Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 99152 | 07/26/1999 | 608431 | Information on the new flush and fill tool available through rotunda. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 0015 | 01/10/2000 | 612203 | Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *mjs | 06/06/2000 | |
| 9888 | 04/27/1998 | 601238 | Information on a new transmission fluid usage chart. *yc | 07/10/1998 | |
| 97511 | 03/03/1997 | 51945 | Fluid- transmission fluid usage charts. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||||
| 03148 | 07/21/2003 | 10003748 | New transmission cooler flusher - service tips. 2003 escort and super duty f series included. *tt | 10/29/2003 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||||
| 01181 | 09/17/2001 | 625715 | Brake shift interlock.*jb | 11/30/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 962612 | 12/16/1996 | 50997 | Transaxle - torque converter replacement guidelines and torque converter/transaxle cooling system cleaning procedures - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| 96249 | 11/18/1996 | 50908 | Torque converter - leak test procedure - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||||
| 97111097236 | 11/10/1997 | 53662 | Some vehicles after a transaxle overhaul may be experience no third gear and/or reverse. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 96227 | 10/21/1996 | 50946 | Noise - click, clunk, rattle - mtx transaxle reverse gear. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 02/01/1999 | 2 | ||
| Speedometer cable has been replaced twice; once in 1997, and once in 1999. vehicle speed was unknown when this problem occurred. dealer has been contatced. please provide further details.*ak | |||
| 06/09/1998 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Air conditioner has always madenoise when operating now failing at low speeds capital ford said needs replacement at $1300 . speedometer is erratic at, times causing an inaccurate and shaky readout. the vibration has now caused the needle to break off dash has never been opened that i'm aware of we can no longer tell how fast vehicle is traveling. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 1 | 06/01/1996 | ||
| Transmission failure causing noise in low gear. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 05/30/1997 | 1 | ||
| Gear shift lever disengaged from the panel, cause unknown. dealer replaced the shift lever. *ak while replacing, dealer stated that the part had been redesigned. *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/27/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1999 | |
| The throw out bearing started to go out, i was on my way home on the freeway when i had to slow down due to construction. i had shifted down to 4th gear, after i had done that, it popped out of 4th gear twice nearly causing an accident. i was almost home, so i proceeded, after a while longer the car hesitated for a split second then proceed for about a 1/4 mile when it lost all transmission power. after this occured, the engine continued to run fine. my car is now in the shop needing a new clutch & transmission. the shop says that the planetary gears broke, inside the transmission. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 10/01/1998 | 1 | ||
| Clutch cable broke, causes vehicle accelerate forward whenever consumer left off clutch pedal. found cracked bracket which held cable as the cause for the cable breaking. dealer/ manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that was not under recall. repair would be done at cost to consumer. *ak *nlm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | |||
| 08/18/2001 | 1 | 01/01/1995 | |
| Ball joint broke when turning at 15 mph which tore out the cv joint. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/15/2008 | 101847 | 1 | |
| On a 1995 ford aspire with 101,847 miles, the clutch pedal was getting harder to push down and getting closer to the floor upon release even though a new clutch was put in a year earlier. also the brake pedal seemed to move around slightly. both the clutch and brake pedals are on the same bracket. i was driving one day and there was a loud pop and the clutch pedal went to the floor. i thought the cable had broken but the bolts holding the bracket had come through the firewall. a new bracket had to be fabricated and the firewall strengthened. *tr | |||
| 07/27/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1999 | |
| The throw out bearing started to go out, i was on my way home on the freeway when i had to slow down due to construction. i had shifted down to 4th gear, after i had done that, it popped out of 4th gear twice nearly causing an accident. i was almost home, so i proceeded, after a while longer the car hesitated for a split second then proceed for about a 1/4 mile when it lost all transmission power. after this occured, the engine continued to run fine. my car is now in the shop needing a new clutch & transmission. the shop says that the planetary gears broke, inside the transmission. | |||
| 01/12/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1995 | |
| No summary listed for above. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Transmission failed. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION - COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/30/1997 | 1 | 02/26/1995 | |
| Transmission shift lever broke off. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION - FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/24/2003 | 66400 | 1 | 08/19/1996 |
| Gear shift lever broke (manual transmission) while driving. was able to pull over safely due to light traffic, but could have been dangerous otherwise. *nlm | |||