Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V071000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1987 to 09/30/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 7900000 | 06/07/1996 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 04/25/1996 | 05/01/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The ignition switch could experience an internal short circuit. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition could cause overheating, smoke, and possibly fire in the steering column area of the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the ignition switch. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: electrical; ignition switch. vehicle description: passenger and multi-purpose vehicles and light duty trucks. note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 98246 | 12/07/1998 | 604059 | Ford motor company has released a new electrical grease ( f8az - 19g208-aa ) to reduce the possibility of moisture corrosion at the terminals. *yc | 03/16/1999 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 99222 | 10/18/1999 | 6089681 | Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/24/1996 | 4 | ||
| Electrical fire. *sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 04/15/1998 | |||
| There was a recall listed on the ignition switch 97v-071. but what happened to this truck could have been part of the recall. the alternator caught on fire that was cause by the engine overheating. *ak | |||
| While driving vehicle the harness to the alternator caught fire. this part was on recall. *ak | |||
| 02/02/1995 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was parked after being driven, under the dash fire caused by a short in alternator. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 06/28/1993 | 3 | 03/26/1990 | |
| Batteries continually leak acid, causing corrosion damage to emissions evaporator canister, wires, starter solenoid, battery cables and bottom of radiator. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||
| 06/28/1993 | 3 | 03/26/1990 | |
| Batteries continually leak acid, causing corrosion damage to emissions evaporator canister, wires, starter solenoid, battery cables and bottom of radiator. | |||
| 06/23/1994 | 3 | ||
| Battery cables replaced. *sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 05/02/2002 | 1 | 09/01/2001 | |
| With no warning my bronco died while i was traveling at 45 mph in work traffic. i had to push the bronco out of traffic, and then wait 2 hrs. for a tow truck to tow me to a mechanic, witha repair bill of $184.00 to replace the defective ignition module. i want to be reimbursed $184.00. this should not have failed - i could have been killed!!!!!*ak | |||
| 3 | |||
| Vehicle stalls at any time/ any speed. dealer is replacing ignition for third time.*ak | |||
| 11/01/1996 | 6 | 01/01/1989 | |
| Ignition coil, ignition switch,ignition control module in distributor has been replaced many times and car still stalls when tempertures reach warm degrees outside.*ak | |||
| 09/16/2000 | 2 | 03/01/1995 | |
| My truck stalled on the freeway twice.once on the bay bridge,the other time on i280.both times my truck was running fine then all of a sudden it would just shut stall.the time on the bridge was very terrifying,if traffic was heavy there definitely would have been a collision.i hope somebody doesn't get hurt before ford decides to rectify the situation. | |||
| 12/15/1995 | 2 | 11/01/1989 | |
| No summary | |||
| 12/04/1997 | |||
| Had received recall notice (#96v071000) in the mail. had called dealer for appointment & took vehicle in. dealer did not repair vehicle at all. not satisfied. *ak | |||
| 09/10/1996 | |||
| Electrical short in the ignition, causing the vehicle to catch fire in the steering column.*ak | |||
| 12/28/1990 | 8 | ||
| Spark plugs replaced. *sd | |||
| 03/13/1995 | 3 | ||
| Intermittent stalling. | |||
| 05/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Intermittent stalling during warm weather. *tw | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 15 | |||
| Vehicle stalls intermittently while driving especially on hot days, after the vehicle is allowed to cool off the vehicle starts again, consumer believes this problem is related to a faulty tfi module. nlm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 06/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| Consumer parked the vehicle at a restaurant and went inside to eat. within ten minutes the consumer noticed fire trucks coming into the restaurant's parking lot. consumer went outside to investigate what was going on, and noticed that his vehicle was on fire. the fire department extinguished the fire. consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership, and mechanic determined that the ignition switch caused the fire. *ak | |||
| 09/04/1998 | |||
| Consumer parked vehicle in driveway at approximately 4:30 pm and at approximately 3:06 am consumer was informed by neighbor of vehicle being on fire. fire department arrived to put out the fire. nine days later, consumer received manufacturer's. recall notice # 95s-28 / nhtsa recall # 96v- 071, ignition switch. dealer/manufacturer notified. *ak | |||
| 01/23/1997 | |||
| After having ignition swtich replaced under recall # 95s28, accessory function does not operate. dealer cannot make swtich function. *ak | |||
| 05/01/1993 | |||
| The vehicle caught on fire due to an elecrical fire that started in the steering column and under the dash. please describe. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY - SOLENOID | |||
| 06/28/1993 | 3 | 03/26/1990 | |
| Batteries continually leak acid, causing corrosion damage to emissions evaporator canister, wires, starter solenoid, battery cables and bottom of radiator. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 09/09/2002 | |||
| Vehicle had been sitting over night when it caught on fire. fire department stated steering column and dash played a major part in fire. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| Owner states that after driving vehicle 10 min later vehicle caught fire. owner notes that fire department said it may have been an electrical fire. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 01/01/2001 | |||
| Vehicle hesitated and smoke coming from hood area. vehicle burned to the ground.*ak | |||
| 03/14/2002 | 3 | ||
| Consumer experienced some electrical problems which caused vehicle to catch on fire, the fire department could not say what exactly caused the fire.*ak. consumer stated vehicle stalled 3 times previously.*jb | |||
| 12/07/1998 | |||
| The consumer has been experiencing problems with alternator harness. when started vehicle smelled something burning. when the consumer opened the hood, vehicle was in flames. the fire was put out with an extinguisher. the manufacturer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| 03/03/1994 | 3 | 01/01/1989 | |
| Wiring harness has overheated and burned several times causing alternator and other components to burn and melt as well. | |||
| 06/28/1993 | 3 | 03/26/1990 | |
| Batteries continually leak acid, causing corrosion damage to emissions evaporator canister, wires, starter solenoid, battery cables and bottom of radiator. | |||
| 12/01/1995 | |||
| Vehicle was parked for period of two days, under the hood burned, electrical short. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 06/24/1996 | |||
| Parked vehicle smoke came from underneath the hood, resulting in vehcle fire. *ak | |||