL INSPECTION OF TIRE. TIRE LABELED AS RIDGE RUNNER RADIAL APR DATE CODE 3402. SIZE LT225/75R16. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELL IN THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE CALIPERS, ROTORS , AND BRAKES PADS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CAN STILL SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
1995 FORD E150 BASED CONVERSION VAN HAS HAD THE BRAKING SYSTEMS/ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN 83000 MILES. BOTH REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE AT FORD DEALERS AND COPIES OF BOTH INVOICES CAN BE PROVIDED. SINCE THIS FAILURE DISABLES THE ABS SYSTEM AND PRODUCES A HOPPING IN THE REAR WHEELS I THINK THIS IS A HAZARD THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD 250 ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT WOULD MOVE IN REVERSE INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE VEHICLE IS BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE "ABS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 1/25/10 *CN UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD E-350. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT IT ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THAT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE FOR THE SAME VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILURE. HE ALSO FOUND A RECALL ON THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE WIRING TO THE FUEL LINE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE. THE RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 340,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD E350. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T TIRES, SIZE LT225/75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE INSIDE OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,548. UPDATED 08/04/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/06/08
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F150 ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY OF 2008 REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. FORD STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL HIMSELF. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 5/13/08 *CN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE. AFTER HAVING THE WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED DUE TO THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE'S HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THESE TWO COMPONENTS. HE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO NEEDED THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE ABS BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHT TO DIM. THE REPAIRS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1,200 - $2,000 FOR PARTS, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR
RECEIVED LETTERS (ORIGINALLY FROM 2006) REGARDING RECALL 05S28 - SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM MODIFICATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2007, WHERE THEY DISCONNECTED SPEED CONTROLLER, AND SAID PARTS WOULD BE IN 3 WEEKS. CALLED BACK IN SEPT, SAID PARTS WOULD BE IN OCTOBER. CALLED IN OCTOBER, TOLD DECEMBER. CALLED IN FEBRUARY, NOW TOLD APRIL. I AM TRYING TO ESCALATE WITH FORD, BUT ANY ANSWERS FROM THEM ARE NOT CREDIBLE, AS THEY NOW HAVE A HISTORY OF GIVING DATES IN THE FUTURE SO I "GO AWAY" FOR NOW. FORD SEEMS TO HAVE NO PLANS TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS, SO IN THE FUTURE I WILL NOT BE TAKING VEHICLES IN FOR A RECALL UNTIL I CAN CONFIRM THAT ALL PARTS ARE ON-HAND *BEFORE* I ARRIVE. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A GOOD RESULT OF FORD'S IGNORING THE RECALL (BY NOT ORDERING AN APPROPRIATE QUANTITY OF PARTS IN A TIMELY MANNER, STARTING IN 2006). *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WAIT TIME WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,770.UPDATED 12/07/07
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING DOWN A RAMP AND APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN AT 45MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE NOISE APPEARED TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DISPLAYED THAT IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND THEN STALLED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING GEAR WAS FRACTURED. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING GEAR. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND RECOMMENDED THAT A NEW CAMSHAFT BEARING BE INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND ENTERING A STORE, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE POLICE THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH, AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL LETTER # 06V286000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHICH THE CONTACT HAD JUST RECEIVED. THE PART WAS REPLACED, BUT THE BRAKE AND RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM
1995 E-350 MOTORHOME THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED TWICE AND WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. *KB THE ABS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ABS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE FIRST ABS FAILED AT 37000 MILES. THE SECOND ONE FAILED AT 73000 MILES. *NM
1995 FORD E-350 CAUGHT FIRE. *KB THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULTY SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *NM
DOUBLE BRAKE (FLUID) LINE FAILURE BACK-TO-BACK, ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY, RESULTING IN NO BRAKES AT ALL. VEHICLE IS OLDER, FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUST OUT. (THIS IS THE THIRD OLDER VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE WITHIN THE SAME AGE/MILEAGE RANGE, ALL WITHIN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. I AM SUSPECTING ACCELERATED OXIDATION DUE TO "SUPER-SALT" USED IN HIGHWAY DE-ICING IN RECENT YEARS.)*JB
THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) TUBE BROKE AT THE FLEXIBLE SECTION OF THE TUBE ON MY 1995 FORD E-150 VAN WITH A 5.8L ENGINE. THE BROKEN EGR TUBE CAUSES EXHAUST TO LEAK. FORD CURRENTLY HAS A SIMILAR RECALL ON 1993 -1997 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS, NHTSA RECALL #97V209 (FORD CAMPAIGN #97S92). *JB
SEAM SEPARATED IN THE FORWARD END OF THE FUEL TANK. *JB
AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 PM ON 03 FEB 2006 WE DROVE OUR 1995 FORD E150 CLUB WAGON ON A LOCAL ERRAND AMOUNTING TO 6-8 CITY BLOCKS. PRIOR TO THIS ERRAND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING "COLD" IN OUR CARPORT FOR MANY HOURS. UPON OUR RETURN FROM THE ERRAND (20 MINUTES), AT APPROX. 12:05 AM ON 04 FEB 2006, WE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN OUR CARPORT AND PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, SMOKE APPEARED FROM BENEATH THE HOOD AND BEGAN TO FILL THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, WE NOTED FLAMES BENEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A SMALL CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS APPLIED, BUT DID NOT STIFLE THE FIRE. THE VAN WAS A TOTAL LOSS TO THE FIRE, AND "MAJOR" PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY A NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLE PARKED TO OUR IMMEDIATE LEFT AND THE CARPORT STRUCTURE ITSELF (WOOD AND CORRUGATED STEEL). ANOTHER VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED "MINOR" DAMAGE. POLICE AND FIRE DEPT. REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED. THE CAUSE FROM THESE OFFICIAL SOURCES IS "UNDETERMINED". OUR RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THERE ARE CURRENT ISSUES WITH FORD VEHICLE FIRES THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. 1995 ECONOLINE IS A MODEL CONTAINING THIS (OR A SIMILAR) SWITCH. *NM
ORIGINALLY IN DEC 2004 WHILE RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO ST LOUIS, MO I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ABS LIGHT, MY SPEEDOMETER HAND INTERMITTENTLY GOING BACK TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE COMING OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. IT WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM SO THE SPEED SENSOR AND THE ABS MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE NEXT TIME I WENT OUT ON THE ROAD FOR THE 4TH OF JULY 2005 WEEKEND, WE GOT AS FAR AS CHARLESTON, SC AND HAD TO PUT THE RV IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER WERE BOTH MALFUNCTIONING; THE VEHICLE WOULD COME OUT OF CRUISE AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO FROM THE CORRECT SPEED TO ZERO. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE DOWNSHIFTING AND UPSHIFTING AT WILL. AFTER THAT WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE HOUSE AND PARKED IT ON THE DRIVEWAY. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I WENT OUT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND GIVE IT A WASH JOB AND CLEAN IT UP A BIT. IT WOULD NOT START UPON EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX HAD SOME MELTED RELAYS IN IT AND THE BOX ITSELF WAS MELTED MIN A COUPLE OF PLACES. WE HAD TO HAVE A DIFFERENT WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED TO GET THE VEHICLE RUNNING AGAIN. WE FELT THAT SOME OF THE GROUND WIRES HAD CAUSED A SHORT AND THAT WAS WHAT HAD MELTED THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. LATER WE SAW THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX IS LOCATED JUST BELOW THE RESERVOIR FOR THE VEHICLE BRAKE FLUID. THE LAST ITEM THAT BECAME FUNCTIONAL WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE FUSE FOR THE HORN WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. THEN I SAW WHERE FORD WAS DOING A RECALL ON THEIR CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES FOR SEVERAL VEHICLES AND SINCE THE ECONOLINE VAN IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT USES THAT CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, I FEEL THAT THE ECONOLINE VAN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH RECALL. MY RV IS ON A FORD ECONOLINE E350 VAN WITH A 460 CID V8 ENGINE AND AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH OVERDRIVE. VIN #[XXX][XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
DT: THE CALLERS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING FOR ABOUT 9 HOURS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THEY DID FILE A REPORT. CALLER SAID IT WAS A 3 ALARM FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CALLER HAS 50 OTHER FORDS. THEY ARE THE E150 AND E250 CARGO VANS. HE HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE OTHER ONES CATCHING FIRE. THE CALLER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE BUILDING WAS DAMAGED AND SOME OF THE VEHICLES AT THE BUSINESS. DEALER TOLD HIM HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT IN RECALL. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT GOT BACK TO HIM YET. *AK
DT: CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON THE MASTER CYLINDER MELTED. A FUSE BLEW OUT, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THIS WAS HOW THEY CAME TO NOTICE THE BURNED SWITCH. THIS HAPPENED ON 8-16-05. THE VEHICLE IS A 1995 FORD E- 150 CLUB WAGON. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR FORD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. *AK
DT:CONSUMER SAYS THAT 8 MONTHS AGO CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH BURNT THE WIRES ON THE WIRING HARNESS. CONSUMER HAD IT FIXED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. TWO AND HALF WEEKS AGO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FORD REPORTED ON THE NEWS AS HAVING A RECALL ON THE SAME THING. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND FORD TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. CONSUMER THEN HAD MECHANIC DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, SO THAT SHE WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FUTURE FIRE, ESPECIALLY WITH HANDICAP HUSBAND IN VAN. AFTER HAVING SWITCH DISCONNECTED THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THIS ALSO DISABLED THE HORN. CONSUMER SAID THAT FORD WAS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER THAT HAD THE CAPABILITIES OF MAKING A HIGH TOP CONVERSION VANS WITH LOWERED FLOORS FOR POWER WHEEL CHAIRS, WHICH ARE LARGER THAN REGULAR WHEEL CHAIRS. *AK *NM
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER NOTICED SOME SMOKE AND BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED, THE FIRE WENT OUT BY ITSELF. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *JB
ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT IN EMERGENCY STOPPING, WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK THE VEHICLE COMPUTER CODE INDICATING FAILURE WAS CLEARED. *TC
I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FOR MY FORD WINDSTAR VAN BACK AT THE END OF JULY 2004. I HAD ONE REAR TIRE TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THE RIM AND SHRED. I WAS CHARGED MY ROAD HAZARD FEE TO REPLACE THE TIRE. AGAIN THIS PAST SUNDAY MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM AND TOTALLY SHREDDED. I WAS GIVEN A NEW TIRE A NO CHARGE THIS TIME, HOWEVER THE SEPARATION WAS SO BAD THAT BY THE TIME I GOT THE VAN STOPPED MY RIM IS NOW CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES. *JB
MY 1995 ECONOLINE VAN BLEW UP IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE TURNED OFF. IT EXPLODED UNDER THE HOOD AND A HUGE FIREBALL WENT THROUGH THE CABIN. IT CAUGHT MY HOUSE AND GARAGE ON FIRE, ALONG WITH MY GIANT OAK TREE.*AK THIS IS THE SECOND ECONOLINE VAN THAT HAS BLOWN UP LIKE THIS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. BOTH TIMES WE WERE LUCKY; NO ONE WAS IN THE VAN AT THE TIME. THEY WOULD HAVE DIED OR BEEN SEVERELY BURNED. FORD ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS; THEY WERE NOT EVEN INTERESTED ENOUGH TO SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR.
ON A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE 350 STANDARD BOX VAN, THE REAR TWO TIRES DEVELOPED WOBBLES WHILE DRIVING, ABOUT TWO WEEKS APART. CHECKED THEM AND THE TREADS HAD SEPARATED. HAD THEM REPLACED WITH TIRES FROM ANOTHER VAN. ON THE 26TH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DID THE SAME THING. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH NEW TIRES AND KEPT THE DEFECTIVES. BRIDGESTONE DUELER APT II'S LT245/75R16. *AK
RUSTED OIL PAN W/ 36000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *AK
A BLACK GREASE-LIKE COMPOUND OOZED FROM THE STITCHING ON THE PADDED LEATHER STEERING WHEEL COVER.*MR THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO WIPED THE "GREASE" SUBSTANCE FROM HIS HANDS AND THE STEERING WHEEL. NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS CONTACTED KNEW OF THE CAUSE. ONE DEALER STATED IT WOULD COST $626. FOR THE PART AND $50. FOR THE LABOR. THE PART WAS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE IT CAME WITH THE AIR BAG INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER FEELS FORD SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER AND ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE ALL STEERING WHEELS WITH POTENTIAL OF LEAKAGE. *PH *JB *JB
THE FUEL OVERFLOW HOSE FORD PART # F7U79170AA HAS ROTTED AND CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1.5'' LONG JUST ABOVE THE CLAMP THAT SECURES IT TO THE FUEL TANK. AFTER REFUELING, THE GAS FUMES ARE QUITE STRONG AND WOULD LEAVE A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER VEHICLE. WOULD ALSO LOOSE FUEL WHEN DRIVING WHEN TANK WAS OVER 3/4 FULL. FUEL WOULD DRIP DOWN FROM ALL SIDES OF FUEL TANK. THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL BLOWING BACK ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST AND BRAKES IS EXTREMELY HIGH. I AM HOLDING ONTO THE DEFECTIVE FUEL OVERFLOW HOSE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. *JB
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS, IT WILL EITHER SHIFT HARD AND LATE OR WILL GO OUT OF GEAR. DEALERSHIP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
VEHICLE FIRE- I WAS ASLEEP AT 5:00 A.M.,WHEN I WAS AWAKENED BY A LOUD POP OR BANG. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A CAR WRECK IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. I WENT OUTSIDE TO CHECK ON THE WRECK AND FOUND SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY CARPORT. I RAN INTO THE CARPORT TO FIND MY 1995 FORD E-150 CONVERSION VAN ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. MY FAMILY WAS STILL ASLEEP SO I RAN BACK INTO THE HOUSE AND WOKE THEM UP AND CALLED 911. I RAN BACK OUTSIDE TO THE VAN, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT INTO THE STREET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. I PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A GARDEN HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE SHORTLY AFTER FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED A FIRE INVESTIGATOR TO THE SCENE. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THE VAN HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 11 HOURS. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 1 OR 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE FIRE. STATE FARM TOTALED THE VAN. I WOULD LIKE "FORD" TO INVESTIGATE THE ELECTRICAL CAUSE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IF I HAD BEEN AT WORK MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN KILLED AS THE FIRE WOULD HAVE SPREAD TO THE HOUSE. *PH
THE FACTORY INSTALLED CAGE HAD BOLTS THAT WERE FASTENED TO THE SIDE WALL OF THE VAN. THE BOLTS HAD BROKEN THROUGH THE METAL, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE CAGE TO MOVE FOWARD IN A COLLISION. JG *JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE STICKS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
FUEL TANK LEAKS FUEL ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM AND HEAVY VAPORS WHEN >3/4 FULL AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GREATLY INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE OVER "REGULAR" MODE AND DO NOT EFFECTIVELY SLOW THE CAR. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE.E
WHILE DRIVING WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A BARN. HAD NO BRAKES. JUST HAD BRAKES CHECKED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
THE BUILT IN REDUCER IN FILLER CAP CAUSES OVERFLOW WHEN FUELING VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SINCE THE OEM DESIGN, THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURE PEOPLE HAVE REQUIRED STEEL RINGS ON ALL NOZZLES, EFFECTIVELY INCREASING THE DIAMETER OF THE NOZZLE AND IN THE CASE OF THE LARGE NOZZLE, NOT ALLOWING IT MORE THAN A FEW INCHES PAST THE REDUCER, THIS CAUSES A REVERSE PRESSURE AND NEGATING THE FUNCTION OF THE AIR RETURN PART OF THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY, THIS CAUSES DIESEL TO SPILL OUT. *SLC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
IGINITION SWITCH HAD TO BE TURNED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD START. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND HAD STARTER REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BRAKES ARE LEAKING AND RUBBING AGAINST EXHAUST, COULD RUB A HOLE. CONSUMER FEELS VEHICLE MAY NOT STOP IN A COLLISION.*AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED AND TANK IS FULL THERE WOULD BE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GAS FUMES PRESENT. FORD SAYS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. MECHANIC HAS FIXED VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN IS VERY SMALL, CONSUMER STATES IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE CORRECT POSITION YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BLOW THE HORN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE HE IS UNABLE TO WARN THE NEXT DRIVER. *JB *YH
LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN AT 91,000 MILES. HAROLD ZIEGLER FORD NOW WANTS TO CHARGE $182 TO REPLACE IT. WHEN VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT TO THIS DEALER, THE DEALER WITHOUT MY PROMPTING REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING UNDER WARRANTY. IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT FORD KNEW IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SPRINGS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
TOMS RIVER SCHOOLS VEHICLE MAINT. DEPT MAINTAINS 17 FORD E-350 MINI SCHOOL BUSES, 1995 AND 1998 MODEL YEARS. THIS BRAKE HOSE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A RUSTED PORTION OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLY . THE AREA THAT RUSTED AWAY IS THE CRIMPED CONNECTION WHICH JOINS THE RUBBER HOSE TO THE STEEL FITTING END OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLY. THIS RUST IS NOT VISIBLE WHILE DOING A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT IS COVERED BY A RUBBER SLEEVE!. APPARANTLY WATER/MOISTURE IS COLLECTING UNDER THIS RUBBER SLEEVE AND CORRODING THE STEEL CRIMPED AREA OF THE FITTING UNTIL THERE IS NO MORE OF A SECURE CONNECTION OF THE RUBBER HOSE TO THE STEEL , THEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE FLUID IS PRESSURIZED IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM THE RUBBER HOSE WILL BLOW AWAY FROM THE STEEL FITTING!...I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS IT IS SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS, MULTIPLIED BY THE FACT THAT A ROUTINE PREVETIVE MAINTENANCE CHECK OF THE BRAKE HOSES DOES NOT REVEAL THE RUSTED/FAULTY CONNECTION BECAUSE OF THE RUBBER SLEEVE COVERING IT.
THIS UNIT HAS HAD TWO ENGINES, BOTH DESTROYED BY THEFAILURE OF FORD PART NUMBER 389160-S. THIS IS A PLASTIC "T" TO CONNECT THREE HEATER HOSE TOGETHER THAT "ROTS" IN TIME AND CAUSES COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED. FOUND IN VANS WITH "REAR" HEAT. COMPONENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE TRADITIONAL METAL. THIS PART IS AN ENGINE DEPENDANT PART AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN MADE OUT OF "PLASTIC".*AK
SWITCH (SW-5945 OR F3TZ-9F924-BB) ATTACHED TO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND ALLOWED BRAKE FLUID TO PASS THRU THE SWITCH AND SHORTED OUT THE WIRES TO THE SWITCH THIS DEAD SHORT CAUSED FUSE #1 TO BLOW AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER TO CEASE OPERATION--BRAKE FLUID HAD BEEN LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER PRIOR TO THE SWITCH ARKING AND CAUSING THE DEAD SHORT WITH NO BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION INDICATION-PROBLEM CAUGHT BY OWNER PRIOR TO LOW FLUID INDICATION-WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NO ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER THE DEALERS "COMPUTER " EVALUATION WAS A BAD CLOCK SPRING AND BAD SHIFTER HANDLE. *AK
NOTICED METAL FATIGUE CRACK IN FRAME NEAR THE STEERING BOX. BOLT GOES DIRECTLY THROUGH FRAME TO STEERING BOX, IN WHICH THE BOLT CAME OFF. THERE WAS NO STEERING/ SPIDER CRACKS RUNNING THROUGH FRAME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE TURNPIKE, THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE QUARTER OF THE VEHICLE. *TT
WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE TURNPIKE, THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE QUARTER OF THE VEHICLE. *TT
ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILED 1996 AND REPLACED. FAILED AGAIN DEC 2001 AND REPLACED FOR $761. A MULTI-TON 15 PASSENGER VAN SHOULD HAVE WORKING ABS BRAKES. WITH THE REPAIR COST, I SUSPECT MANY OWNERS ARE NOT FIXING THE DEFECTS AND IT IS UNDER-REPORTED. APPARENT PART NUMBER CHANGE SUGGESTS POSSIBILITY FORD KNOWS OF A PROBLEM AND HAS NOT REPORTED IT. NARROWLY AVOIDED MAJOR COLLISION WHEN ABS WERE INOP. *AK
DOT#MD11 520V 344; TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16 ONE OF FOUR TIRES FAILED WITH A SIGNIFICANT SIDEWALL BULDGE NOTICED BEFORE FINAL FAILURE. SEARS REPLACED TIRE PRO-RATED FOR WEAR, BUT REPAIR PERSON SEVERELY OVER-TORQUED LUG NUTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF LUG BOLTS AND NUTS. NOT CONFIDENT OF REMAINING THREE TIRES; NOR THE SERVICE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT REPLACE THE WHEELS. NOT ENOUGH SPACES ON YOUR ONLINE FORM FOR TIRE SIZE AND DOT#. MFG #? 272892GRF66 A 15 PASSENGER VAN SHOULD HAVE GOOD TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: MD11520V34 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
AFTER THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED, HORNE FORD (NOGALES, AZ) HAS INSTALLED 4 REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR OF USE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THEIR SHOP AWAITING INSTALATION OF THE FIFTH TRANSMISSION! *AK
THE FUEL FILLER HOSE AND THE OVERFLOW HOSE HAVE ROTTED AND CRACKED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE. AFTER REFUELING, THE GAS FUMES ARE ARE QUITE STRONG AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL BLOWING BACK ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST AND BRAKES IS EXTREMELY HIGH. FORD DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS ON THE FUEL HOSE FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AT OTHER LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.*AK
STALLED WHILE MOVING BECAUSE OF BLOWN 60 AMP FUSE. AUTO SERVICE HAD TO FIND WIRE THAT SHORTED (TOOK 6 HOURS) SPLICE THAT WIRE AND COVER IT. TOTAL COST WAS $585 INCLUDING TOW.*AK
THIS AMBULANCE WAS INVOLVED IN A MODERATE FRONT END COLLISION. IT APPEARS AS IF THE OUTER WHEEL BEARING RETAINER NUT FAILED CAUSING THE NUT AND OUTER BEARING TO BE EJECTED FROM THE HUB. THIS APPARENTLY OCCURED ON IMPACT. THE AMBULANCE WAS TRANSPORTING A PATIENT AT THE TIME TRAVELING AT REASONABLE SPEED. ANOTHER MOTORIST ENTERED THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF THE AMBULANCE. TFC OFFICER(I) SOME BACKGROUND IN THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AREA AND FEEL THAT THE SPINDLE NUT SHOULD NOT HAVE CAME OFF. I COULD NOT FIND IT SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT BROKE. CASE #01007413
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH TIE ROD END BROKE, CAUSING LEFT FRONT TIRE TO BLOWOUT, AND VEHICLE WAS FORCED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
I PURCHASED A SET OF 4 SEARS GUARDSMAN TRAILHANDLER AP TIRES FOR MY 1995 E-150 ECONOLINE VAN ON 4/20/98. THE CAR HAD 36479 MILES AT THE TIME. IN JUNE 2001, THE CAR BEGAN HANDLING AS THOUGH THE ALLIGNMENT WAS OUT OR A TIRE NEEDED BALANCING. TURNED OUT THAT ONE TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. IWAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS ONLY NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE ONE TIRE, BUT REPLACED A PAIR INSTEAD. MILES AT THE TIME: 50184. TOOK AN EXTENDED TRIP (CALIFORNIA TO MISSOURI) AND EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION BLOW-OUT ON ONE OF THE REMAINING TRAILHANDLERS FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. MILES AT THAT TIME: APPROX 54000. THE BLOW-OUT OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A LEFT REAR TIRE. THE CAR HAD BEGUN TO RIDE ROUGH SHORTLY BEFORE THE BLOW-OUT, SO I SLOWED DOWN AND POSITIONED MYSELF TO GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT, PROBABLY PREVENTING AN ACCIDENT. I SWAPPED OUT THE REMAINING TIRES FROM THAT SET AND PURCHASED A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRE.
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 65MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COMPRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND EVENTUALLY STALLED AS I PULLED OF ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO START ENGINE, IT WOULD RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AND SHUT DOWN. WEATHER THAT DAY WAS SUNNY WITH TEMPERATURES AT THE TIME OF TRAVEL ABOUT 90 TO 95 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I HAD DRIVEN ONLY 250 MILES OF A 730 MILE TRIP. I HAD DRIVEN THIS SAME ROUTE JUST FOUR DAYS PRIOR. I WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP RIGHT AT CLOSING TIME FOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT SO MY VEHICLE WAS NOT CHECKED OUT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF TROUBLESHOOTING, THE MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I PROCEEDED ON MY TRIP DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT OPERATING CONDITION WITH ALL REQUIRED PERIODICAL MAINTENANCE COMPLETED BY FORD SERVICE AND THE ONLY CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE WAS FOR A LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE AUTO SAFETY CENTER WEB SITE, I AM A BIT SUSPICIOUS OF A POTENTIAL HIDDEN PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE TANK, UPON INSPECTION BY DEALER, A STRESS CRACK WAS FOUND BEHIND THE FOWARD STRAP CENTER BOTTOM.*YD
WHEN BRAKES ARE ENGAGED ONLY LEFT FRONT WORKS. HAVE REPLACED PROPORTIONING VALVE, REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS, ONLY GETTING 4,000 MILES ON FRONT PADS. CHECKED FUSES RELATING TO AREA-NO PROBLEMS.
FOUR INCIDENTS OF TREAD SEPARATION IN FOUR MONTHS, KELLY SPRINGFIELD IS THE MAKE
TREAD SEPARATION. ENTIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AT 75 MPH. TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT OR GO FLAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SEPARARTION. FIRESTONE REPLACED THE TIRES WITH FULL RETURN OF TIRE COSTS. (TIRESIZE: P245/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R15 )
TREAD SEPARATION. ENTIRE TREAD SEPARATED BUT TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT OR GO FLAT IMMEDIATELY. FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRES WITH FULL CRDEIT FOR TIRE COSTS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE CRACKED WHICH WAS NOTICED DURING A STATE INSPECTION. ALSO, ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION AND HITS A BUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK *JB
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE CRACKED. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT 2 SERVICE BULLETINS WERE ISSUED. ALSO, STATED THAT FORD CORPORATION HAS ADVISED THAT ROTORS WERE "DEFECTIVE".*AK ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT TOW A CAR. *SLC
CONSUMER HEARD POPPING SOUNDS, TOOK VEHICLE TO MIDAS, FOUND POP RIVETS THAT HOLD FRAME TO BODY WERE POPPING OFF.*AK
SOME OF YOUR QUESTION MAY BE UNREATED TO MY PROBLEM, I AM COMPLAING ABOUT A DEFECTIVE BOTTOM TENNSION PULLEY THAT CONTROL THE POWER STEARING AND ALL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS QUITE IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A DUCE AND A 1/2 THAT DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEARING, VERY WIDE TURN. CAME TO REST BEFORE OVERHEADING IN E. FALMOUTH MASS. WAS TOWED OFF A FRIEND LAWN AT 9 PM SUNDAY. THE WHOLE THING OCCURED AT NOON ON SUNDAY, A NEIGHBOR TO MY FRIEEND CAME TO MY AID WITH HIS CELL PHONE, I CALLED MY MOTOR CLUB AND THERE COULD NOT HELP. AROUND 7 PM I FOUND SOME ONE THAT COULD TOW IT TO MY MACHINIC - AUTO TECH IN SANDWICH, MASS WHO DID THE REPAIRING AS IT WOULD HAVE COST DOUBLE TO TAKE IT TO TANNER FORD IN S. EASTON. AS IT WAS IT COST $80 FOR THE TOW(CASH) AND I SELDOM HAVE THAT MUCH LAYING AROUND. REPAIRS WERE $387. WHICH IS REPORTED UNDER PROPERTY DAMAGE IN YOUR FORM. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE HEADING FOR NH OR SOME WHERE ELSE, I COULD STILL BE THERE TODAY WAITING FOR HELP. THE TENNISON PULLY SNAPPED RIGHT OFF, RENDERING FANBELT USELESS, AND DISTROYING A NEW BELT THAT HAD JUST BEEN PUT IN THE VAN IN APRIL ON THE REQUIRE MANITANCE AT 60,000/61,000. I SPENT A LOT THEN, AND NOW TO HAVE $387 + 80 = $467 HURTS. I THINK I SHOULD GET SOME HELP FROM SOMEWHERE FOR THE FLAW OF THE TENNSION UNIT. AUTO TECH IN SANDWICH 508-833-0888, AS FOR LARRY HE'LL TELL YOU WHAT HE DID. YOU KNOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER DISASTER HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT 65, AM HAPPY I WAS JUST COMING OUT OF A SIDE STREET ONTO AND OTHER STREET AND IT WAS NOT BUSY, WHEN THE THING MADE A BIG SNAP. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS A FANBELT HAD BECOME LOOSE AND NEED TO BE RE-ENSTALLED, TILL I GOT UNDER AND FOUND A MUCH WORSE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR A CHANCE TO SPOUT OFF AS I THISK TIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO ALL ALL FORD TRUCKS, ESPECIAL E150'S. YOUR TRULY CARL G. RIDEOUT PS: ON THE 3 BELT AND 2 BELT AND MOTOR BELT AM NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HOOD FLEW UP AND CRACKED WINDSHIELD, HOOD LATCH HAD BROKEN.*AK
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THEY TOOK A LONG TIME TO FIX MY CAR AND NOW IT IS OVERHEATING, AND IT WASN'T OVERHEATING BEFORE THEY TRIED TO FIX MY HEADGASKET.*AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED, LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 60 MPH. ENGINE DIES WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS HOT AND A/C IN USE, REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND SENDER. RIGHT REAR WHEEL SEAL LEAKS, DUE TO RIGHT REAR INNER OIL SEAL FAULTY, REMOVE WHEEL, REPLACED RIGHT REAR INNER GREASE SEAL, CLEANED BRAKE AND WHEELS, CHECK REAR END GREASE AND FILLED TO PROPER LEVEL. TRANSMISSION DISENGES FROM ENGINE AND CHARGED UP, ALMOST LOST CONTROL.
I HAVE A 1995 FORD E-150 SHERARD HI-TOP CONVERSION VAN AND JUST EXPERIENCED A SEVERE FUEL LEAK. I'M CURIOUS IF THE VEHICLE HAS EVER BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS. THE FUEL LEAK WAS ON THE VENT LINE TO THE FILL TUBE. THE VENT LINE IS ABOUT A 3/4 INCH HOSE WITH HOSE CLAMPS. ONE END OF THE HOSE ATTACHED TO A METAL TUBE NEAR THE TOP OF THE FILL TUBE AND THE OTHER IS NEXT TO THE FILL TUBE WHERE BOTH ENTER THE FUEL TANK. THE VENT HOSE DEVELOPED A MAJOR BREAK NEAR THE TANK. UPON REMOVE OF THE HOSE I FOUND THAT THE HOSE CLAMP IS BONDED TO THE HOSE AT THIS LOCATION (THE OTHER WAS NOT). I'M A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND IT LOOKS TO ME THAT THE BONDING PROCESS OF THE CLAMP TO THE HOSE HAS DETERIORATED THE TUBE AND SHORTENED THE LIFE OF THE HOSE. THE OTHER END OF THE HOSE THAT ATTACHED TO THE FILL TUBE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. THE CLAMP WAS STAMPED WITH SOME MARKINGS INDICATING CANADA AND ALSO HAS SOME PATENT NUMBERS ON IT. I'M GUESSING THAT THEY ATTEMPTED TO BOND THE CLAMP TO THE HOSE IN THIS AREA BECAUSE IT IS A VERY TIGHT AREA TO ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE. I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL AND YOU WENT UP OR DOWN AN KIND OF AN INCLINE FUEL POURED OUT OF THE TANK. WE'D BEEN SMELLING FUEL FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THE CONDITION FINALLY DETERIORATED ENOUGHT THAT WE COULD SEE THE FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE VAN WHEN WE PARKED ON AN INCLINE.*AK
WIRING FOR HEATER AND DEFROSTER MOTOR IN DASH SHORTED AND CAUSE ALL WIRING FROM IT TO FUSE BOX TO MELT...ADVISED BY DEALER IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR FIRE
QUESTIONAIRE NOT SUITABLE FOR REPORTING THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.NEED ROOM TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
4 GOODYEAR WRANGLER WRL HT FXNW TIRES P235/75R15, DOT 7276999510, HAD BUBBLES SHAPES OF GRAPEFRUIT ON THE SIDEWALL, NO SIGNS OF CRACKS/CUTS OR LEAKS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AIR TO GET INTO THE TIRE. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY TREAD ON RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND BLEWOUT. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P23575R15. *AK DOT #272556GRF65, TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT. *SLC
ABS WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY, BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP, SLIDE ON SNOW, HAVE A ROCK HARD PEDAL, AND CONSUMER WOULD SLIDE THROUGH STOPS, ABS SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN 2001, HOWEVER AFTER ONE WEEK, THE LIGHT IS BACK ON WITH ABS NOT FUNCTIONING, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC
ONE OF THE FRONT FIRESTONE TIRES (NO SIZE) HAD A BULGE ON IT, DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED, LATER THE CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH REAR TIRES AS WELL. *SLC
MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION BEARING AND SEAL CAUSES LOUD WHINE WHICH INCREASES IN FREQUENCY AND VOLUME WITH VEHICLE SPEED. REPEATED REPAIRS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.
ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. WENT HOME, AND VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING WHEN LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC REPLACED SOME OF PARTS ON BRAKE BOOSTER/UNIVERSAL JOINTS/ROTORS AND PADS/MASTER CYLINDER, AND OTHER PARTS. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. A DIFFERENT MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. INFORMED OWNER TO TRADE VEHICLE IN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN, ALSO WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARKED GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK POSITION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO FEEL OUT OF BALANCE. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER FOR REBALANCING & ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC SHOWED DRIVER THAT TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRES. LATER CONSUMER CONTACTED GOODYEAR AFTER HEARING NEWS ABOUT TIRES. INFORMED TO EXCHANGE TIRES FOR NEW ONES. *AK *SLC
ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THEN, ABS BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. AFTER REPAIRS, DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 49,000 MILES AND PROBLEM REAPPEARED. THIS WAS THIRD TIME HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
HYDRAULIC ANTI LOCK BRAKE CONTROL UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
DEEP WIDE CRACKS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE 1 INCH FROM THE BEAD. I MANAGE A FLEET OF 135 VEHICLES AND ALL OF OUR FORD VANS HAVE SEVERELY CRACKED TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MD11520V24 TIRESIZE: P24575/R16)
GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT TIRES (P245 75) EXPERIENCE SPLITTING IN THE SIDEWALLS. *SLC
OWNER HAS A FLEET OF 22 1994-1995 VEHICLES THAT ARE STARTING TO SHOW A HIGH RATE OF FAILURES OF THE UPPER BRAKE SHOE ANCHOR IS BREAKING OUT OF THE BACKING PLATE, THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE SHOES TO CONTACT THE OUTBOARD FACE OF THE BRAKE DRUM, WHICH CAN ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL CYLINDER AND CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. *SLC
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS ONLY ON WET SURFACE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SYSTEM. NLM
WHILE TRANSPORTING PATIENT TO HOSPITAL REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF TIRE,CAUSING DAMAGE TO INSIDE FENDER WELL.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DA180P TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)
THE VAN JUST STOPS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE DEALER SAYS IT IS FUSABLE LINKS THAT KEEP BRAKING. I AM A PARAPLEGIC AND I HAVE HAD TO TOW THIS VEHICLE 4 SEPERATE TIMES. ONCE ON VACATION IN GULFPORT, MS. I READ AN ARTICLE IN MY LOCAL NEWSPAPER(KINGSPORT TIME NEWS-THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE 12TH, 2000SECTION 3A THAT SOUNDED EXACLTY LIKE MY SITUATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME.
TIRE BLEW OUT IN THE TREAD AREA FOR NO APPARENT REASON THAT THE TOW COMPANY OR FORD COULD FIND.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT225/75 R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT225/75 R )
HAS THIS TIRE BEEN RECALLED? I WAS VERY LUCKY THIS TIME!! (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XB026 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)
RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD MASSIVE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. MOVED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CHANGED OUT TIRE. PRIOR TO FAILURE NOTICED THUMPING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE THAT SHOOK VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS STRUCK TO CAUSE THIS INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. I SUSPECTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHEN THE THUMPING NOISE BECAME NOTICABLE, HOWEVER I THOUGHT THE TIRES MIGHT NEED BALANCING. NOW THERE ARE MORE THUMPING NOISES SO I AM GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGEOUT THE THE REMAINING THREE TIRES. I TRIED TO CONTACT FIRESTONE BUT THE WAIT TIME TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE WAS TOO LONG. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO BRING IT IN FOR YOUR ANALYSIS SINCE I AM IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA.*AK (DOT NUMBER: V6TTBTA TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)
THIS VEHICLE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON BOTH BRAKE ROTORS THRU TO THE FINS. I HAVE BOTH IN MY POSSESSION. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY AS MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN MAY OF 2000. I HAD A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR SOMETIME PRIOR TO MAY OF 2000 BUT DID NOT REALIZE WHAT IT WAS. IT BECAME INCEASINGLY WORSE, WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY REFERRED ME TO AUTOMOTIVE & RV SPECIALISTS AS THE DEALER COULD NOT WORK ON A LARGE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH NAPA ROTORS AS RV SPECIALISTS OWNER MR. DALLAS SHARK SAID FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CASTING IN THEIR ROTORS AND IT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE TO REPLACE WITH TWO MORE FORD ROTORS. FORD HAS DENIED REINBURSEMENT FOR THIS REASON. MR SHARK STATED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE ROTORS COULD HAVE EXPLODED AT ANYTIME LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKING CAPABILITY AT ALL. HE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON MY BEHALF. HE CAN BE CONTACTED AT 520-532-0086 OR 800 N. 16TH ST. SHOW LOW, AZ 85901. I HAVE DOCUMENTION FROM THE FORD MOTOR CO. AVAILABLE IF NEEDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU
THIS VEHICLE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON BOTH BRAKE ROTORS THRU TO THE FINS. I HAVE BOTH IN MY POSSESSION. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY AS MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN MAY OF 2000. I HAD A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR SOMETIME PRIOR TO MAY OF 2000 BUT DID NOT REALIZE WHAT IT WAS. IT BECAME INCEASINGLY WORSE, WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY REFERRED ME TO AUTOMOTIVE & RV SPECIALISTS AS THE DEALER COULD NOT WORK ON A LARGE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH NAPA ROTORS AS RV SPECIALISTS OWNER MR. DALLAS SHARK SAID FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CASTING IN THEIR ROTORS AND IT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE TO REPLACE WITH TWO MORE FORD ROTORS. FORD HAS DENIED REINBURSEMENT FOR THIS REASON. MR SHARK STATED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE ROTORS COULD HAVE EXPLODED AT ANYTIME LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKING CAPABILITY AT ALL. HE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON MY BEHALF. HE CAN BE CONTACTED AT 520-532-0086 OR 800 N. 16TH ST. SHOW LOW, AZ 85901. I HAVE DOCUMENTION FROM THE FORD MOTOR CO. AVAILABLE IF NEEDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU
THIS HAS BEEN THE 3RD TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A SENSOR REPLACED, I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER MOTORHOME OWNERS OF FORDS THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS OF ABS WARNING AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEIR SENSORS REPLACED FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND HAS NOT DONE ASNYTHING ABOUT REPLACING THEM WITH A HEANY DUTY SENSOR, IT IS A SMALL COST ITEM BUT IF YOU CANNOT DO THE WORK YOURSELF IT IS VERY COSTLY AS LABOR AT $80 PER HOUR MOUNTS UP, COULD YOU PLEASE SEE IF FORD HAS A TSB COVERING THESE SENSORS.
THIS HAS BEEN THE 3RD TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A SENSOR REPLACED, I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER MOTORHOME OWNERS OF FORDS THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS OF ABS WARNING AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEIR SENSORS REPLACED FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND HAS NOT DONE ASNYTHING ABOUT REPLACING THEM WITH A HEANY DUTY SENSOR, IT IS A SMALL COST ITEM BUT IF YOU CANNOT DO THE WORK YOURSELF IT IS VERY COSTLY AS LABOR AT $80 PER HOUR MOUNTS UP, COULD YOU PLEASE SEE IF FORD HAS A TSB COVERING THESE SENSORS.
ALL 4 TIRES HAD PIECES OF THE TREAD PATTERN MISSING. THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE TIRE IN THE GROOVES BETWEEN THE PIECES OF TREAD. I HAD SEARS REPLACE THE TIRES BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED. I WAS DISSATISFIED WITH SEARS. THEY ONLY GAVE ME 54.5% FOR THE TIRES. I FELT THAT THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THEM AND WERE DEFECTIVE AND THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR FREE. THEIR ATTITUDE WAS WE GAVE YOU SOMETHING SHUT UP AND GO AWAY. WHEN I ASKED FOR THE TIRES BACK THE SALESMAN FIRST SAID THAT I COULD HAVE THEM THEN HE BACKED UP AND SAID THAT THE TIRES WOULD BE SENT BACK TO THE MANUFACTOR. I DID NOT GET THE SERIAL NUMBERS AT THAT TIME. I CAME BACK LATER TO GET THE NUMBERS AND THE ASSISTANT MANAGER C( DOT NUMBER: 7BA3 PUA 0 TIRE SIZE: 24575R16E )
VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT 4 TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND SINCE THEN I HAVE WORKED ON IT MYSELF, EVERY 6,TO 7000 MILES THE SAME THING SHOWS UP AGAIN, THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON , IF YOU SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT SOMETIMES IT WILL COME BACK ON DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. IT HAPPENS AFTER I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD ABOUT 200 MILES , I TALKED TO NUMEROUS OTHER FORD RV OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SIMILIAR PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALLON THESE SENSORS.
TREAD SEPERATION & BLOWOUT RESULTING IN TOTALIZATION OF VEHICAL AS WELL AS 3 PERSONS INJURED( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 30950R15 )
ABS WARNING LIGHT ON AND COMPONENT NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. *AK
ABS WARNING LIGHT ON AND COMPONENT NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. NO CAUSE FOUND. TIRES WORN OUT AT 32000 MILES IN SPITE OF SCHEDULED BALANCE AND MAINTENANCE BEING PERFORMED. REPLACEMENT SET IS ALSO NEARING WEAR OUT PREMATURELY.( DOT NUMBER: )
AFTER I PURCHASED MY MOTOR HOME THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE FORD PEOPLE FOR WARRANTY WORK THEY DONE SOME THING TO IT AND IT STOPPED FOR A WHILE THEN IT HAPPENED AAGAIN FOR A TOAL OF 30 TIMES 4 OF THOSE TIMES I TOOK IT TO FORD TO BE REPAIRED UNDERWARRANTY AND IT WOULD STOP FOR A WHILE NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL HAPPENING I CONTACTED NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS ON THE RV OPEN FORUM BOARD AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO RECALL THIS ITEM AND MAKE FORD FIX IT?IT IS PRETTY SCARY TO BE GOING DOWN A HILL AND HAVE THAT LIGHT COME ON, BUT TAKING IT TO FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE FIX WE NEED. THANK YOU HOWARD HOLITH@GULFTEL.COM. *AK
BRAKE PADS DISCONNECTED WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH, AND CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
WITHIN 14,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
I BROUGHT IN VEHICLE IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER FOR ROUTINE AND ASKED ABOUT HEAD GASKETS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TEMPERATURE IN ENGINE, TOLD EVERYTHING OK. NOW AT 118,000 MILES IN JANUARY, TOLD BOTH HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN AND HIT WITH A $1200.00 BILL. NOW, MY VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AGAIN. I KNOW THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON HEAD GASKETS 7 YEARS OR 100,000, BUT I HAD BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN PREVIOUSLY. TO IT GOING OVER THE 100,000. PLEASE HELP. *AK
I BROUGHT IN VEHICLE IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER FOR ROUTINE AND ASKED ABOUT HEAD GASKETS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TEMPERATURE IN ENGINE, TOLD EVERYTHING OK. NOW AT 118,000 MILES IN JANUARY, TOLD BOTH HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN AND HIT WITH A $1200.00 BILL. NOW, MY VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AGAIN. I KNOW THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON HEAD GASKETS 7 YEARS OR 100,000, BUT I HAD BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN PREVIOUSLY. TO IT GOING OVER THE 100,000. PLEASE HELP. *AK
I BROUGHT IN VEHICLE IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER FOR ROUTINE AND ASKED ABOUT HEAD GASKETS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TEMPERATURE IN ENGINE, TOLD EVERYTHING OK. NOW AT 118,000 MILES IN JANUARY, TOLD BOTH HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN AND HIT WITH A $1200.00 BILL. NOW, MY VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AGAIN. I KNOW THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON HEAD GASKETS 7 YEARS OR 100,000, BUT I HAD BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN PREVIOUSLY. TO IT GOING OVER THE 100,000. PLEASE HELP. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED BESIDE OUR HOUSE. IT WAS A 95 FOUR WINDS 5000 MOTORHOME ON A FORD ECONOLINE CHASIS, CHASIS YEAR WAS 1994. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PLUGGED INTO ELECTRICAL, BUT NOTHING WAS TURNED ON OR RUNNING. FIRE STARTED IN THE DASHBOARD AREA OR JUST UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. ONLY OTHER PROBLEM WITH UNIT WAS THE MULTIPURPOSE SWITCH FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE ARE STILL FIGHTING WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE US WITH A CAUSE OF THE FIRE. FIRE STARTED AT 3 AM. OUR NEIGHBOOR WAS ASLEEP ON HIS COACH AND HEARD A NOISE AND LOOKED OUT AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE MOTORHOME, HE CALLED 911, RAN OVER TO SEE IF ANYBODY WAS IN, GRABED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, THAN POUNDED ON OUR DOOR TO GET US UP. FIRE DEPT. GOT THERE JUST AS THE FIRE STARTED DOWN THE TOP AND STARTED BURNING THE SIDE OF OUR HOUSE. WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE SIDING ON THE HOUSE AND WINDOWS, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. CLASS C MOTORHOMES ARE NOT DESIGNED WITH ESCAPE ROUTES IF THE FIRE STARTS IN THE ENGINE AREA. HAD SOMEBODY BEEN IN THE BED ABOVE THE CAB, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO JUMP OVER THE FIRE TO GET OUT. WE HAD WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS, BUT THE IT BURNED VERY QUICKLY. ESCAPE ROUTES ARE THE DOORS, AND SIDE WINDOWS, NEVER PLANNING TO HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE BED ABOVE IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURES. TRUCK CAMPERS PROVIDE AN ESCAPE HATCH OVER THE BED. IF THIS HAPPENED TO US, THE NEXT TIME IT COULD HAPPEN WITH SOMEBODY'S GRANDKIDS IN THE BED WITH THEM HAVING TO JUMP OVER A VERY SMOKEY FIRE TO GET OUT. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION. *ET
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION. *ET
VEHICLE SHIMMIES WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AND LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING
TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY, FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST. *MJS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL SOFTENS, AND IF REAPPLIED, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. *AK
ENGINE MANIFOLD BOLT BROKE OFF OR SHEARED OFF, CAUSING EMISSION FUMES TO ENTER INTO THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN USING MULTI- PURPOSE SWITCH ON STEERING COLUMN AND PUT ITON HIGH BEAMS ,ALL OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF, BECOME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON DUE ABS BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *YC
FRONT ROTORS CRACKED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *MJS
FRONT ROTORS, CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 55,000 MI, ROTORS BADLY CRACKED IN EXACT SAME SPOT ON BOTH OCCASIONS, ABS LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY.*ET
FRONT ROTORS CRACKED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *MJS
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD REGULARLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING IN A SPORADIC MANNER AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. HOWEVER DURING BRAKE FAILURE VEHICLE WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND POOR STOPPING PERFORMANCE. THE "MEMORY MODULE" COULD POSSIBLY BE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. *YC
REAR SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT WITH A PLASTIC CONNECTOR. THE PLASTIC PIECE BROKE, CAUSING TOO MUCH SLACK WITHIN THE SEAT BELT. ALSO PLASTIC PIECE HAS BROKEN ON TWO OTHE ROCCASIONS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THE CONVERSION COMPANY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. NM
CONSUMER BELIEVES DESIGN OF REAR CENTER SEAT BELT BELT IS FAULTY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT LATCH AND HOLD IN OTHER BUCKLES. NM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH GAS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE FUEL FILLER NECK AREA, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK
PAINT PEELING OFF ROOF AND NOW STARTING TO RUST. FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING
WHILE DRIVING UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE, CAUSING THE PASSENGER WHEEL TO FOLD IN AND LOSS OF CONTROL FOR A QUICK SECOND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
AIR CONDITIONING REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES, ONE INCIDENT DUE TO LEAKING HOSES.
AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED.
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED.
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED.
SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES.
REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF.
SIDE DOOR LOCK BROKE.
FUEL GAUGE FAILED.
WHEELS PITTING.
FRONT SWAY BAR LOOSE DUE TO BOLT FAILURE.
RECALL 98S08, CONCERNING PARKING LINE AND FUEL LINE WHICH CAN RUB TOGETHER AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED 4 MONTHS AGE AND TRIED TO HAVE THIS RECALL PERFORMED. CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND DEALER REFUSED TO SET AN APPOINTMENT OR LOOK AT IT AS INSTRUCTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. MANUFACTURER IS TRYING TO HELP CONSUMER, BUT DEALER IS REFUSING TO MODIFY THE RECALL. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BECOME TRAPPED IN. AT 44,OOO MILES TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. ALSO, A 3RD SET OF BRAKES AND TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED. IN ADDITION, DOOR LOCKS JAMMED AND THE DOOR CANNNOT BE OPENED . *AK THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT DUE TO POOR ALIGNMENT. THE WEATHER STRIP WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF THE REAR DOOR MOULDING FAILURE. THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA UNDER ACELERATION OR GOING UP HILLS. WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL KNOB MUST BE TURNED ALL WAY AROUND TO TURN ON WIPERS DUE TO MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE. *YH
WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DO A SLOW CONTROL, WHICH MEANS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, NOT BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS BRAKES LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF. THE FUEL BLEW OUT OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE UNIT DUE TO FLUID CONTAMINATION. *AK
SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED AND TENISONER NEEDS REPLACEMENT.
RADIATOR VALVE CROSS-THREADED WHEN FORCED IN AT THE FACTORY AND BROKE DURING FLUID REPLACEMENT .
BRAKE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS FAILED.
FUEL PUMP AND FILTER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE STALLING.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH GETTING DEALER TO HONOR RECALL # 98S-08 FOR PARKING BRAKE CABLE/ FUEL LINE; INTERFERENCE BETWEEN PARKING BRAKE CABLE AND FUEL LINE WHICH, OVER TIME, CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO FUEL LINE, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE; LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION, CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. ALSO, THIS RECALL INVOLVED FOUR OTHER VEHICLES; ALL ARE 1995 ECONOLINE VANS : 1) [XXX], 2) [XXX], 3) [XXX] AND 4) [XXX]. THE 5TH ONE IS LOCATED IN VIN BOX. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
BRAKE FAILURE.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND HAD A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO FALL OUT, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
HOOD OPENED, WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, SLAMMING INTO WINDSHILED SHATTERING IT. THE FIBERGLASS WAS OVERHEATED AND PEELED AWAY CAUSING LATCH TO BREAK.
RECALL 98V062000, BRAKES. MANUFACTURER SAYS THE RECALL CAN'T BE SEVICED UNTIL OCT. 1998. *AK
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (398V062000) & NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE ON APPOINTED DATE. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR BRAKES. WAS TOLD WILL CALL WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. AS OF THIS DATE, HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING & IT HAS BEEN OVER 1 1/2 MONTHS. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD ON ANY SURFACE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL NOT TO TURN. DEALER NOTED CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MALFUNCTIONS.
FUEL TANK LEAKS GAS WHEN FILLED. FUMES GETS INSIDE. DON'T KNOW CAUSE OF PROBLEM. TOOK BACK TO DEALER & TOLD WAS VENTS. HAD THEM REPLACED. FORD MFG. COULD NOT REPLACE TANK W/NEW TANK FROM ANOTHER MOTOR HOME.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
CRUISE CONTROL SERVO REPLACED.
WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO WORK AT LOW SPEED.
LEAKING OIL FILTER REPLACED.
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INOPERATIVE.
THE REMOTE POWER MIRROR SWITCH DESIGN MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A FIRE. MANUFACTURER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP AND FAIL IN WET WEATHER.
FOUR GOODYEAR TIRES REPLACED IN THE FIRST 20000 MILES.
PITMAN ARM WAS NOT TIGHTENED SECURELY DURING MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAUGHT FIRE.
FUEL PRESSURE SLOWLY DROPPED OFF UNIL VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT RESTART.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. ALSO, VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXCESSIVE DAMAGE. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BECOMES SOFT, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION. OWNER STATES THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS CHEWING THE GEARS UP AND LOCKS THE VEHICLE UP. ENGINE SURGES/BUCKS AT 42 TO 55 MPH IN OVERDRIVE. *AK
VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE AND THE CABLE BROKE DUE TO RUST. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD OWNER THAT BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OVER THE MILEAGE UNDER THE WARANTY THAT THE PROBLEM IS OUT OF THEIR HANDS. *AK
APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES OWNER BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING WHICH MEANS BRAKES ARE OPERATING WIITHOUT ASSISTED POWER TO PREVENT LOCKUP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO ABS LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. DEALER ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS DUE TO UNEVEN/SEVERE WEAR. *AK
CONSUMER HAS HAD MANIFOLD PIPE REPLACE/REPAIRED THREE TIMES.; 11-16-95, 7-7-96 AND 2-7-97. L.B. FORD INC. (717-761-6700) DID THE REPAIRS EACH TIME, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS TO CHECK PROBLEM AND GET BACK TO THEM. THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING, AND THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING EXHAUST FROM THE MANIFOLD. *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED.
CRACKED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS.
THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT DUE TO SIZE/MISMATCH OF FRONT STEERING TIRES AND REAR AXLE. ALSO, IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. *AK
GAS/BRAKE PEDAL TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CAUSING THEM TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY.
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE TENDS TO WANDER, SWAYS IN EITHER DIRECTION AT ANY TIME. HAVE TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE STAYS STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
ANTI- OCK BRAKES: WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND DEPRESSING BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND PEDAL VIBRATION. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 3-26-96, THE SAME THING ALSO OCCURRED ON 3-28-97. JULY 30, 1997, PUSHED BRAKE DOWN AND NOTHING HAPPENED; PUSH HARDER AND SUDDENLY WENT DOWN AND STOPPED. THERE IS STILL A LOUD NOISE/GRINDING/RUBBING AND VIBRATING. CAUSE UNKNOWN AND THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 25-30MPH & WOULD COME UPON & DRIVE THRU A PUDDLE OF WATER, WOULD LOSE STEERING CONTROL & IT WOULD LOCK UP. IT SOUNDS LIKE FAN BELT SLIPPING. WOULD DRIVE FOR 1 MIN. CONTROL OF STEERING WOULD RETURN. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER.
SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED.
FRONT END BARS AND BUSHINGS.
THE FACTORY INSTALLED PUSH-ROD, BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MASTER CYLINDER, WAS NOT THE PROPER PART (IT WAS TOO LONG). THE RESULT OF THIS IS ABS FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES, NCREASING THE BRAKES AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, HELD THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING ABOUT 10-15 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. *AK
ALL LUG BOLTS SHEARED OFF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF, AS VEHICLE TRAVELED AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THIS IS THE THIRD LUG BOLT FAILURE ON SAME WHEEL.
STEERING PROBLEMS RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
MIDDLE CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS INSTALLED TOO FAR FORWARD, PREVENTING THE SEATBELTS FROM BUCKLING.
STEERING WHEEL: WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES OR COMING TO A PANIC STOP, CONSUMER CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT JUST LOCKS UP AND CAN'T BE TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. AS SOON AS THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED THE STEERING COMES BACK. *AK
PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE BRAKES, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE VACUUM PUMP FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE EITHER IN THE FUEL PUMP OR IN THE FUEL INJECTION. FORD REFUSES TO EVEN TALK ABOUT IT. *AK
DRIVING DOWN HWY, GRAND DAUGHTER SEATING IN FRONT, STARTED PULLING HERSELF UP & GRABBED HANDLE OF DOOR & IT FLEW OPEN. DOOR LOCKED FROM OUTSIDE ONLY; NO LOCKING INSIDE. *AK
ABS SYSTEM CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLIDE WHEN BRAKING ON WET SURFACES. AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.
ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES THE PEDAL VIBRATES AND THERE IS A LOUD NOISE/POPPING SOUNDS AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS BADLY. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK
FRONT GOODYEAR TIRES CUPPING. (SIZE P235/75R15)
SEAT BELTS HANG DOWN TO FLOOR.
DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
DRIVER SWITCHED LANES TO AVOID ACCIDENT, UPON RETURNING TO HIS LANE THE VAN LOST IT'S STEERING CONTROL. HE PROCEEDED TO GO OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE WHEELS BROKE OFF.
DRIVER SWITCHED LANES TO AVOID ACCIDENT, UPON RETURNING TO HIS LANE THE VAN LOST IT'S STEERING CONTROL. HE PROCEEDED TO GO OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE WHEELS BROKE OFF.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END WHICH IS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES.
BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED.
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT INTERSECTION IN FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR, RATCHET ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED UPON IMPACT, CAUSING DRIVER TO SLIP OUT OF SEAT BELT AND WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE; ALSO, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE IMPACT BETWEEN BOTH VEHICLES WAS 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE, CONSUMER WHO OWNED THE VAN SUSTAINED INJURIES . *SLC
AT 7,000 MILES THE ABS BRAKES FAILED AND THE FRONT END HAD THREE ALIGNMENTS; ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS/SHOES/MACHINED ROTORS. *AK
FRAME WELDING FROM THE FACTORY IS UNSATISFACTORY. AFTER REPAIR PER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 96B98 CRACKS AND HOLES COULD STILL BE FOUND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME WELDING.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER STATES THAT IT FEELS AS IF HE IS SKIDDING ON ICE THEN THE BRAKES WILL CATCH, CONSUMER HAS ALSO TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE FIVE TIMES WITH NO REMEDY. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE , LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS ONLY ON WET SURFACE. *AK
POOR ABS PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN WET CONDITIONS, THE STEERING LOCKS UP. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601629)
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF LOCATION IN MOUNTING OF THE UNIT, MOUNTING IS ON THE FRAME NEAR EXHAUST HEAT FACTOR, POSSIBLE RESTRICTION TO THE SYSTEM, NOT ALLOWING THE FLUID TO RETURN FROM THE CALIPERS TO THE MASTER CYLINDER (RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND FAILURE OF MULTIPLE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS). MJS
TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. *SD
CONVERSION BY INFINITI; OWNER WISHES TO IDENTIFY THAT THERE IS NO SAFETY PROBLEM WITH "CHILD SAFETY LOCKS" TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM OPENING. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
BRAKES FAILED. *DH
ELECTRICAL SHORT. *DH
SOMETIMES WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON THERE IS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION, VEHICLE DRIFTS @ 30-35 MPH. IF VEHICLE IS LOADED WITH 500LBS OR MORE IT WILL NOT STOP. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. *AK
VEHICLE SKID, BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES. *DH
VEHICLE SKID BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES. *DH
THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLABLY WHEN IT REACHES SPEEDS OF 55MPH OR MORE. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK
EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK
DEFECTIVE FRONT END COIL SPRINGS CAUSE VAN TO PULL STRONGLY TO THE RIGHT. *DSH
DEFROSTER DOES NOT KEEP WINDSHIELD WARM ENOUGH TO STOP SNOW/ICE FROM ACCUMULATING, CAUSING PROBLEMS SEEING. *DSH
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. NO RESPONSE FORM THE ABS SYTEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. LEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL, TANK LEAKS OUT FROM TOP. *AK
SEAT IS UNSTABLE.
RIGHT OUTER MIRROR SHOWS VEHICLES CLOSER THAN THEY ARE, CAUSING DRIVER TO CUT THEM OFF. *DSH
THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE TRUCK IS HANG OUT AND MAKING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. HAS TAKEN THE TRUCK IN FOUR TIMES. TT
AIRSTREAM MODEL;SUSPENSION;AXLE; A) MOTORHOME IS TOP HEAVY B) NO SWAY BAR IN REAR C) SPRINGS ARE FLAT, NO BOUNCE. MOTORHOME EXCEEDS GWR FOR REAR. LIST DETAILS.
VIBRATION AND SHIMMY DUE TO DEFECTIVE DRIVELINE. DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. TT
BOTH FRONT ROTORS CRACKED W/EXCESSIVE WEAR GRINDING METAL TO METAL IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PURCHASE TRUCK NEW WHEN TRYING TO TURN STEERING WHEEL WITH BRAKE THE STEERING LOCKED UP . TT
RATTLE UNDER HOOD CAUSED BY LOOSE TUBE.
RADIATOR LEAKS.
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP/SQUEAL. *DSH
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH
THE FRONT DISC BRAKE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES PURCHASE TRUCK NEW . TT
FLOOR BOARDS ARE GETTING VERY HOT WHILE DRIVING, TO DRIVE VEHICLE HAVE TO USE 2" PADDING TO DRIVE VEHICLE. TT
VEHICLE SHIMMIES. *SD
LOST FRONT BRAKE, DUE TO FRONT ROTOR OVERHEATING AND CRACKING. TT CONSUMER HAS ALSO HAD ALL FIVE TIRES REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING OUT OF ROUND.*JB
LEFT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP UPON HARD BRAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO LEFT. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE LINE HOSES. *TT
VAN SHIMMIES BADLY GOING DOWN HILL DUE TO FAILED BRAKES. *DSH
ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE HAD TO HAVE BRAKES REPAIRED, WERE VIBRATING. HAPPENING AGAIN. TT
RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW GOES UP EXCEEDINGLY SLOWLY, TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO ROLL UP COMPLETELY. *DSH
ABS BRAKES; INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE PEDAL DESCENDS TO FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE TWO FRONT WHEEL BEADINGS ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF, THE BALL JOINT WEARS OUT AND THE FRONT DISC BRAKE WAS WRONG SIDE. TT
PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE TWO FRONT WHEEL BEADINGS ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF, THE BALL JOINT WEARS OUT AND THE FRONT DISC BRAKE WAS WRONG SIDE. TT
PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE TWO FRONT WHEEL BEADINGS ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF, THE BALL JOINT WEARS OUT AND THE FRONT DISC BRAKE WAS WRONG SIDE. TT
ABS: WHEN BRAKING, PEDAL FEELS PUFFY, VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING PAST 10 MPH; STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES; CHROME WHEEL COVER TURNS BLACK;PADS WORN.
ABS: WHEN BRAKING, PEDAL FEELS PUFFY, VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING PAST 10 MPH; STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES; CHROME WHEEL COVER TURNS BLACK;PADS WORN.
ABS: WHEN BRAKING, PEDAL FEELS PUFFY, VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING PAST 10 MPH; STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES; CHROME WHEEL COVER TURNS BLACK;PADS WORN.
BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, DEALER MADE REPAIRS, THEN VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE BADLY VIBRATES. *AK
ABS BRAKES; BRAKE DISC WARP DUE TO MOUNTING, AND IS NO CURE STATED BY PLANTATION FORD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER PURCHASD TRUCK ON 6/11/95, ON 6/19/95 IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY TRUCK BLEW UP DUE TO THE AIR CONDITIONER FLUID, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
THE VACUUM LINE FOR THE POWER BOOSTER FOR THE POWER BRAKE CONSUMER FOUND THE VACUUM HOSE RESTING ON THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR. TT
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. *AK
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