1999 Ford Mustang Problems & Complaints

II WAS PUTTING MY CAR IN PARK AND THE AIR BAGS INFLATED AND TO GAS LIKE SMELL CAME FROM THE BAGS.

I HAVE HAVING ISSUES WITH WIRING. WIDE SHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK, MULTIPLE HEAD LIGHTS ARE OUT AND DOME LIGHT STAYS ON SOMETIMES

MY VEHICLE STARTED MOVING WHEN I PARKED IN A 30 DEGREE INCLINE.

IT WAS LATE SUMMER, CLOSE TO EARLY FALL 2017. MY TWO SONS, AGES 17 AND 15, HAD JUST GOTTEN OUT OF FOOTBALL PRACTICE AND WERE GETTING INTO THE 1999 MUSTANG TO COME HOME. (MY 17 YEAR OLD SON, MATTHEW, HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR QUITE AWHILE, AND HAD NO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS OR VIOLATIONS YET EITHER, NOR DOES HE NOW. HE HAS BEEM A CAREFUL DRIVER.) THEY WERE DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, AS THEY HAD JUST EXITED THEIR PARKING SPOT, AND THEN PROCEEDED AHEAD, AND WHILE DRIVING IN VERY SLOW MOTION WENT OVER A SMALL BUMP OR NODE, OR BARELY ANYTHING, IN THE ENUMCLAW HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. THE AIRBAGS BOTH BLEW OUT SUDDENLY, SLIGHTLY INJURING MY 15 YEAR OLD SON'S HAND, AND BLINDING AND PUSHING THEM BOTH BACKWARD IN THEIR SEATS. BOTH OF THEM JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR IMMEDIATELY, VERY SCARED. THEY HAD BEEN DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, SO WERE ABLE TO STOP SUDDENLY DO THIS AND STILL SAFELY ENOUGH TO IMMEDIATELY GET OUT. MANY OF THE FOOTBALL BOYS WERE WATCHING, AS THEY WERE DRIVING RIGHT BY THEM, AND EVERYONE BROKE OUT IN EMOTION. ONE WITNESS CLAIMED THAT IT CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LIFT OFF THE GROUND. THEY DROVE HOME THAT DAY, WITH AIRBAGS OUT, BUT SINCE THEY HAVE QUITE DRIVING THE CAR, AS IT APPEARS TO BE ILLEGAL TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT AIRBAGS. NOW WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION, AND WE ARE LEFT FEELING SHORT OF ONE OF OUR NECESSARY VEHICLES. SINCE THERE WAS NOT ACTUALLY AN ACCIDENT THAT SET OFF THE AIRBAGS, AND THE CAR IS MINIMALLY INSURED, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. NOTE: I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE EXACT DATE, BUT IT IS CLOSE.

MY SEAT BELTS DO NOT FUNCTION WELL. SOMETIMES, THEY RETRACT VERY SLOW, LOSE AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT EVEN RETRACT. ALSO, SOMETIME THEY GET STUCK. WHEN I BRAKE HARD, THEY STUCK AND TOO TIGHT....ON THE OTHER HAND SOMETIMES THEY ARE VERY LOSE AND DOESN'T STAY TIGHT TO MY CHEST, SAME IS THE CASE WITH THE NAVIGATOR SEAT BELTS AND ALSO THE REAR SEAT SEAT BELTS. IT BEEN HAPPENING FOR COUPLE OF WEEKS.

INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK DESTROYING ENGINE. CYLINDER HEAD SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. HEATER CORE FAILURE. CONVERTIBLE TOP DETERIORATING. FUEL PUMP FAILURE ALL LESS THAN 1200000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECREASE IN SPEED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHILE DRIVING IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V062001 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND IMPACTED THE CONTACT IN THE FACE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, CAUSING UNKNOWN INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR WAS BUILT WITH A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE MANIFOLD BEGAN LEAKING AT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND THEN THE HEATER HOSE CONNECTION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SUDDENLY BROKE. I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED BECAUSE OF POOR DESIGN AND MATERIAL SELECTION. FORD KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND HOPES IT WILL JUST GO AWAY. THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES FOR REPAIRS THAT WERE DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND MATERIALS USED TO MAKE THIS PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD AND COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF AN ALREADY FIXED HEAD!!! *TR

MUSTANG REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT STUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED MANIFOLD AND IT WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V250000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE MECHANISM FOR BOTH SIDES REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,658 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. THE SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED BY NOT RETRACTING ENOUGH NOR DOES IT SECURE THE PERSON PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND HE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED DUE TO HIM IMMEDIATELY EJECTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE APPROXIMATELY 134,000.

I HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR AND IT HAS ABOUT 155,000 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME WITH FIVE OF MY SIX KIDS AND TURNED OFF OF THE 4-LANE HIGHWAY ONTO OUR EXIT FOR OUR HOUSE AND THE REAR AXLE BROKE..IF SHE HAD STAYED ON THE 4-LANE AT 65 M.P.H. WE COULD'VE HAD MULTIPLE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS !! I HAVE REVIEWED ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM...WHY HAVEN'T THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS. *TR

CAR LUNGES IN DRIVE OR REVERSE BEFORE ACCELERATOR IS DEPLOYED. *TR

1999 FORD MUSTANG A/C STOP WORKING REBUILD COMPRESSION*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A RE-BUILT COMPRESSOR AND CHARGED THE CONSUMER $529.17. ONE YEAR LATER, THE AC STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER RE-BUILT COMPRESSOR, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT CHARGED. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE AC COMPRESSOR FAILED AGAIN AND THEY INSTALLED ANOTHER RE-BUILT AC COMPRESSOR AND THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $ 454.77. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE METAL PIECE HOLDING THE DRIVER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER TORE AWAY FROM THE WALL IT WAS MOUNTED TO. THE PIECE THEN TORE INTO THE INNER WHEEL WELL CUTTING IT LIKE RIBBON. THE DAMAGE WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY HITTING A BUMP IN ROUGH ROAD BUT THERE WAS NO SINGLE HIT OF A LARGE POT HOLE. JUST NORMAL DRIVING. *TR

SWE PURCHASED OUR 1999 FORD MUSTANG GT NEW AND A 25K MILES YHE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. FORD REPLACED THE ENTIRE THIRD MEMBER UNIT AND ALL CARRIER BEARINGS. AT 35K MILES THE ISSUE REOCCUED AND THIS TIME WE TOOK THE CAR TO A DIIFERENTIAL SPECIALIST WHO SAID THE CARRIER BEARINGS ON ONE SIDE WERE COMPLETELY GONE AND REPLACED THEM. THEN AT 45K MILES THE SEME ISSUE DEVELOPED AND WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DIFFERENTIAL EXPERT. HE COULD NOT UBDERSTAND THE FAILUER AND UPON FURTHER ANALYSIS DETERMINED THE THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WAS BENT AND HIS VIEW WAS THAT IST WAS MANUFACTURED THAT WAY OR IT BENT I=ON THE DELIVERY RIDE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DIFF HOUSING WAS PROFESSIONALLY STRAIGTENED AND NOW THE CAR HAS 95K MILES ON IT AND NO FURTHER PROBLEM. WE WROTE FORD ABOUT THIS AND NEVER RECEIEVED A REPLY. *TR

HEARING A EXHAUST LEAK LIKE NOISE AND AROUND THE SPARK PLUG THERE IS AIR COMING OUT OF THE HEADS CAUSING THEM TO EVENTUALLY BLOW OUT AND I WILL BE VERY UPSET IF FORD DON'T REPLACE IT SINCE IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF CARS!!! *TR

CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN GARAGE FOR ABOUT 8 HOURS SINCE DRIVEN. CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND DESTROYED GARAGE AND CAR. FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAID THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE SWITCH IN MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN WHEN THE 3 RD SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 1999 MUSTANG GT WITH A 4.6 V8 . IT ALSO DESTROYED THE COIL ON TOP OF THE PLUG. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT IN MY 1999 FORD MUSTANG WITH 4.6L V8. I HAVE SINCE READ ABOUT THE VULNERABILITY OF THESE ENGINES TO EXPERIENCE SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. THE FIRST BLOWOUT WAS EXPERIENCED PRIOR TO CHANGING ANY SPARK PLUGS AND THEREFORE CAN NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A CAUSE OF IMPROPER TORQUING, ETC. A HELI-COIL WAS USED TO REPAIR THE SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT, ONLY TO HAVE THE SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT AGAIN AT A LATER DATE. THIS TIME THE CYLINDER HEADS WERE DAMAGED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT WAS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE BOTH IN COST OF REPAIR, AND IN THE SEVERITY OF THE MALFUNCTION. I AM VERY DISTURBED TO HEAR THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND NUMBER OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY PROPER RECOGNITION OR ACTION BY FORD. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO DRAW MORE ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE AND PERHAPS GET SOME FEDERAL ACTION AGAINST FORD FOR THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT OWNERS LIKE ME SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPAIRS DONE AND THE STRESS/INCONVENIENCE ENCOUNTERED DUE TO THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS LIMITED DUE TO THE FOGGY LIGHT COVERS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

HIGH IDLE SPEED AFTER USING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON 5.11.2008. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON-GOING WITHOUT THE USE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS SOON DETACHED AND THE CONDITION DISAPPEARED. THE IDLE IS NOW FINE,BUT CANNOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THE CONDITION WILL RETURN. THE PROBLEM IS QUITE SIMILAR TO THE FORD RECALL NUMBER 99V-062.001, BUT AFTER CONTACTING FORD SERVICE LINE ON 5.25.2008, I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE (1999 FORD MUSTANG COBRA 4.6 4VDOHC) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING THAT LED UP TO THIS THAT I KNOW OF. APPARENTLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS A LOT TO FORD VEHICLES (I HAVE A 99 MUSTANG V8). FORD RECOMMENDED A NEW HEAD ($2000). AN ALTERNATIVE WAS TO RETAPE THE HEAD ($800). *TR

MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER WHERE DRIVING HOME WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE TIRE SIDE WALL FAILED AT 50MPH AND THE TIRE DEPARTED THE CARS RIM. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WAS TRAVELING AT A SAFE SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE RIM ONLY SAFELY. I CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND MAINTAIN IT TO CAR AND TIRE MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS ON OUR FORD MUSTANG SINCE IT IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRE AND CAR. I 'AM EXTREMELY UPSET AT BRIDGESTONE AS THIS TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AND COMPROMISED THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND GRANDCHILD. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND LOCKS UP. IT APPEARS THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT WORK IN AN EMERGENCY AS REQUIRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

1999 FORD MUSTANG GT APPEARS TO HAVE CRACK IN PLASTIC INTAKE SYSTEM, AND IS LOSING COOLANT. PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1997 MUSTANG GT, AND THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. I CAN NOT FIND ANY INFO RELATING TO THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1999. *TR

I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINSTAR IN 2005 AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR 1500.00 WHILE SEARCHING YOUR SITE I DISCOVERED MANY DEFECTS AND RECALLS TO MY VAN WHICH I PLAN TO TAKE TO A FORD DEALER. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SEL 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD HELL WITH IT EVER SINCE. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN OWNED BY ONE OTHER PERSON AND HE HAD TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT RIGHT OVER 50,000 MILES. @ 130,000 MILES I TOO HAD TO PUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN IT. NOW THE VAN HAS 160000 AND I AM AGAIN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I THINK THAT FORD HAS DONE A TERRIBLE JOB OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEY ARE LOOSING ME AS A CUSTOMER. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED .CAR WAS TOWED, AND AS OF THIS EMAIL IS BEING REPAIRED IN FLORIDA. WE WERE ON VACATION AT THE TIME. HEAD WAS REMOVED, AND IS BEING REPAIRED. WE HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GET BACK TO PA. ALSO HAVE TO FLY BACK TO FLORIDA TO DRIVE CAR BACK TO PA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG COBRA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED ONTO THE FRONT TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOCK NUT THAT HELD THE FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE ASSEMBLY DETACHED BECAUSE IT WAS IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED AND FELL OFF . THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,165 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,170. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IN MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEEN GOING HAYWIRE SINCE MAY 2007. ALL THE NEEDLES WERE GOING ROUND AND ROUND WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD TAKEN IT TO GRIFFEN BROTHERS AND THEY CON NOT FIND A INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ANYWHERE. THEY CALLED FORD MOTORS AND THEY WERE TOLD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS IN NATIONAL BACK ORDER. IF THEY ARE IN NATIONAL BACK ORDER, THAT MUST MEAN THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS EVERYWHERE. SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE? ON AUGUST 30, 2007 GRIFFEN CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT THEY ORDERED ON 8/20, 2007. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ANY INFORMATION YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE FORD WINDSTARS HAVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. A T.V. STATION I HAD CONTACTED ABOUT HIS PROBLEM TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU. THEY ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT THE RESULTS ARE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS REPAIRING HIS VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH DID NOT WORK. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELTS, BUT THE RECALL # WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE ALUMINUM RIM SPLITTING IN HALF, CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO TURN ON ITS OWN. THE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FRAME DROPPED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY UPON ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE DEALER IS CHARGING HER $100 TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AGAIN. THE NHTSA RECALL # WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT DETECTED A FAINT BURNING SMELL WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE SMELL INTENSIFIED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT IS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 29,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

LAST NIGHT THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION SUDDENLY WENT UP IN FLAMES FROM A FIRE THAT STARTED BY ITSELF UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS PARKED IN THE CARPORT NEXT TO THE TAHOE WHICH WE ALSO LOST DUE TO THE FIRE. THE FORD VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 2 DAYS BEFORE IT WENT UP INTO FLAMES. WE LOST 2 VEHICLES AND OUR CARPORT. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT CAUSE BECAUSE OF ALL THE DAMAGE. HOWEVER, WE KNEW WE WERE NOT ALONE IN THIS. THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT WERE VICTIMS OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEIR FAULTY VEHICLES THAT SUDDENLY WENT UP IN FLAMES .*AK

THERE WAS A SLIGHT TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE BAY THAT I THOUGHT WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK. EVENTUALLY THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD STRIPPING THE TOP THREADS OUT OF THE ALUMINUM HEAD. IN ORDER TO FIX THE CAR, I HAD TO HAVE A LOCAL SHOP HELICOIL THE HEAD TO ADD THREADS TO THE HEAD. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHO DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANY WARRANTY ON THE TIRE, WHICH HAD ONLY 16000 MILES. A NEW TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON THE RIM AND DID NOT PRESENT ANY PROBLEM. THE TIRE BRAND WAS BIG O AND THERE WAS NO DOT NUMBER ON IT. SIZE: 245/45H17.

CAR WAS LEAKING COOLANT OUT OF THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT AND O-RING GASKET, I DISCOVERED THAT THE LEDGE THAT THE O-RING SITS ON HAD BROKEN OFF AND FELL INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE THERMOSTAT COULD NOT BE PUT IN CORRECTLY WITHOUT COOLANT SPILLING EVERYWHERE. THE ONLY REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT COSTS 800+ DOLLARS. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 FORD MUSTANG, WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, PURCHASED IN 2004. LAST WEEK, I PARKED MY CAR ON A LOCAL STREET, AT A METER AND WENT INTO CHURCH. WHILE IN CHURCH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY CAR FAILED, AND MY CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS, A BLOCK AND A HALF THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND WAS HIT BY A CITY BUS, BEFORE LANDING AGAINST A TREE. THE POLICE TOWED MY CAR AWAY. SINCE THEN I HAVE PAID TO GET MY CAR FROM THE TOW YARD, TAKEN IT IN FOR AUTO BODY REPAIR AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE BACK END REPLACED FROM DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS FAILURE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *NM

ON JANUARY 3, 2005, THE HEATER CORE ON MY 1999 MUSTANG HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, INCLUDING THE THERMOSTAT. THE WINDOWS HAD FOGGED UP BEFORE AND THE CAR SMELLED LIKE SYRUP BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST VENTS. THE HEATING CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE COOLANT HAD TO BE RECHARGED AND REPLACED ALSO THIS CAME UP TO $700 DOLLARS. ON AUGUST 16 2005, 2 WEEKS AFTER CHANGING THE COOLANT THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED, ONCE AGAIN THE SYSTEM HAD TO BE FLUSHED THE COST WAS$400. ON JULY 2006 I HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED AND CHANGED, 1 MONTH AFTER THE COOLANT WAS CHANGED THE WINDOWS STARTING FOGGING UP, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE FOGGY WINDOWS, THE HEATING CORE ONCE AGAIN HAS TO BE REPLACED, IS GOING TO COST ME ANOTHER $600 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS, I HAVE ALL OF THE PAPERWORK FROM FIRESTONE, I HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND AFTER INITIAL INSPECTION DETERMINED COOLANT HAD LEAKED FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

FORD SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON 1999 FORD MUSTANG GT 4.6 L MOTOR. *NM

(7/23/06) 1999 FORD MUSTANG GT, 4.6L BLEW SPARK PLUG FOR THE THIRD TIME NOW. THE FIRST TIME WAS BACK IN 2005 WHILE DRIVING ON THE 15 FREEWAY HEADING SOUTH AT ABOUT 8:00 PM. STOP TO GET GAS AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE MY WAY HOME IT MADE LOUD POP AND THEN CONTINUED TO POP, POP, POP. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD PROBLEM, BUT UPON THE REPAIR SHOP INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE THEY NOTED THAT THE NUMBER ONE SPARK PLUG HAD BLEW OUT OF THE PISTON. THEY REPAIRED IT FOR ABOUT $ THE SECOND TIME WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE NUMBER TWO SPARK PLUG (ALL THIS BEING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE) BLEW OUT. NO DAMAGE TO THE THREADS AND A NEW SET OF SPARK PLUGS WERE PUT INTO THE VEHICLE ALL AROUND. THEN ON SUNDAY EVENING, JULY 23RD 2006, THE SAME NUMBER 2 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AGAIN; THIS TIME TAKING ALL THE THREADS WITH IT. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND NOW I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A REPAIR SHOP TO RE-THREAD THE PISTON. I AM SURE THEY WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW COIL AS WELL; SINCE IT BROKE OFF AT THE PLACE OF WERE IT IS BOLTED TO THE HEAD. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON TUESDAY, JULY 25TH 2006 AND SPOKE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. AND BASICALLY WAS GIVEN A NOT OUR PROBLEM ATTITUDE. THIS IS APPALLING THAT SUCH A LARGE COMPANY AS FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED AT OVER $3000.00! I AM NOT HAPPY WITH FORD AND WILL NOT BUY FROM THEM AGAIN. I WAS A HUGE FORD FAN; WHEN ANYONE WOULD TRY TO DISCREDIT THEM I WOULD BACK THEM ALL THE WAY! NOT ANY MORE THEY DON'T BACK THEIR CUSTOMERS. I GUESS FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NO LOYALTY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS WHAT SO EVER! SO I SHALL NO LONGER BE LOYAL TO THEM. I WILL BE BUYING A CHEVY OR OTHER VEHICLE THAT HAS NO ASSOCIATION WITH THE FORD NAME, AS SOON AS THIS IS FIXED. SHE'S BEING TRADED IN ASAP! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT PULL OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH DETERMINED THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_MANIFOLDS.HTML I FOUND INFO WITH THE ABOVE LINK. WE HAVE A 1999 35TH ANN. EDITION MUSTANG . THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD CRACKED AND SINCE IT IS WITHIN 7 YEARS OF PURCHASE THE DEALER TOWED AND IS FIXING FREE WITH THE INFO FROM THE LINK ABOVE. *JB

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AT THERMOSTAT HOUSING, THUS ALLOWING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. I MUST PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT + $350.00 FOR TOTAL REPAIR OF PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF FOR YEARS !!! *JB

FORD EXPEDITION - SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT (ONE THROUGH CYLINDER HEAD, 2 COIL) 3 TOTAL AND COUNTING. *NM

REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING OCCASIONALLY. THE ODOMETER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE; CAN'T AFFORD TO AT THE PRESENT TIME. *NM

I MUST REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO A LEAK ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER FORD MODELS FOR THAT YEAR BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT DOESN'T APPLY TO WINDSTARS. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE SINCE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO MISS DEBRIS IN THE ROAD AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL AT 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE SPUN AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL FOUR TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ALSO SNAPPED , NOT ALLOWING THE CONTACT TO REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED AT THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE ,AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS TO HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER, HIP, BACK, KNEE, AND ANKLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V250000 CONCERNING THE FRONT SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WORKED ENOUGH TO HOLD A CHILD SAFETY SEAT SECURELY, BUT WILL NOT COME OUT ALL OF THE WAY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

ACCIDENT HEAD ON AND THEN ROLLED ONCE AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *JB

99 FORD MUSTANG GT. 4.6L ENGINE. SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. DEFECTIVE HEAD. COST ME $3000. I UNDERSTAND A CA LAWYER HAS FILED A LAWSUIT OR COMPLAINT AGAINST THIS DEFECT. I WANT IN ON THE ACTION. *JB

DT: THE CALLER SAID AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CALLER'S DAUGHTER WAS TURNING INTO A GAS STATION AT ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SHE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP FOR FREE. *AK THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

MY CAR IS LOSING COOLANT THROUGH A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. FORD WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE CARE OF! ALSO MY CAR SURGES IN RPMS WHEN FIRST STARTING AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE,,,VERY DANGEROUS!!!!! *NM

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER ON MY FORD 1999 EXPEDITION OPERATES BY ITSELF WHEN CAR IS ON. THE WIPER SWITCH IS SET TO OFF WHEN THEY COME ON. WORRIED ABOUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM READING OTHER CONSUMER ENTRIES. *NM

1) A TICKING NOISE BEGAN COMING FROM THE UPPER MIDDLE OF THE ENGINE. AFTER A MONTH, 2) THE TICKING BECAME A 'TAPPING' THAT BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER. ENROUTE TO HAVE IT EXAMINED BY A LOCAL PERFORMANCE SHOP, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND SIMILAR TO A GUN SHOT AND AN INSTANT LOSS IN POWER. THIS OCCURRED AT 2000 RPM. UPON EXAMINATION, THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE 2ND FROM THE LAST CYLINDER ON THE PASS. SIDE BANK. SUCH FORCE WAS EXHIBITED THAT THE MOUNTING TAB OF THE IGNITION COIL WAS BROKEN AND THE COIL WAS SHATTERED. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE HEAD ITSELF, THE PLUG THREADS WERE COMPLETELY STRIPPED. 3)TRUE BLUE PERFORMANCE, A MUSTANG SPECIALTY SHOP, EXAMINED THE PARTS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ONLY REMEDY VIABLE WAS TO REPLACE THE HEAD, PLUG, AND COIL. *JB

AFTER TAKING OUR '99 FORD EXPEDITION IN DUE TO A SPARK PLUG SHOOTING OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO LUNCH WE HAD IT REPAIRED OF COURSE, $517 DOLLARS LATER. HE LOST TIME AT WORK THAT DAY TO GET IT TOWED AND OF COURSE WE WERE WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE FOR A WEEK AT OUR EXPENSE. THERE WAS A THREAD REPAIR INSERT IN CYLINDER #5 SPARK PLUG HOLE DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON MARCH 15, 2005. LAST THURSDAY SEPT. 15TH IT BLEW AGAIN AS MY HUSBAND WAS LEAVING OUR HOME WITH OUR SON. THE HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF DECIDING WHAT TO DO AS WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS $3,000 DOLLAR PROBLEM THAT IF YOU INSPECT IS VERY COMMON, MORE SO THAN THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL. EVEN A FORD EMPLOYEE MY HUSBAND WAS DISCUSSING THIS WITH TRYING TO HELP US OUT SAID HE SEES THIS EVERY DAY! *NM

MY 1999 FORD TAURUS WITH ONLY 59,371 MILES ON IT HAD THE RACK AND PINION TO GO OUT, ISN'T IT A LITTLE TO SOON FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN? WITH ME LIVING ON GUAM PARTS ARE HARD TO COME BY, BUT I AM SEARCHING THE WEB. *NM

I NOTICED A HANDLING PROBLEM ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN SWAY BAR LINKS ON BOTH SIDES. I READ ABOUT THE RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM STATING FORD ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND WOULD REPLACE THE ORIGINAL LINKS WITH A STRONGER LINK. I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT BUTTERFIELD FORD IN SANDY, UTAH AND POINTED OUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT UNDER ANY OBLIGATION TO REPLACE THE LINKS. IRONICALLY, THEY DID NOT EVEN ASK ME IF I WANTED THEM REPLACED AND THEY RELEASED MY VEHICLE WITHOUT REPLACING THEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS VEHICLE OFF ROAD NOR HAS IT EVER HIT A CURB, CHUCKHOLE, BUMP ETC. WITH ANY ABNORMAL FORCE. THESE LINKS ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, IF THEY ARE NOT. *NM

THIS PAST MAY, AFTER DRIVING A 1999 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE 50,000 MILES IT WAS INADVERTENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAD ONLY ONE OF TWO BOLT HOLDING THAT ENTIRE SYSTEM TO THE FRAME OF THIS CAR. IT APPEARS THAT THIS 4 INCH BOLT WAS NEVER FASTENED TO THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THIS CAR WAS INSPECTED A DOZEN TIMES BY THE DEALER. THIS APPARENTLY DANGEROUS DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED BY AN INDEPENDENT BRAKE SHOP NOT FORD. SINCE MAY OF 2005 THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN STORAGE AWAITING SOME ANSWER BY FORD; NOT UNTIL FOLLOW-UP CALLS WERE RECENTLY PLACED TO FORD DID FORD RESPOND. FORD'S ONLY RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IS TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, THE SAME DEALER THAT INSPECTED IT A DOZEN TIMES. FORDS APPARENT LACK OF CONCERN IS TROUBLING. ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE. IN MAY OF 2005, FORD WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND ASKED ABOUT POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE GIVEN THE STRESS TO THE REMAINING STEEL COMPONENTS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. TWO FOLLOW UP CALLS WERE IGNORED; A LETTER TO WM. C. FORD WAS IGNORED. AS FORD'S RESPONSE IS AWAITED, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLACED IN STORAGE IN THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A DANGER TO DRIVE. NOT KNOWING WHETHER THIS IS A FLUKE OR NOT, YOUR OFFICE IS BEING CONTACTED. GIVEN THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IF THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, YOUR OFFICE'S INVESTIGATORS ARE WELCOME TO INSPECT THIS VEHICLE BEFORE IT IS FIXED BY A COMPANY OTHER THAN FORD. YOUR RESPONSE IS WELCOME, THANK YOU. *JB

DT: CALLER'S SAYS VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED MANIFOLD INTAKE. CALLER BELIEVED THIS PART SHOULD NOT BREAK DOWN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DID OFFER HIM ANY HELP. CALLER HAD TO REPLACE THE GASKET TWO YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE ALL THE TIME. *AK *NM

DT: THE SPARE TIRE IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE H BLEW UP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE TIRE CAUSED THE TRIP WIRE TO SHUT OFF THE FUEL. AFTER CONSUMER'S HUSBAND PUSHED A RESET BUTTON THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS A CONVERTIBLE. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS PULLED BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE BY THE EXPLOSION, AND THE TRUNK LID WAS PUSHED. BEFORE THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE TRUNK AND THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE OUT. AFTER CLEANING THE TRUNK OUT SHE PUT THE TIRE BACK IN, AND HAD NOT USED IT. A WEEK LATER IT BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE MAY 2005. SHE WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS USED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CHANGED ANYTHING IN THE TRUNK AREA SINCE THIS HAPPENED. *AK

A SPARK PLUG BLEW IN MY 99 MUSTANG COBRA. IT ONLY HAS 41,800 MILES. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE LAST CHANGED 3 YEARS AGO. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET. THE THREADS ARE STRIPPED AND THE IGNITION COIL WAS DESTROYED. I BOUGHT A NEW IGNITION COIL AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE. *NM

CRACK ON THE PLASTIC INTAKE MINFOLD AT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING ALLOWING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ON THE ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MUST BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS RECALLED THE FAULTY INTAKE MINIFOLDS ON ALL FLEET VEHICLES BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FOR PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!

CRACK ON THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING ALLOWING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ON THE ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MUST BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS RECALLED THE FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLDS ON ALL FLEET VEHICLES BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FOR PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!

ACCELERATOR STICKING WOT ON CARPET ON 1999 MUSTANG COBRA COUPE. DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE. CAR WAS TRADED. I THOUGHT IT WAS SPECIFIC TO MY CAR. I BROKE 3 ACCELERATOR PEDALS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I THOUGHT THE PEDAL WAS JUST CHEAP. NOW REALIZE THE CARPET BEING TORN WAS DUE TO PEDAL AND NOT ME BASED ON SOME OF THE INFORMATION I HAVE SEEN ON THE NET.

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITON WENT INTO TOTAL MELT DOWN 5 MONTHS AGO. AFTER A RAIN STORM I WENT INTO IT AND AFTER STARTING IT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT NUTS THE RADIO DIED WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO REVERSE THE LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO MY MECHANIC WHO FINALLY WENT TO FORD AND NOW IT HAS BEEN BACK FOR THE 3RD TIME A NEW WINDSHIELD NEW COMPUTER AND STILL IF IT RAINS AND NOW IF IT IS HUMID ALL HELL BRAKES LOOSE.NOW THAT I SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND 2,000 DOLLARS LATER ALL HELL WILL BRAKE LOOSE WITH FORD BECAUSE I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER I CAN AND HAVE TO GET RESULTS.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-75 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. I DROVE THE THE NEAREST GAS STATION TO CHECK OUT THE TIRES AND INFLATION THINKING THE TIRES MUST BE LOW. UPON INSPECTION, NOTHING SEMED TO BE WRONG AND THOUGHT I LOST A WEIGHT OR SOMETHING. I PROCEEDED BACK TO THE INTERSTATE. 10 MINUTES LATER THE TIRE SEPARATED WHILE I WAS GOING 70 MPH. I MAINTAINED CONTROL AND NOW ONE WAS INJURED. THE TIRE IS A COOPER RESPONSE RST TOURING 2000.

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT HIS SON WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN 2003 WHILE DRIVING A 1999 FORD MUSTANG. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE CONTACTED FORD, AND FORD SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. HE TRIED TO GET FORD TO COOPERATE WITH HIM AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION STABILITY AND CONTROL, SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS OF SUSPENSION/STEERING COMPONENTS...TIE ROD/S BENT/BROKEN CAUSING TO LOSE CONTROL AT LOW SPEED (THANK GOD I WASN''T GOING FASTER AT THE TIME) WHEELS FLOPPED ON ITS SIDES CONTINUED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL FRONT END, ARMS, JOINTS, TIE RODS, FRONT END REPAIRS COSTING $2000... PLUS...VEHICLE SWAYS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND PULLS RIGHT AND THEN PULLS LEFT WITH A LOT OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL AFTER SEVERAL 4/WHEEL ALIGNMENTS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO COURTESY FORD MATTYDALE NY SEVERAL TIMES NOW TO FIX FRONT END. NOW GOOD YEAR TELLS ME THEY FELL THE TIE RODS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN??? PROBLEMS \ THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE DEFINITELY A RECALL ON THE FORD EXPIDITIONS. FURTHERMORE, ALL WHEEL DRIVE / 4 WHEEL DRIVE OFTEN IS LOCKED INTO 4 WHEEL WILL NOT COME OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ***ALSO, DIGITAL DASH SHORT OR LOSS OF USE LIGHTS ON DASH GOING OUT INCLUDING ODOMETER OFTEN GO OUT AND THE TURN BACK ON I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING ALL OF THE ABOVE...FOR THE 99 FORD EXPEDITIONS. *** THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO LOCKS UP IF/WHEN THE TIRE SPIN OR ENGINE REVS UP YOU TRY TO APPLY THE BREAKS HOWEVER, THE BREAK PEDAL WILL NOT MOVE IT'S LOCKED AND WILL NOT MOVE UNLIT TIRES STOP SPINNING OR ENG. STOPS REVVING...ANTI-LOCK PROBLEM???

THE EGR VACUUM SENSORS AND SWITCHES ON THE ENGINE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER - ONCE IN 2002 AND THEN AGAIN IN 2005. FORD IS THE ONLY MAKER OF THESE PARTS AND I FEEL THAT FORD IS SELLING FAULTY PARTS - WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS

THE SEAT BELT FRONT RETRACTOR ON OUR 1999 FORD MUSTANG COBRA IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT HAD HAPPEND ABOUT 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS AGO AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAD FIXED IT AT NO COST THAT TIME. NOW IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP BOTH WHICH ARE TELLING US THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL BE AT OUR COST. THIS IS A PROBLEM DUE TO BEING PART OF THE SAFETY RESTRAINT OF THE VEHICLE, AND SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE. IT WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME AND FORD SHOULD TAKE CARE THE ISSUE.

I PARKED MY 1999 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION ON THE STREET 2 BLOCKS FROM MY HOME AT ABOUT 6:40PM THE NIGHT OF APRIL 17, 2005. AT 11:16PM THE POLICE RANG MY BELL TO INFORM ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY BURNED AND DESTROYED. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS ONLY LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THIS VEHICLE SO IT IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. WHILE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR 2000 FORD VEHICLES, THERE IS NONE FOR 1999. THERE SHOULD BE!*AK

VEHICLE IS 1999 FORD MUSTANG, 3.8 LITER ENGINE WITH 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH,THROWOUT BEARING AND PRESSURE PLATE AT APPROX. 2000 MILES FOR ORIGINAL OWNER. DEALER DID SAME WORK FOR MYSELF (2ND OWNER) AT APPROX. 20,000 MILES. CAR NOW HAS 54000 MILES AND CLUTCH WORK IS AGAIN NEEDED. I HAVE OWNED MANY FORDS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND NEVER HAD A CLUTCH LAST LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, SO MY DRIVING STYLE CAN'T BE THE PROBLEM. *JB

MY FORD EXPLORER 1999 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AS I SHIFTED FORM DRIVE TO PARK COVERING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 20 FEET GOING OVER THE FLOOR DEFENSE, CLIMBING THE SIDE WALK AND THEN GOING ON THE FIRST STEP OF THE BUILDING STAIRS. I INJURED MYSELF AND THE CAR WAS DECLARED TOTAL LOSS.

WE OWN A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. WE WERE AT A SCHOOL EVENT WITH OUR CHILDREN AND WHEN WE GOT IN OUR CAR, WE THOUGHT WE SPOTTED SMOKE BUT WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS OR IF IT WAS EXHAUST FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF US (WE WERE PARALLEL PARKED). WE WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND UNDER THE LIGHTS WE SAW ALOT OF SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY HUSBAND POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE! WE BACKED THE VAN UP AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMPS AND EVERYONE GOT OUT FINE. WE HAD TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO GET THE FIRE OUT. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIANS THERE SHOWED US THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS MESSED UP. WE HAD THEM ORDER US A NEW PART AND WE REPLACED IT. THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE VAN IS STILL DAMAGED AS WE DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPLACE IT. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL I HEARD ABOUT YESTERDAY (1/27/05) REGARDING THE 2000 FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS. I AM POSITIVE THAT OUR VAN HAD THE SAME DEFECT.*AK

THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT EXTRACT. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS. THE REAR PASSENGERS ARE UNABLE TO USE THE SEAT BELTS. *NM

PURCHASED IN MAY 2001 - 1 WEEK LATER -BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON. HAD TO FIX THAT. MANY MISC. THINGS I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ON THE VAN ALSO, TO THE TUNE OF $1500.00 OUT OF POCKET. IN 2003, MY "CHECK TRANSMISSION" LIGHT WENT ON EVERY TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. DEC 2004, I'M BY MYSELF W/2 KIDS, 1 HOUR FROM HOME ON A SUNDAY. CAR IS SMOKING ON FRONT END. TO MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT, I ENDED UP GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION & RADIATOR AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. TOTAL COST FROM ME - $3200.00. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I FIND THAT IT IS QUITE COMMON FOR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR'S TO HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION'S REPLACED WITH LOW MILES. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE POSTED ON MSN AUTO'S ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. MINE WAS REPLACED AT 70,000!! MY NEW TRANSMISSION (FORD FACTORY) "DIES" WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. SO, AFTER A 2 WEEK WAIT TO GET INTO FORD, I FIND THAT IT NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE MY $3200 I GOT 3 WEEKS AGO, ONE HAS SOMETHING WRONG. SO, I'LL BE OUT FOR 1 WEEK & STILL HAVE A "LEMON" CAR. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT IS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE $3200.00 FOR THIS CAR. I'M STILL PAYING ON THE 15,000.00 WE PAID ON THIS VEHICLE, IN ANTICIPATION OF NOT HAVING ANY MAJOR CAR PROBLEMS. A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SE. *NM

POWER STERRING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION LEAKING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. IT LOST CONTROL, SPUN AROUND ,AND WENT DOWN A HILL, HITTING A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL HEADLAMP LENSES ON MY 1999 MUSTANG V-6 HAVE BECOME SO ETCHED THAT THEY FAIL TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE FOR NIGHT OPERATION. I HAVE 84,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE BUT HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE HEADLAMP LENSES THAT DEGRADED IN THIS WAY. *AK

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED, THEY WILL EITHER NOT RELEASE FROM HOLSTER, OR WHEN RELEASED WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE HOLSTER WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING APPLIED. THIS CAUSED THE BELTS TO FRAY AT THE EDGES. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY REMEDY OR CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK SEAT BELTS STARTED GETTING HARD TO PULLOUT AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP . *TC

THE PLASTIC LENS COVERINGS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE DISCOLORED AND TURNED MILKY IN APPEARANCE. PROPER ILLUMINATION IS NO LONGER PROVIDED BY THE HEADLIGHTS. THERE IS NO WAY TO CLEAR UP THE PROBLEM. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS USING VARIOUS CLEANING OR POLISHING AGENTS HAVE PROVEN FUTILE. THIS IS AN INSIDIOUS PROBLEM, AKIN TO HAVING ONE'S VISION SLOWLY GET BAD SO YOU LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 66,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE PROBLEM WAS APPARENT WELL BEFORE THIS MILEAGE. HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE COST OF PARTS.*AK

REAR END HAS FAILED ON VEHICLE TWO TIMES WITHIN 4 YEARS. AFTER 1 YEAR, BEGIN TO HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END. THE SECOND INCIDENT, I HEARD A SCRUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END.*AK

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK, ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM MY RESIDENCE. THE SEAT BACK JUST UNEXPECTEDLY FELL TO A FULL RECLINE AGAINST THE BACK SEAT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO MY RESIDENCE SO I COULD EVALUATE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I TRIED TO VISUALLY SEE IF I COULD IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM BY TRYING TO REPOSITION THE SEAT. I ENDED UP REMOVING THE BLACK PLASTIC COVER, WHICH IS FASTENED OVER THE LEVER/LATCH ASSEMBLY, TO EXPOSE THE INTERNAL MECHANISM OF THE LEVER/LATCH ASSEMBLY ON THE RECLINING SEAT BACK. UPON REMOVING THE PLASTIC COVER, I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A LOOSE BOLT IN THE MECHANISM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE BOLT OUT OF THE MECHANISM WITHOUT UNSCREWING IT. THE BOLT LITERALLY SLID STRAIGHT OUT. AS I INSPECTED THE LOCATION WHERE THE BOLT WAS SUPPOSED TO FASTEN INTO, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS STILL A REMAINING PORTION OF THE BOLT LEFT IN THE MECHANISM. THE BOLT, WHICH FASTENS THE LATCH/LEVER SYSTEM OF THE RECLINING (SEAT BACK) PORTION OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT, ESSENTIALLY SHEARED IN HALF. THIS CAUSED THE RECLINING (SEAT BACK) PORTION OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT TO FALL AWAY FROM ITS UPRIGHT POSITION. WITHOUT THE BOLT FASTENED INTO THE LATCH/LEVER ASSEMBLY WHICH ALLOWS DRIVER TO MANIPULATE POSITION OF SEAT BACK THE SEAT BACK IS NOT ABLE TO BE POSITIONED UPRIGHT, ULTIMATELY MAKING DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE. BASICALLY, THE SEAT BACK SWIVELS LOOSELY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE BACK SEAT AND CANNOT BE SET SECURELY IN AN UPRIGHT DRIVABLE POSITION. THE BOLT IN QUESTION IS A M10 WITH 1.5MM PITCH (METRIC 10), WHICH IS CLOSE IN SIZE TO A 3/8 STANDARD BOLT. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS (I PURCHASED IT IN APRIL OF 1999). THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY AND OR DEATH. THE LOCAL RCHASED THE VEHICLE WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO RECOGNIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS KIND OF FAILURE. I WAS FORCED TO FIX THE SEAT ON MY OWN. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THERE NECK. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAUSE OF THE NONE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG ISN'T AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

FRONT OF DRIVERS DOOR, IS PUSHED IN, DUE TO ICE FORMING INSIDE DOOR, THIS IS SEEN ON ALL THE MUSTANGS THAT /I SEE ..IT IS THE ANNIVERSARY CARS THAT THIS IS SEEN ON, AND I FEEL IT IS A DEFECT FROM THE COMPANY. *AK

PURCHASED A USED 1999 FORD MUSTANG COBRA SVT WITH 29,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SINCE OWNING THE CAR, I HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS FAULTY CHASIS WIRING SYSTEM, CAR SHUTDOWN WHEN HOT AND WOULD NOT RESTART, FAULTY IAC VALVE AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, NO BACK-UP LIGHTS DUE TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION REVERSE SWITCH FAILURE, AND BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH FAILURE. AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES I HAD NOTICED THE CAR HAD RAN LOW ON COOLANT AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BETWEEN OIL CHANGE INTERVALS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AT 58,000 MILES ALONG WITH BLUE SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE DUAL EXHAUST. MY MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH THE IAC VALVE AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CITING THE BLUE SMOKE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A RICH IDLE CONDITION. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RETURNED. AN EXHAUST LEAK WAS DETECTED AND CORRECTED AT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND HEADER CONNECTION POINT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT AWAY, HOWEVER, THE RICH IDLE CONDITION REMAINED. AT A LITTLE OVER 64,000 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF CITY TRAFFIC. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM UNDER-THE-HOOD NOT UNLIKE THE SOUND OF A THROWN ROD. I HAD THE MUSTANG TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHOM DETERMINED FROM THE 3.5 QUARTS OF OIL SLUDGE RECOVERED FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE MILK LIKE FLUID IN THE VALVE COVER PAN, THE VEHICLE HEAD GASKET FAILURE WAS THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I INTEND TO APPROACH FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR SOME LEVEL OF RELIEF SINCE I AM NOW CONVINCED THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE WAS A SYSTEMIC ENGINE PROBLEM DURING THE 1980'S AND 1990'S. *AK

I HAD A HARD TIME SHIFTING SO I BROUGHT IT IN FOR A CHECK AND AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE FOUND THIS WRONG: INPUT SHAFT RETAINER...I ALSO NEED MY CLUTCH REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS.*AK MY CAR ONLY HAD AROUND 25,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THIS PART WAS INSTALLED WRONG AND HUMAN ERROR CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MY BILL WAS $751.12 AND I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS AND THEY TOLD ME BASICALLY TOUGH LUCK. THERE IS NO WAY A TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO BAD AT 25,000 MILES. CAN YOU LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME? I STILL HAVE THE BAD PART AND YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE THAT WAS MADE TO THIS PART. THANKS

I HAVE A 1999 MUSTANG 3.8L-V6. RECENTLY, THE CAR BEGAN TO EXPEL A WHITE VAPOR FROM THE TAILPIPE WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT, ALONG WITH A VIBRATION NOISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AS MANY AS 2-3 TIMES PER DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE AND REPLACED AN AIR PUMP. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. I DISCUSSED THAT ISSUE WITH THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECORD OF THAT KIND OF PROBLEM WITH A 1999 MUSTANG. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE.

BOTH FRONT AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT BACK INTO ITS HOLSTER WHEN THEY WERE UNFASTENED. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE AND FELL BACK. *AK *MR

FRONT END SHOOK DUE TO DEFECTIV EBALL JOINTS, AND BLUE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE DRIVER TURNED OFF IGNITION, AND BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

I HAVE A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1999 FORD MUSTANG GT WITH A 4.6 L ENGINE. IT HAVE GAINED KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON DEFECT ON THIS ENGINE SINCE THE 1996 MODEL YEAR ON ALMOST EVERY FORD MOTORS VEHICLE WITH THIS ENGINE SETUP. FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART AND DOES NOT ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR VEHICLES. UPON CONTACTING THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR THAT WILL COST THEIR INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMERS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND REPLACE. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A COMPANY THAT MARKETS THEIR QUALITY TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WHILE NOT FESSING UP TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS. * CB

I OWN A 1999 FORD MUSTANG AND I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. LAST WINTER , ICE AND SNOW SEEM TO CATCH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. AS A RESULT YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR AND IT HAS PUT A DENT IN THE DOOR. I SEE OTHER MUSTANGS WITH A DENT IN THE SAME PLACE, SO I KNOW THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM

THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON IN MY 1999 MUSTANG GT, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON. IF I GIGGLE THE HANDLE FROM THE OPPOSITE WAY I WAS TURNING, IT WILL STOP. SOME DAYS IT WILL ONLY DO IT ONCE, AND OTHERS IT DOES IT ALMOST NON STOP WHEN I HAVE THE CAR ON. IT IS A VERY ANNOYING MALFUNCTION, AND HAS COST ME IN REPLACING MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF THEM RUNNING ON A DRY WINDSHIELD ALL THE TIME. I TALKED TO THE LOCAL FORD STORE HERE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON IT, BUT NEVER ANY RECALL. I DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING IN YOUR SERVICE BULLETINS, AND I REFUSE TO PAY THE $250 DOLLARS THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE IT.

THE HEADLAMP LENSES ON MY 1999 MUSTANG V-6 HAVE BECOME SO ETCHED THAT THEY FAIL TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE FOR NIGHT OPERATION. I HAVE 84,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, BUT HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE HAVE HEADLAMP LENSES THAT DEGRADED IN THIS WAY.*AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE IDLE SPEED DROPS,AND SUDDENLY PICKS UP, CAUSING CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. *AK

THERE WAS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION IN THE DRIVERS SEAT ON MY 1999 FORD MUSTANG GT THAT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN LAS VEGAS RETURNING FROM WORK WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BACK UP FAILED AND THE SEAT BACK FAIL BACK ON THE REAR SEAT. LUCKILY, I HAD A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAD NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS SEAT BEFORE, AND IT WAS SUBJECT TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT SUCH A FAILURE COULD EASILY RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF ANOTHER MUSTANG WITH A SIMILAR SEAT, RESULTING IN INJURIES AND FATILITIES.*AK

THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT LENSES WERE MADE OF PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC LENSES TURNED TO A DARK COLOR WHICH TOOK AWAY 50% OF THE LIGHT STRENGTH. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT LENSES WERE MADE OF PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC LENSES TURNED TO A DARK COLOR WHICH TOOK AWAY 50% OF THE LIGHT STRENGTH. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

CAR STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REFLASHED THE COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND CHANGED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE YET THE PROBLEM STILL ARISES. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP THE RPM DROP TO 500 RPM AND THEN BOUNCED BACK UP TO AN IDLE AT 700 RPM. OTHER TIMES THAT IT WILL DROP BELOW 500 RPM, AND THE CAR STARTS TO STALL. *LA

99 FORD MUSTANG GT OTH FRONT SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT BACK INTO REEL. NEED TO BE FED BACK INTO REEL.AR STALLS SOMETIMES FOR NO REASON ON HIGHWAY.*AK

EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. WHEN TURNED ON, HIGH BEAM INDICATOR IS ON, BUT HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT ON. HIGH BEAMS ARE ALSO INOPERABLE.

1999 MUSTANG WITH 58,000 MILES. HAD MULTIPLE PREMATURE FAILURE OF REAR AXLE BEARINGS. ALL BEARINGS,CONES, AND CUPS REPLACED.*AK

25,000 MILES ON 1999 FORD MUSTANG 5-SPEED DIFFICULTLY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE - PILOT BUSHING DEFECTIVE - TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE PULLED & REPAIRED - VERY COSTLY 3 YR WARRANTY EXPIRED 4 MOS. AGO . *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE'S HOOD FLEW UP WHICH IMPAIRED DRIVER'S VISION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

1999 FORD MUSTANG GT- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ENGINE STALLS INSTEAD OF IDLING WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, COMES TO REST OR DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS. *NLM

MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR 1999 MUSTANG GT. THE VEHICLE HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. VIN # [XXX]. MY SON 'T-BONED' A VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. OUR VEHICLE SUSTAINED $8000 IN FRONT END DAMAGE. NEITHER THE DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY SON AND HIS PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NECK AND BACK PAIN. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE DRIVER BOTH SAID THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE CRASH. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HELLO, TSB 99S26 STATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SAFTEY BELT RETRACTOR ON THE 1999 FORD MUSTANG COBRA. I HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE REPAIRED AT MY COST THEN FOUND THIS RECALL NOTE. HOWEVER THE DEALER AND FORD BOTH CLAIN THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL FOR MY PARTICULAR VIN#. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE AS NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING. IS THERE A WAY TO FIND OUT IF MY CAR IS COVERED BY THIS SAFETY ISSUE? FORD AND THE DEALER STATE THAT THEY DO NOT SHOW ANYTHING AND THAT THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT THAT CAN HELP OUT.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. JOHN MILLER. *AK

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND MADE A LOUD NOISE AS IF THE MUFFLER HAD FALLEN OFF. ALSO, THERE WAS A RUST SPOT ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED HIS VEHILE IN VEHICLE IN THE MORNING IT WAS VERY LOUD FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE MADE A RIGHT TURN THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THE MANIFOLD HEATER VALVE. *NLM

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. ENGINES IDLES ROUGH AND STALES AT ABOUT 1500 RPM'S. IF YOU TURN ON THE HEATER OR AC. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE. I SCANNED THE CAR AND GOT A MISFIRE CODE AND AN EGR CODE. REPLACED ALL IGNITION PARTS AND ALL EMISSION PARTS AND THE CODE AND PROBLEM WON'T GO AWAY. HELP PLEASE. ANY INFO CAN BE SENT TO SKIPPEMA@YAHOO.COM THANKS

WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH, THE CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE AHEAD. *JB

96 COBRA, I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION EITHER WORKED ON OR REPLACED 6 TIMES. IT WENT IN THE SHOP FOR IT'S SECOND NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT TOOK TWO TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE I GOT IT BACK. FROM TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE COBRA'S WITH THE T-45 TRANSMISSION. *JB

UNPREDICTABLE PROBLEM. OCCASIONALLY, 5 TO 15 SECONDS AFTER I FIRST START MY 1999 MUSTANG GT, THE ENGINE WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN RPM AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. IF THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND I DO NOT HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I NOTICE THE PROBLEM MOSTLY WHEN I FIRST PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. IT MAY HAPPEN 3 OR 4 TIMES IN ONE MONTH AND MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE BRAKE APPLIED FIRMLY, I THINK THE CAR COULD EASILY JUMP 5 FEET BEFORE GETTING A FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 29,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I PURCHASED IT NEW IN THE MIDDLE OF 1999. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. DURING A PREVIOUS IN WARRANTY REPAIR, I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT SOMETIMES IT ALSO HAD A ROUGH IDLE. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE EITHER OF THE PROBLEMS DURING TESTING. NOW THE CAR HAS A SPORADIC COLD IDLE PROBLEM WHICH HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS RELATED. I WOULD GUESS THE "RAPID RPM INCREASE AT IDLE PROBLEM" HAS OCCURED BETWEEN 25 AND 50 TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS BUMPING THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER REPEAT OCCURENCES I STARTED PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION. MY FOOT NEVER TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE CAR JUMPED UNPREDICTABLY. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR. FOR THE MOST PART, I AM A VERY HAPPY CUSTOMER OF FORD MOTOR CO. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM CONCERNS ME GREATLY FROM A POINT OF SAFETY BECUASE PEDESTRIANS COULD BE WALKING IN FRONT OF OR BEHIND THE CAR WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS.

DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL. NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN SO TAPPED BRAKE PEDAL. CRUISE WOULD NOT RELEASE. HIT BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN. NO RESPONSE. POUNDED BRAKE PEDAL AND FINALLY CRUISE CANCELLED. DEALERSHIP FOUND CAUSE TO BE A BROKEN WIRE ON THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. LUCKILY HAD ROOM IN TRAFFIC TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM. NEXT STEP WAS TO HIT CRUISE OFF BUTTON.

MY SEAT BELT (DRIVERS SIDE)DOES NOT RETRACT REAL WELL YOU HAVE TO PUSH IT BACK INTO THE SIDE WALL OF THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT OTHER VIN NUMBERS HAVE HAD A RECALL BUT NOT MINE. I CALLED FORD IN MICHIGAN TO ASK THEM HOW TO GET A RECALL STARTED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I CAN NOT. THEN I ASKED THEM TO FIX MY PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE AND THEY TOLD ME IF I WANTED IT FIXED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS A SAFTY ISSUE AND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT FREE OF CHARGE. DT

WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 5 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHING INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *JG

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR CONDITIONER NOT WORKING AND THEN IT STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. A COUPLE DAYS LATER MY RPM MONITOR STOPPED ALONG WITH MY ELECTRIC COOLING FAN, SO NOW MY CAR OVER HEATS AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOESN'T EVEN LET US KNOW THAT THE CAR IS OVER HEATED. WE ALSO PUT 2 CONSTANT CONTROL RELAY MODULES IN THIS VEHICLE AND ARE SKEPTICAL OF A 3RD ONE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER 75,000 AND WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. CAN ANYONE OUT THERE HELP ME? THIS IS THE 2ND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHERS THIS CAR HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FROM THE START.*AK

CAR STALLS WHEN STARTING ON A COLD ENGINE REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE TEMP. SOMETHING STICKS UNDER HOOD. IF YOU HOLD YOUR FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, IT WILL STAY RUNNING BUT WILL ABRUPTLY DIE WHEN LET OFF PEDAL. EVEN IF YOU START DRIVING, IT CAN STILL STICK, CAUSING ENGINE SHUTOFF WHILE MOVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF P. STEERING, BRAKES, ETC., HAS BEEN IN UNDER WARRANTY ONCE, WAS NOT FIXED. DOES THIS ON ABOUT 1 OUT OF 10 COLD STARTS RANDOMLY. HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL !*AK

WHILE DRIVING SCREWS POP OUT OF SEAT, CAUSING SEAT TO LEAN BACK ABOUT 4 INCHES, MAKING IT HARD TO REACH PEDAL.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY WHEN DRIVING. INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE DEALER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO LEAKS BUT WAS OUT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, THE REAR SEAL IN THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED, THE HEATER CORE, THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. *JG

APPLYING BRAKES THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND KILL SUDDENLY AND THE POWER STEARING AND BREAKING WILL NOT WORK. *AK

CAR WILL KILL AT 10 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN AND LEAVE ME WIT NO BRAKES OR STEERING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AND MINOR INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. *AK WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN OVER A CURB, CAUSED DAMAGE ON THE WINDSHIELD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD. *YH

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR, AND THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE. CONSUMER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THEN, TRIED TO SHIFT AGAIN. IT TOOK 30 MINUTES BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. DEALER DETERMINED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING, DEALER DETERMINED HEADGASKET WAS BLOWN AND REAR SEAL OF ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A LOUD HUMMIMG NOISE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM HAD TRANSCEIVER MALFUNCTION (BROKEN WIRES). *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 1999. THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TO 40 MPH WITHOUT GIVING ANY GAS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER PAUL CORNIES FORD RICHMOND ST. CHATHAM ONT. ON 6 OCCASIONS, EVERY 6 MONTHS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL COMPELLED TO MAKE YOUR AGENCY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS THIS SITUATION IS VERY UNSAFE . I MAY BE REACHED AT MY CANADIAN ADDRESS ROBERT WEBB 15 BRIARHILL RD. CHATHAM ONT. PHONE 1-519-3544974 EMAIL BOBWEBB1@HOTRMAIL.COM THANK YOU BOB WEBB. *AK

COMPUTER CONTROLLED IDLE DEFECTIVE, IDLE SURGES UNPREDICTABLY. OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN STOPPED. IDLE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 500 AND 1000. SOMETIMES WILL STALL AND OTHER TIMES WILL LURCH FORWARD AGAINST THE BRAKES. IF A/C IS TURNED ON, THE CONDITION IS WORSE. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY "CAN'T" FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS A COMPUTER CONTROLLED PROBLEM.*JB

CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A DEFECT WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED CABLE AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 99 V 062 001. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK. CONSUMER STATES THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 53 MPH, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO HIT THE BRAKES AFTER SEEING A VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, AND CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK INJURIES.*JB

FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS BACKED INTO, DAMAGE WAS $ 1100.00. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, DRIVER'S SEATBACK FELL BACK.*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS WORK FINE, BUT WHAT I'VE NOTICE ALONG WITH MY MUSTANG MY, MOTHER'S FORD TAURUS AS WELL, THE HOUSING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS APPERAS TO BE EXTREMELY PITTED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THEM AT NIGHT. I'VE TRIED TO USE A PLASTIC CLEANING SOLUTION FOR THEM, ONE FROM 3M SEEMED TO HELP CLEAN THE HEADLAMPS GREATLY AND IMPROVED THE CONDITIONS SOME, BUT I'VE NOTICE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE GETTING EXPOTENTIALY WORSE. I AM GOING TO GO SPEAK WITH FORD DURRING THE WEEK AND LOOK AT OTHER HEADLAMPS ON THE NEW MUSTANGS. BUT I AM MAINLY CURIOUSE AS TO WEATHER OR NOT OTHER DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEIR HEADLAMPS LOOK LIKE THE HAVE A FILM ON THEM OR ARE PITTED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF. (I USE A CERTIFIED CAR CLEANING SOLUTION TO WASH THE VEHICLES. IT'S MADE BY TUTLE WAX AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE FOR ALL FINISHES)

PRIOR TO RECALL 00V349, VEHICLE CRASHED TWICE, ROLLING OUT OF CONSUMERS DRIVEWAY, AFTER RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, INCIDENT HAPPENED ON TWO MORE OCCASIONS. *SLC

VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE INTO ANY GEAR WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, DEALER STATED THAT OIL HAD SPILLED OVER TO THE CLUTCH, BURNING IT UP, SOON AFTER REPAIRS CONSUMER STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, DEALER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHAFT, DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *SLC

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMERAPPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SLIPPED ON THE ROCK AND HIT AN ENBANKMENT. DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES TO VERY HIGH RPMS WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE, EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS FORCED DOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH PARKING BRAKE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL ROLL FORWARD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO SPEND AROUND AND SMASH INTO A CONCRETE WALL WITH MYSELF,MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN,4 AND 6.*AK (TIRESIZE: P20565R15)

BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THEY GET TWISTED AT BELT GUIDE LOOP, AND WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS.*AK *YH

AIRBAG FAILED TO INFLATE EVEN THOUGH I WAS STRUCK AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BY SOMEONE GOING OVER 40MILES PER HOUR. *AK

CAR IDLES TOO HIGH, WILL MAINTIAN SPEED WITH NO PEDAL PRESSURE. IN TRAFFIC MUST BRAKE CONTINUALLY TO SLOW CAR DOWN. CAR INITIALLY WOULD NOT IDLE AT ALL, IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED. NOW CAR HAS VARYING HIGH IDLE. AFTER FOUR REPAIR ATTEMPTS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

CONSUMER PICKED VEHICLE UP AFTER NHTSA RECALL 01V121000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL #01S15 REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. DRIVING VEHICLE HOME CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER LETTING UP ON THE CLUTCH VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALER WAS REFUSING TO FIX VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH RECALL WORK. *AK

FRONT END CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. CAR IS A COMPLETE TOTAL. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS OPENED. I CALL FORD. SINCE NO ONE WAS INJURED THEY DO NOT SEEM TO CARE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED TO GET ATTENTION. I PAID FOR AN AIR BAG SYTEM. IT DID NOT WORK. HOW CAN I GET FORDS ATTENTION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN BY DRIVEWAY WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE SLIPPED AND THE CAR ROLLED HITTING A TREE. FORD REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME FOR DAMAGES AND THE CAR RENTAL. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE OPEN RECALL ON MY VEHICLE.*AK

PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTICE,THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO STOPE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE SEVERELY. ARRIVED HOME AND JACKED VEHICLE UP, NOTICED DRIVESHAFT BOLTS ATTACHED TO REAR HOUSING WERE ABOUT TO COME OFF. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME.*AK

WAS DRIVING V WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE SEVERELY. AFTER ARRIVING HOME, PLACED VEHICLE ON HOIST AND CHECKED BENEATH IT. *AK

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A VAN. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

EGR SYSTEM CAUSED BUCK OR SKIP FEELING. HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF VERIOUS DEALERS SINCE PURCHASE DATE. OTHER DEALERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTIONS. WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS IF NEEDED.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL NHTSA 00V349000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S37 REPAIRS. AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED. MANUFACTURER REPLACED WINDSHIELD AT NO CHARGE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, EVENTUALLY HITTING A PARKED CAR. DAMAGE TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS ESTIMATED AT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE SHEEY FORD DEALERSHIP LOCATED AT 10601 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE RICHMOND,VA 23235 DID NOT DO A GOOD JOB ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT NO ADJUSTMENTS WERE DONE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE AND FEELS THE PROBLEM MAY OCCUR AGAIN. *SLC

BUMPER MOUNTING BRACKET IS POORLY DESIGNED AND ONCE THE INTEGRITY OF ONE OF THE BRACKET TABS IS COMPROMISED, THE WHOLE BUMPER WILL FALL OFF WITH TIME DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE OTHER BRACKET TABS. HAD I NOT TAKEN IT IN TO BE REPAINTED (DUE TO FACTORY DEFECTIVE PAINT JOB), THE BUMPER WOULD HAVE COME OFF WHILE DRIVING. I NOW HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW FRONT BUMPER BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. THE MOUNTING BRACKETS SHOULD BE REINFORCED OR REDESIGNED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS INVOLOVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THERE WAS A GREAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT EXPERIENCE DEPLOYMENT. NLM

I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLE REPLACED AND MY VEHICLE COMES OUT WITH A FAULTY BRAKE CALLIPER. SOMETHING IS WRONG WTIH THE PROCEEDURE IN FIXING THIS KNUCKLE OR THE TECHNICIANS WORKING ON THE VEHICLES ARE CARLESS. I HAVE READ DIFFERENT MESSAGES ON ON BLUE OVAL MESSAGE BOARD ABOUT INDIVIDUALS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR REAR WHEEL BRAKES INVOLVING THE CALIPER ASSEMBLY AND OR ROTOR LOCKING UP.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 60 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE PULLEY SLIDES ON TO AN ALUMINUM SLEEVE THAT IS PART OF THE FRONT PLATE ON THE ENGINE. I WAS DOING A ROUTINE INSPECTION WHEN I NOTICED THE PULLEY SLIGHTLY TILTED. I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BELT AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE PULLEY, BOLT THAT GOES INTO THE PLATE TO HOLD THE PULLEY ON, AND THE METAL SLEEVE THAT WAS BROKEN OFF OF THE FRONT ENGINE PLATE. IF THIS PULLEY WOULD HAVE CAME OFF, THE BELT WOULD HAVE BEEN INSTANTLY FRAYED BY AN ADJACENT ENGINE COMPONENT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY POWER STEERING. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO REPORTS, RECALLS, OR FACTORY DEFECTS. I APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE IN LETTING ME KNOW IF THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT OR JUST SHODDY WORKMANSHIP IN MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. MY HOME NUMBER IS 011-49-6333-980903. I LIVE IN GERMANY. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU PROVIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, NEARLY CAUSING SEVERAL COLLISIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT TIRES ARE WARPED ON OUTSIDE AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH AND HIGHER. DEALER HAS ALIGNED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

THIS IS A COPY OF THE E MAIL:: PRODUCT SAFETY ALERT! I WANT TO FIRST STATE: I DO NOT CURRENTLY OWN A FORD VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THAT CONCERNS ME IS 1999 MUSTANG WITH POWER DRIVER'S SEAT WITH SWITCHES MOUNTED ON THE FRONT OF THE SEAT (AND LIKE VEHICLES) I WAS RECENTLY INSTALLING A REMOTE CAR STARTER/ALARM FOR A CUSTOMER WHO OWNS A 1999 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE, AND I WAS POSITIONED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD (ON MY BACK/SIDE, IN THE FOOTWELL) AND WAS SECURING A MODULE UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND I MOVED SLIGHTLY, AND THE ELECTRIC SEAT STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD (THE SIDE OF MY TORSO MADE CONTACT WITH THE ADJUSTMENT SWITCH) AT THAT POINT THE SEAT WAS POWERING FORWARD PINNING THE SWITCH TO MY TORSO IN THE FORWARD POSITION (I WAS UNABLE TO REACH IT) I WAS BEING CRUSHED! AND COULD NOT STOP THE SEAT! MY NECK WAS BENT AT AN UNNATURAL ANGLE AND MY FACE WAS COMING IN CONTACT WITH A RATHER HOT SHOP LIGHT THAT WAS POSITIONED NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PETAL. I WAS ALONE IN THE SHOP, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SOUND THE HORN AND GET ASSISTANCE FROM A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO WAS IN OUR SHOWROOM, AT THE POINT HE RESCUED ME (BY STUFFING HIS HAND BEHIND MY BACK AND RELIEVING THE PINNED SWITCH, LUCKILY HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE SWITCH LOCATION) I WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE KNEE BOLSTER AND THE SEAT IN (APX A 6" SPACE) AND UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL, AND I AM A LARGE MAN OF 290LBS! THE SEAT WAS STILL CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD. I WAS UNABLE TO FREE MYSELF AND COULD NOT BREATH OR EVEN YELL FOR HELP BECAUSE MY BODY WAS SO COMPACTED, WHEN I EXHALED I WAS UNABLE TO INHALE AGAIN TO YELL OUT. AT THIS VENTURE I STILL HAVE DISCOMFORT IN MY BACK, NECK, AND RIBS FROM THIS INCIDENT (I AM NOT SUGGESTING YOU CONTACT YOUR LAWYERS) BUT I AM ASKING YOU TO PLEASE ALERT YOUR TECHNICIANS, OWNERS, ETC., WHO MIGHT BE PUT IN THIS SAME DEADLY/DABILITATING SITUATION. CONTACT YOUR DESIGN DEPT. FOR SWITCH RELOCATION ETC. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I HOPE THAT YOU WILL RETURN THIS EMAIL/TAKE ACTION ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS EVENT.

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD BRAKES APPLIED IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP VEHICLE, LEAVING SKID MARKS ON ROAD. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL FOR THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN INTO AN EMBANKMENT, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR PARKING BRAKE. DEALER INSPECTING VEHICLE .*AK

ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE TURNING IGNITION SWITCH AND ANTI THEFT LIGHT HAVE FLASHED ON, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE NUMBER OF RECALLS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH. NLM

DELAYED BRAKE ACTION & JERKS STEERING ON LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION - DEALER SAYS KNOWN PROBLEM - DESIGN FLAW - NO FIX. *AK

I WAS IN REVERSE TRAVELING ATBOUT 3-5 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WAS A LOUD HOP AND THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED ABOUT 6" INCHE DOWN .BOTH FP/S BALL JOINTS HOPPED OUT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD THING AT 55/70 MILES PER HOUR! FORD REPAIRED THIS UNDER WARRANTY BUT I QUSTION HOW MANY OTHERS AND IF THE DRIVERS SIDE COULD COME APART AS WELL?*AK

VEHICLE WAS RATTLING/SHAKING. TAKEN TO DEALER WHO REPLACED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. ALSO, FUEL SENSOR SWITCH AND IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED IN DECEMBER, 2000. *AK

TWO CERTIFIED FORD DELAERS, AS WELL AS TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. ALL FOUR CONCUR THE PROBLEM IS THERE, BUT NONE ARE SURE HOW TO FIX IT. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND AS OF THIS DATE, HAS GONE MORE THAN ONE WEEK WITHOUT RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE.NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 99V250000. THIS VEHICLE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL, ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME PROBLEM. PASSENGER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE, THEN IT ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER HAD JUST TAKEN IT IN ON 5 FEBRUARY, 2001 FOR PARKING BRAKE RECALL. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED. *AK THE DEALER FAILED TO PROPERLY FIX THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHIC WAS ON RECALL. THE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO RETURN CONSUMER'S PHONE CALLS. *YH

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO MY CAR WOULD STALL WHENEVER I WOULD SLOW DOWN (PRESSING THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE). I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR WHILE COASTING, BECAUSE MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN TO ALLOW ME TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO AUDUBON FORD IN BATON ROUGE, LA FOR SERVICE. THEY REPLACED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T DISAPPEAR, BUT BECAME MUCH LESS FREQUENT. TODAY, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. IT STALLED AGAIN, AND WORSE, MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.*AK

THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING AFTER PLACING IN GEAR. RPMS GO DOWN, THEN SURGE CAUSING VEHICLE TO "LAUNCH" WHATEVER DIRECTION YOU'RE AIMED AT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON OR 1 1/2 YEARS. 25 DAYS IN SHOP TO NO AVAIL. BLAINE @ FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE, IS WELL AWARE OF IT (FILE # 203312)YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THE CAR IS FAST, RUNS CLEAN, USES NO OIL, PERFORMS WELL, EXCEPT FOR THE LAUNCHING SITUATION. CA CONSUMER AFFAIRS CONTACTED AS WELL. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT WANT IT FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!!*AK

TRACTION CONTROL HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, AXLE WAS DEFECTIVE, IT SHUT DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHTAND WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

FORD MUSTANG CONV. 1999 3.8 LITER ENGINE. REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS/ACCELERATION PROBS 3 TIMES TO DEALERSHIPS ( ONE TIME TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP OUTSIDE FORD JURISDICTION THAT NOTICED EXCESSIVE GASKET LEAKAGE) BEFORE 12,000 MILES. FINALLY, AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM ALL DEALERSHIP VISITS, FINALLY REPLACED W/ REFURBISHED ENGINE DEMONSTRATING SAME PROBLEM AT 31207 MILES APPROXIMATELY. (PLEASE NOTE- IT APPEARS AS THOUGH DEALERSHIP ON TWO OCCASIONS TRIED TO CHANGE THE PROBLEMS I NOTATED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE MY COMPLAINTS. GAVE ME BACK INVOICE TWO TIMES WITH MODIFICATIONS THAT WERE NOT ORIGINAL COMPLAINT! ON THE SECOND TIME- TRACKED DOWN THE MANAGER AND COMPLAINED DIRECTLY AND ASKED WHY THE DEALERSHIP HAD DONE THIS. HE HAD NO ANSWER FOR THIS EMPLOYEES ACTION.) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WITH THE NEW REFURBISHED ENGINE IS THAT THERE IS NO BURNING SMELL AND THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY VIBRATES SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND GEARSHIFT VIBRATES TO AND FRO VIOLENTLY- THE INITIAL ACCELERATION COMPLAINT REMAINS. THE VIOLENT ENGINE SHAKING DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THIS NEW ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED ONLY 3 DAYS. TRANSMISSION/ CLUTCH ASSEMBLY- GASKET REPLACEMENT (EXCESSIVE BURNING SMELL IN VEHICLE). NO COATING UNDER VEHICLE TO PROTECT INTERIOR COMPONENTS- DEALERSHIP FIXED. INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD CRACKED/ CHIPPED INTERNALLY- NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT. BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED PER RECALL. INTERIOR DASHBOARD LOSES COLOR- REPLACED TWO TIMES. CONVERTIBLE TOP APPARATUS-EXCESSIVE RUST- NEEDS REPLACEMENT. CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING SINCE 20,000 MILES BUT HAD REPLACED DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS AT 30,000 MILES. CONVERTIBLE ROOF GASKET- REPLACED DUE TO DEFECT. THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS BUT I AM SICK OF TYPING. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST FORD PRODUCT I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE DELRAY LINCOLN/MERCURY REPAIR DEPARTMENT APPEARS CORRUPT. I WONDER IF THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND WHAT THEIR INCENTIVES ARE FOR LY

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY. RPM'S WILL NOT GO DOWN IMMEDIATLY AFTER IT SHIFTS TO HIGHER GEAR. CALLED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD UNLESS THEY COULD REPRODUCE THIS NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. *AK

THE KUHMO ECSTA SUPRA 712 WAS A REPLACEMENT SET OF TIRES ON MY L999 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE. THE TIRE IS DESIGNED TO DISPLACE WATER THROUGH A LARGE, LATERAL CENTER CHANNEL. FROM READING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TIRE, THIS TIRE DESIGN IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OF HYDROPLANING RESISTANCE. AS AN AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH MANY, MANY YEARS OF OPERATING HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLES, I AM TRULY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR DESIGN. THE TIRE SEEMS TO HAVE SIGNIFCANT LATERAL GRIPPING CAPABILITY BOTH IN WET AND DRY CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, THE DEEP, LATERAL CENTER CHANNEL SEEMS TO MAKE THIS TIRE UNSAFE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN A PERFECTLY SMOOTH HIGHWAY. THIS GROOVE "GRABS" ANY PERFECTIONS IN THE ROADWAY THAT ARE PARALLEL TO THE ACTUAL ROAD SURFACE AND WILL ACTUALLY "SNATCH" THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE GRIP OF THE DRIVER. ANYTHING IN THE ROADWAY SUCH AS "OVERPAVINGS" WHICH CREATE PARALLEL RIDGES, HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC LANE DEPRESSIONS IN THE ROAD SURFACE WILL DO LIKEWISE. WHILE NOT A DESIGN ENGINEER, IT APPEARS THAT THIS GROOVE DOWN THE CENTER MIMICS A TRAIN WHEEL ON THE TRACK. THE TRAIN CAN ONLY FOLLOW THE TRACK DUE TO THE TRACK INSELF BEING INSERTED INTO THE TRAIN WHEEL. ANY IMPERFECTION IN THE ROADWAY THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE DIRECTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE ROTATION OF THE TIRE CREATES A REMARKABLY SIMILAR SENSATION. WHILE I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, I HAVE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN THE GROOVE "GRIPPED" ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. I AM 53 YEARS OLD, A GRADUATE OF NUMEROUS DECISION DRIVING AND PERFORMANCE DRIVING SCHOOLS AND AM NOT AN AMATEUR IN THE REALM OF VEHICLE OPERATIONS AND DYNAMICS. IN ALL CANDOR, THESE TIRES ARE SCARY AND I WILL NOT LET MY TEEN DAUGHTER DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE NEW TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/45Z/17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/45Z/17 )

CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE (NO MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED) SLIDE MORE THAN THEY SHOULD IN THE RAIN, THE CONSUMER HAS TRIED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND SLID INTO THE MIDDLE BEFORE STOPPING DUE TO THE TIRES POOR PERFORMANCE. *MJS

PRIOR TO RECALL 00V349, VEHICLE'S PARKING BRAKE FAILED CAUSING IT TO ROLL OUT OF A PARKED POSITION AND SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT FORD ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. *SLC

PREMATURE WEAR ON CLUTCH PLATE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK. CONSUMER'S/ DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE, AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO INSTANTLY RECLINE BACKWARD. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOME AND VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, AND VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL, AND HIT A TREE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, NO ONE WAS HURT. *AK THE MANUFACTURER HAD RECALLED DEFECTIVE BRAKES BUT DECLINED TO PAY FOR CONSUMER'S BRAKE JOB. HOWEVER THE DEALER PAID FOR THE DAMAGES AFTER MAUFACTURER REFUSED RECALL # 00V349. *YH

I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASED AND ASKED FOR ANOTHER CAR THE CAR'S DOORS WERE OUT OF LINE THERE WAS PAINT MISSING THE WINDSHELD HAD A CRACK ON IT FROM THE FACTORY. I ALWAYS CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES AND THE GUY WOULD ASK WHY IT WAS LOW BUT, SAID IT WASN'T DANGLEOUS LOW SO I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. COME TO REALIZE IT WAS USING OIL. NOW THE TOP IS LEAKING. ALL I WANTED WAS FOR THEM TO GET ME ANOTHER CAR FROM DAY 2 AND THEY SAID IT WAS MINE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN TITLED TO ME AND WOULD COST ME TO GET INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T CALL ME BACK AFTER I INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AFTER A MONTH I CALLED THEM BACK AND ASKED WHEN THEY WAS GOING TO FIX MY CAR, I FELT LIKE THEY HAD SOLD IT TO ME NOW IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM SINCE I GOT IT. THIS WAS THE 3RD CAR I HAD PURCHASED FROM THIS COMPANY AND THAT DIDN'T MATTER. THE HECK WITH YOU ITS YOURS IS HOW I FELT THEY WERE TELLING ME. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM TO DO SOMETHING FOR A YEAR AND A HALF TELLING EVERYONE I KNOW BUT, I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANYWHERE. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM PLEASE CALL ME. I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ONE ELSE. I WOULDN'T WISH THIS PAIN ON ANYONE!!! THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME NEW BUT, IT HAD ALMOST 200 MILES ON IT . THERE TWO SLIPS IN MY CAR WHERE A GIRL HAD DRIVEN IT ON 2 SEPERATE TIMES. IF ANYONE CAN HELP PLEASE CALL ME 336-681-0224. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN.

CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH, AND SUDDENLY WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO SOME TRASH CANS, AND SOME OTHER STUFF ON SIDEWALK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN AN INCLINE INTO A PARKED VEHICLE, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (00V-349)DECEMBER/2000. CJ

WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (00V-349) DECEMBER 27,2000, PARKING BRAKE STILL FAULTY AFTER FOUR MONTHS, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CJ

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V349, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR RECALL REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER DROPPED IT OFF, WHEN PICKING THE VEHICLE UP, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY RAN OUT OF PARTS AND IT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL DELAY. *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING CONSUMER WAS OUTSIDE OF CAR, WALKED DOWN DRIVEWAY TO OPEN GATE AND CONSUMER HEARD A POP, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN PARKING LOT. CONSUMER HAD TO DIVE INSIDE TO SET EMERGENCY BRAKE.*AK

WE WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I95 NEAR THE VICINITY OF EDGEWATER, FL TO ST AUGUSTINE, FL, WHEN AN 18-WHEELER TRUCKS TIRE DEBRIS HIT UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE. AFTER THE IMPACT, I IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR CAR AND A HEAVY BURNING SMELL INVADED THE INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND MY DAUGHTER AND I CHECKED AROUND OUR VEHICLE AND MY FULLY-FILLED GASOLINE TANK WAS LEAKING. I CALLED 911 AND LEFT THE PERIMETER OF THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY UNTIL THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED. IF I HAD NOT OPENED MY WINDOWS THIS LEAK WOULD HAVE IGNITED WITH THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE AND MY DAUGHTER AND I COULD HAVE BURNED AND OUR CAR.*AK

CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THAT INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS RUSTED, CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE WHAT HAS CAUSED RUST. BUT, VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOTALED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL FEELS NORMAL, BUT BRAKES MAKE AN IRREGULAR SOUND, AND THEN STOPPING DISTANCE IS NOT NORMAL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE UNOCCUPIED MOVEMENTS, AND INVOLVED IN A CRASH. FIRST OCCURRED WHILE RUNNING IN NEUTRAL WITH PARKING BRAKE ON, AND SECOND OCCURRED WHILE PARKED IN GEAR WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CAR HAS STALLED ON ME ON FOUR OCCATIONS. THREE TIMES WERE DURING TURNS AND I LOST ALL POWER (BRAKES AND STEERING). I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE STALLING. LAST OCCURANCE WAS ON 12/30/99. IT STALLED WHENEVER MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF EARLIER INCIDENCES AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY CHILDREN, OTHERS, OR MYSELF COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED SINCE I HAVE NO CONTROL ONCE THE CAR STALLS. *AK

PRE-ACCIDENT CONDITIONS: DAYLIGHT, RAINING, CAR STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. A FEW MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE RED LIGHT THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY FORWARD COMPLETLY ON ITS OWN ACCORD AFTER STOPPING AT THE RED LIGHT I RE-ADJUSTED THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN MY NORMAL "OLD LADY" FASHION. ABOUT 3/4 THROUGH THE 90 DEGREE TURN THE REAR WHEELS LOST TRACTION AND BEGAN TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKE AND TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. (I SUPPOSE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I ACCIDENTLY HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON LOCATED ON THE WHEEL AT THIS TIME). ANYWAY THE CAR ENGINE CONTIUED TO REV AND THE REAR WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN, DRIVING ME INTO A COMPLETE 360 DEGREE TURN, ALL THE TIME WITH MY FOOD HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE IN THIS SPIN THE REAR OF THE CAR JUMPED A MEDIAN CURB TWICE, CROSSED TWO LANES OF ASPHALT, JUMPED ANOTHER CURB AND FINALLY CRASH INTO A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE. ONLY THEN DID THE CAR STALL AND THE DRIVE WHEELS STOP SPINNING.*AK

THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS WHEN I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON WATER STARTED LEAKING ON MY FOOT, THEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP(UNDER FORD WARRANTY AT THE TIME) AND THEY SAID SOME "PLASTIC PART WAS MISSING" A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. THEN ALL OF SUDDEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND AND IT JUMPS FROM DRIVE TO ANOTHER GEAR. THEN I GO THROUGH A CAR WAS AND WATER COMES IN MY CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP "READJUSTED THE TOP" AND STATED EVERYTHING WOULD BE OKAY. MONTHS LATER I HEAR A TICKING SOUND WHEN ITS IN PARK AND A TICKING SOUND AND " I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE AN EXHAUST LEAK". NEXT IT RAINS AND WATER STARTED COMING IN AGAIN. THE FINAL DRAW WAS 12-21-00 AND THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH AND THE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING "LOW FUEL" AND THE CAR ISN'T EMPTY. I CAN'T GET THE DEALERSHIPS HERE TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND FORD WON'T HELP BECAUSE "I DIDN'T BUY THEIR WARRANTY" WHEN IN FACT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO BUY SOME EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH HAS PROVEN TO BE USELESS. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON INCLINE HILL WITH GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 00S33 HAVING TO DO WITH STEERING GEAR RETAINING BOLTS. STATES THIS CAN CAUSE MISALIGNMENT. BROUGHT IN TO HAVE FIXED. MY TIRES ON THE FRONT WERE BALD ON OUTSIDE. TOLD BY DEALER THIS IS CAUSED BY MISALIGNMENT. MISALIGNMENT CAUSED BY RECALL. DEALER OR FORD MOTOR CO., SHOULD PAY FOR NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY RECALL TO BEGIN WITH. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY RIGHTS AND COURSE OF ACTION AS DEALER IS HEDGING ABOUT PICKING UP COST.

LETTER WRITTEN FOR 1 1/2 YEARS, CRUISE CONTROL CABLES NOT INSTALLED, LIED ABOUT TRANSMISSION. *AK

I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I THEN WAITED TO MAKE SURE THE BRAKE WAS GOING TO HOLD THE CAR AND THEN I RAN IN THE HOUSE. 3-4 MINUTES LATER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE GAVE WAY AND THE CAR ROLLED INTO A TREE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, RESULTING IN THE CAR ROLLING DOWN A DRIVEWAY INTO A BRICK BARRIER, CAUSING $1000 DAMAGE TO FRONT END. SUBSEQUENTLY, EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS RANDOMLY OPERATED BY PULLING TO A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, WITH NO TENSION AT ALL, TO PULLING WITH A DEFINITE RATCHETING SOUND. IT HAS BEEN SPORADIC ENOUGH THAT THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHEN IT WILL FAIL. I HAVE MADE EXTRA EFFORT TO AVOID PARKING ON ANY HILLS SINCE THE PRIMARY INCIDENT.*AK

STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

BATTERY WAS CHARGING BECAUSE AMP WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE JUMPED. DEALER REPLACED AMP, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. VEHICLE WOULD GET STUCK IN REVERSE. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. MANAGEMENT A DEALERSHIP SAID IT WILL HAPPEN TIME TO TIME.*AK

WHEN TURNING AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE TO JERKS TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE PULLS ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP WITH NO RESISTANCE AND DOESNT SET BRAKE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO FIND A NEW DEALER TO GO TO.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY AND THE OUTER TIE ROD. *CJ.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE RIGHT BALL JOINT FRACTURED AND BROKE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO TURN INWARD. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH. *CJ.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY AND THE OUTER TIE ROD. *CJ.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE RIGHT BALL JOINT FRACTURED AND BROKE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO TURN INWARD. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH. *CJ.

TIRES SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION ON SIDEWALLS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )

RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE OMITTED FROM CERTIFICATION LABEL AS REQUIRED BY NHTSA. IT CANNOT BE FOUND ANYWHERE ON THE VEHICLE.

THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE TIRE. BECAUSE THE RV HAS 2 REAR TIRES, WHEN THIS DEFECTIVE ONE DE-TREADED, THE OTHER TIRE COMPENSATED FOR IT. (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE TIRE. BECAUSE THE RV HAS 2 REAR TIRES, WHEN THIS DEFECTIVE ONE DE-TREADED, THE OTHER TIRE COMPENSATED FOR IT.( DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

CAR STALLS OUT WHILE IN MOTION. HAS HAPPENED TURNING A CORNER, ON A BUMPY ROAD (2" ROAD CONSTRUCTION DROP OFF), AND FOR NO APPARANT REASON. DOES NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN, BUT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. 2) WHEN TRYING TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE WHILE STOPPED (COMING OUT OF MY GARAGE OR A PARKING SPACE, FOR EXAMPLE) GEAR SHIFT REFUSES TO GO INTO REVERSE. PUTTING INTO FIRST DOES NOT HELP. I HAVE FOUND THAT LETTING UP ON THE CLUTCH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT WILL USUALLY LET IT GO INTO REVERSE. 3) SEATBELTS ARE MUCH TO SENSITIVE. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD YOU CAN HEAR THEM REPEATEDLY CLICKING, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. YOU HAVE TO MAKE ANY MOVEMENT VERY SLOWLY OR ELSE YOU WILL BE SNAPPED BACK TO THE SEAT. TURNING TO LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER AT TRAFFIC WILL GET YOU LOCKED IN. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MUCH SAFER FOR THE DRIVER TO GO WITHOUT USING THE SEATBELT, BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL GAS TANK TANK WILL NOT HOLD A FULL LEVEL OF FUEL. CONSUMER WAS PROVIDED WITH TSB INSTRUCTIONS ON REFILLING, CONSUMER NOTE WHEN FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS GAS LEAKED AT THE NASAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH FUEL INJECTORS FAILURE; REPLACEMNET MADE TWICE WITHIN SIX MONTH AND EMISSION CONTACT SENOR BURNT OUT. DEALER/MFR'S NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON WET SURFACES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING WIHICH CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY

DOT# M68RFC2R109 COMPLETE OUTER SIDEWALL SEPARATION FROM TIRE( DOT NUMBER: M68RFC2R10 TIRE SIZE: P24545ZR17 )

THIS IS THE THIRD PRESSURE PLATE REPLACEMENT THAT HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS CAR. I NOW HAVE A ONE OF A KIND HAND BUILT PRESSURE PLATE BECAUSE THE FACTORY COULD NOT FIND A PLATE THAT FELL WITHIN THE FACTORY TOLERANCES. DURING THE CURRENT TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP ( APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 WEEKS NOW) THE DEALER COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO GEAR AND STATED THAT THE SHIFTING FORKS WERE PROBABLY BENT ANF NOT LETTING THE CAR SHIFT PLUS THE PRESSURE PLATE ISSUE. *AK

PARKING BRAKE ARM LEVER DOESN'T STOP UPON COMPLETE ENGAGEMENT. LEVER CONTINUES TO RATCHET UPWARD BEYOND LOCKED ENGAGEMENT. *AK

WHEN PARKING, VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHEN GEARSHIFT IN PARK POSITION. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACK AFTER STOPPING AND PUTTING GEARSHIFT IN DRIVE. AFTER TOW AND REPAIR OWNER TOLD THE CABLE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED BETWEEN THE GEARSHIFT AND TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REATTACHED AND SECURITY STRAP PUT IN PLACE. DEALER REPORTED NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHY IT BECAME DISCONNECTED.

THROTTLE PEDAL GETS STUCK AGAINST THE FLOOR MAT. DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT A COMMON PROBLEM .*AK HAPPENED 4 TIMES. LAST TIME CAUSED ACCIDENT. *YH

A FEW DAYS AGO I DISCOVERED A CRACK (15" LONG) IN MY WINDSHIELD. THERE ARE NO MARKS FROM ANYTHING HITTING IT. AND NOTHING HAS HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE OPERATING. SINCE THIS IS IS A CONVERTIBLE, I AM WONDERING IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE FLEXING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE IS "LOOSER" THAN ANY NONE-CONVERTIBLES I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, I CAN HEAR THE WINDOW/DOOR SEALS SQUIKING FROM THE FLEXING. HAS ANY RECALL BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS?*AK

HAND BRAKE PULLS ALL THE WAY UP, WITHOUT ENGAGING. HAS DONE THIS APPROX. 4 OR 5 TIMES. DEALER LOOKED AT IT TWICE. FIST TIME CAN NOT FIND REASON. SECOND TIME THEY BLAIMED IN ON DEBRIS IE PAPERS INTO SYSTEM. BRAKE FAILED AGAIN WITHIN WEEK OF BEING CHECKED OUT BY DEALER.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH. MOST LIKELY THE VEHICLE WILL TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY PULLS VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND PARKING BRAKE SET. CONSUMER'S BROTHER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE PARKING LOT AND INTO THE GRASS. CONSUMER THEN NOTIFIED THE POLICE. UPON ARRIVAL OF THE POLICE, CONSUMER ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED TO THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD BEEN SET. UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS NO TENSION IN THE BRAKE. CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE E-BRAKE COULD POSSIBLY BE FAULTY AND TO HAVE DEALER CHECK FOR PROBLEMS. UPON RETURN OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER ASKED DEALER IF THEY HAD FOUND ANY PROBLEMS, THE DEALER REPLIED WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. THE CONSUMER NOTICED UPON ARRIVAL AT CONSUMER'S HOME, THAT WHEN THE E-BRAKE WAS SET, THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE DIFFERANCE IN THE TENSION WHEN THE BRAKE WAS SET. NOTE : CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE HAD GIVEN OUT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT DID NOT REPORT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE CONSUMER ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. CONSUMER ALSO BELIEVES THAT DEALER FIXED PROBLEM WITHOUT INFORMING CONSUMER TO RID FAULT OF ANY KIND ON PART OF MANUFACTUER.

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR ABS LIGHT ON - PARTS WERE PLACED ON ORDER - WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

3.8L ENGINE REPLACED BY DEALER, REPLACEMENT ENGINE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

DEALER CAN NOT DIAGNOSE, SAYS ITS NORMAL SUSPENSION SETTLING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BECAUSE LATCH WOULDN'T SECURE IT. SAMETHING WAS HAPPENING WITH PASSENGER'S DOOR. ALSO, ALL FOUR WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP THE RIGHT WAY, BUT INSTEAD, WOULD GO OVER THE TOP. IN ADDITION, AFTER 600 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

HAND APPLIED PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE AND AT TIME DOES NOT ENGAGE AT ALL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ON 11/11/99 WHILE PARKED ON A MILD GRADE I EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPARENTLY ENGAGED BUT WITH THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR. RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE 10 MINUTES LATER I FOUND THAT IT HAD ROLLED BACK ABOUT 100 FEET, JUMPED A CURB AND COME TO REST AGAINST A HEAVY RUBBER TRASH CAN. THE HAND BRAKE WAS STILL IN THE FULLY ENGAGED POSITION. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION WITH A TRASH CAN THE REAR FACIA IS BENT. *AK

I HAD A NEW RING AND PINION GEAR INSTALLED. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE DIFFERENTIAL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CARRIER BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT, AND HAD EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE OVERHEATING. I AM LUCKY IT WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE IT FROZE UP.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SLC

BRAKE CALIPER BROKE, SPUN IN THE WHEEL BASE CUTTING THE TIRE. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SLC

BRAKE CALIPER BROKE, SPUN IN THE WHEEL BASE CUTTING THE TIRE. *SLC

PARKING BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED. NLM

PARKING BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED. NLM

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT EFFECTS THE STEERING, CAUSING IT TO PULL BACK TOWARDS THE CENTER WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED. THE BRAKES & STEERING ARE ON SAME PUMP & PROBLEM IS STEADILY GETTING WORSE. *AK

FORD ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CAN'T FIX IT, SAYS ITS A CHARACTERISTIC. DIDN'T WANT TO BUY A CHARACTERISTIC. NOTIFIED SETTLEMENT BOARD AND THEY SAY IT IS A LIABILITIES/LEGAL ISSUE. CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT GETS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER CAN'T BREATH. CONSUMER HAS TO EITHER UNDO BELT WHILE DRIVING, OR HOLD BELT IN HAND TO AVOID BEING SQUEEZED TO DEATH. CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD SEATBELT IN HAND WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID SEAT BELTS WERE MADE FOR A BABY SEAT, AND THAT THEY ALL WERE MADE THAT WAY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL RECALL REPAIR 99V-062001 COMPLETED HOWEVER FAILS AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION ON OCCASSIONS. *MJS

TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *MJS

EGR TUBE REPLACED. *MJS

WINDOW SEPARATING FROM DOOR PANEL RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.*MJS

BRAKES ARE NOT RESPONDING WELL RESULTING IN FADING. *MJS

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH, WENT THROUGH STOP SIGN AND HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER ONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, I NOTICED A PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, WHILE BRAKING TO STOP (SUCH AS AT A STOP LIGHT). *AK.ET.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED . THIS HAPPENED MORE DURING STOPPING. WHEN VEHICLE STALLED, ALL POWER WAS LOST, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL, AND POWER BRAKES WOULD GO OUT COMPLETLY. DRIVER COULD NOT STOP AT ALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND STEPPING ON BRAKES PEDAL BRAKES WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH FIRST GEAR (MANUAL TRANS.) AND WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES ON , TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, BUT BRAKES DID NOT HOLD, AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, CRASHING. *AK

NOTHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL. OVERDRIVE NOR TRACTION CONTROL FUNCTIONED IN THE SNOW. VEHICLE CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER LANE AND RAN HER OFF THE ROAD. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND A LADY HIT HIM FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS AT THE LIGHT AND WAS DRIVING 35MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK

MY SEAT COVERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE, THEY LOOK THE SAME ONCE AGAIN. *AK

UPON IMPACT , THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SERIOUSLY INJURING THE DRIVER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *AK

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-85 WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 ON A CLEAR DAY. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, AND BEFORE I COULD STOP THE SKID I HIT THE GUARDRAIL. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR MY VEHICLE (RECALL 99S09) WHICH I BELIEVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.

VERY BAD VIBRATION PROBLEM, BELIEVED TO BE FROM THE FRONT END, THE TIRES WERE BALANCED BY GOODYEAR AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIMS WERE OUT OF ROUND. THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD AT 45-55 MPH. THE FORD CHASSIS MOTORHOME HOTLINE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. MY ATTORNEY CURRENTLY HAS 4 CASES PENDING AGAINST FORD AND FLEETWOOD MOTORHOMES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEITHER FORD OR FLEETWOOD WILL ADDRESS. MY MOTORHOME VIBRATED SO BAD THAT THE TAIL SECTION DROPPED 2 INCHES, CURLED THE LEAF SPRINGS BACKWARDS, CAUSED STRESS CRACKS, RATTLES AND DESTROYED THE REAR RING AND PINION GEARS.*AK

FUEL INJECTION-VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FUEL INSTEAD CAME FROM ENGINE ONTO BLACKTOP DRIVEWAY,CAUSING DAMAGE TO BLACKTOP- STANDARD TRANSMISSION-OIL SEAL LEAKING. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES SHAKE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

3 PROBLEMS, BRAKES SHUDDER AND CAR JUMPS FORWARD UPON BRAKING, UPON ACCELERATION WHEN FOOT REMOVE FROM GAS PEDAL CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE, LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD RANDOMLY GO OFF AND ON IE. O/D LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT.

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE BRAKES 4 TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT SLID BACK ON THE TRACK AND THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED, LEAVING THE DRIVER IMMOBILIZED, AND HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

VEHICLE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO SERVERAL TREES AND SIDE OF THE BUILDING BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE MAKING A STOP THE VEHICLE VEHICLE WOULD ACCLERATE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE HAS CONSTANT PROBLEM OF STALLING MISSFIRING,HESITATES,LOSS OF POWER,ALWAYS IN AND OUT OF DEALERSHIP THEY CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. STALLED ONE TIME IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. EXACT CAUSE OF FIRE IS NOT KNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD LATCH MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND SPEED THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WILL ALSO CUT OFF. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE ABOUT 7 TIMES, AND PROBLEM CAN'T BE DUPLICATED. *AK

HAD TRAVELED 45MPH & ARRIVED HOME. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE & NOTICED RIGHT SIDE TIRES WERE FLAT. CONTACTED & TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK TIRES. INFORMED THAT TIRES FROM GOODYEAR P205/65R15 NOT UNDER WARRANTY. FORD HAD NO WARRANTY ON THE TIRES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY. A TIRE SLIPPED OFF OF THE PAVEMENT AND HIT AGAINST THE CURB. CONSUMER PUT CAR INTO 4TH GEAR AND THEN INTO 2ND GEAR TO SLOW DOWN. SHE HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND CAR HIT A 12FOOT EMBANKMENT. THEN SWERVED ACROSS THE STREET AND WENT INTO A BARBED WIRE FENCE. TOOK A WHOLE TREE LANDING DOWN. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS VEHICLE SWERVED TO PREVENT HITTING AN OBJECT,THE CAR STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS, AND THE TWO WHEELS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER (99V062) REGARDING A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. CONSUMER BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE AT 7:30 A.M. FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AT 4:30. CONSUMER ARRIVED AT 4:37 AND THE REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE, BUT VEHICLE HAD AN EXTRA 32 MILES ON IT AS IF IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN AFTER DELIVERY. REPAIRS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS AND POOR. *YC

SERPENTINE BELT COMING APART WAS CHAFFING INTO THE TIMING CHAIN COVER. NLM

IDLER PULLEY MISSING. NLM

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL CRASH, UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

VEHICLE IDLES TOO HIGH AND DOES NOT DECELLERATE WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF OF GAS PEDAL, DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO RECTIFY AT THIS TIME. MJS

VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN TOTALED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, MISFIRES, HESITATES, LOSES POWER, STALLS AND IDLES HARD. MJS

RADIATOR LEAKS. MJS

CAR WAS PARKED ON A HILL IN GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE CAR IT ROLLED 200 FEET DOWN A HILL AND INTO A TREE. CONTACTED THE DEALER ONLY TO FIND THE PART THAT WAS ORDERED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPORTED WAS ON THE SHELF AND NOT INSTALLED AT THE LAST SERVICE. *AK

VEHICLE KEEPS MISFIRING AND THEN IT STALLS. DEALER CANNOT FIX DEFECT. *AK

WITH BRAKE TO THE FLOORBOARD ENGINE IDLES WITHOUT INDICATIONS. VEHICLE ACCELERATES OWN IT'S OWN. SPEED/IDLE IS NOT REDUCED WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE REMAINS WITH DEALER BECAUSE CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED AND REPAIRS CANNOT BE MADE. *AK

THE DOCKS IN THIS ENGINE SET UP A HARMONIC VIBRATION BETWEEN 1800-2300RPM. FORD HAS DETERMINED THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION FOR "SOME" OF THESE ENGINES. TO THE UNSUSPECTING BUYER OF THIS AUTOMOBILE HE/SHE WILL HAVE TO ENDURE A MELODIC, APPROX EVERY SECOND, VIBRATION THAT IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE CAR. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS THIS PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO FORD'S ATTENTION PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE BUT THEY STILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THE AUTOMOBILE AND NOW HAVE CONCLUDED THIS IS NORMAL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OFF. SINCERELY, BILL CHASE. *AK

SEAT RATCHET ASSEMBLY TEETH BROKE. 8AK

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY CUTS OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. ALSO, REMOTE CONTROL KEYS FOR CAR DO NOT WORK. *AK

RATCHET ASSEMBLY ON THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE BROKE, CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SPIDER GEAR NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY IN REAR, IT WAS LOOSE DURING TEST DRIVE CAUSING IT TO GET CAUGHT ON OTHER GEARS NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO GO FASTER THAN 30 MPH.

RECALL 99S09 FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM NOT PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. 99V062.

WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE KEPT GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE SIDE OF VEHICLE HIT A DITCH. VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROAD, AND THEN VEHICLE HIT A TREE, AND WENT BACK INTO THE DITCH. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE WAITING TO GO INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE LEAPED AHEAD, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A PICKUP TRUCK. ONE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CAUSING IT TO TWIST. YH

THERE IS GAS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK, AND THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL WHEN DRIVING AND GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CLAMPS WEREN'T SEALED ON TIGHTLY. *AK