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 | |||||
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E022000 | BRAKE PARTS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 7440 | 03/20/2006 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/13/2006 | 03/13/2006 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain aftermarket brake hydraulic master cylinders sold as replacement brake cylinders for certain ford, daimlerchrysler, and jeep passenger vehicles. these brake cylinders were sold under the brand names of napa, raybestos, aimco, ac delco, carquest, bendix, and wagner. only products that were manufactured from july 27, 2005 through january 17, 2006 (date codes 0529 through 0602) are subject to this recall. when subject to very cold temperatures, an internal seal in the master cylinder could lose flexibility and may cause brake fluid to leak. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Loss of brake fluid can lead to a decrease in brake line pressure and an increase in stopping distance, which can result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Affinia (brake parts, inc.) will replace the subject brake hydraulic master cylinders free of charge. the recall began on march 20, 2006. owners can contact affina group customer service at 1-800-323-0354. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket napa, raybestos, ac delco, aimco, carquest, and bendix brake hydraulic master cylinders and has no relation to any original equipment installed on daimlerchrysler or ford vehicles.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V075000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/02/1998 to 02/29/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 436200 | 10/11/2000 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/09/2000 | 03/14/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles not equipped with the anti-lock braking system (abs). a pressure conscious reducing valve (pcrv) in the rear brakes may be subject to corrosion and result in malfunction, when operated in areas that use salt compounds on the roadway for de-icing or dust control. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If both pcrv's malfunction, vehicle handling could be adversely affected during braking as a result of the rear wheels locking, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install improved pcrv's in the rear brake system. this recall was expanded in september 2000 to include 1999 and 2000 ford contour, mercury mystique and cougar vehicles. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began april 3, 2000 for the 1996-1998 model vehicles and on october 11, 2000, for the 1999-2000 model vehicles.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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V045000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 10/30/2000 to 10/31/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 80 | 01/28/2002 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 02/14/2001 | 02/28/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built with an incorrect power brake booster and master cylinder assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If either the master cylinder or power brake booster is subsequently serviced with only one of the correct brake booster or master cylinder parts, brake performance would be reduced. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install the correct contour brake booster and master cylinder in each of these vehicles. owner notification began january 28, 2002. 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 1-866-436-7332. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||||
| 00S03 | 09/01/2000 | 618580 | Safety recall pertaining to brake pressure control reducing valve replacement. *jb | 04/17/2001 | |
| 99194 | 09/20/1999 | 6090082 | Information for servicing and diagnosing brake vibration, brake inspection, and brake friction material replacement. *tt | 03/06/2000 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE LIGHT | |||||
| 02176 | 09/02/2002 | 10008580 | Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *mj | 08/05/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 09/05/2008 | 158453 | 1 | |
| My rear brakes will not stay on my car and keep falling off into the drums. *tr | |||
| 07/13/2002 | |||
| While applying his brakes,the pedal is very loose to the fact that there is a little braking power. please fill in additional information dealer. ph | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 2 | 03/01/2000 | ||
| Brakes failed causing consumer to rear end another vehicle, causing damage to the front end, air bag did not deploy, the brakes were inspected and said to be ok but another accident happened, consumer believes the pressure reducing valves malfunctioned prior to recall resulting in the two accidents. nlm | |||
| 10/12/2000 | 1 | 07/01/2000 | |
| Lost control of the car. tried to overcorrect the car and turned the wheel too hard, the brakes locked and i lost control of the car and rolled it on its roof. there was sufficient frontal impact that the airbags should have been deployed, but didn't. also, it was a new car, so the brakes should not have locked. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 05/05/2004 | 45000 | 1 | 02/20/2001 |
| I was driving in the evening returning home-i braked for the red light and heard metal on metal on the passenger side of my vehicle and jerked to a stop-i had to have emergency repairs done-failure of the calipers, roger and laser only on the passenger side of the car. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 09/15/2005 | 21000 | 3 | 05/31/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated several problems occurred to the vehicle. while driving at 20mph, a humming sound was heard coming from the right side of the vehicle. it was taken to a local independent repair shop where it was discovered both right front and rear wheel bearings needed replaced. the brake rotors on the rear were replaced 5 times within a 6 month period. the heater blower malfunctioned and would not blow hot air. the vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop were the sensor to the heater blower was replaced. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - WHEEL CYLINDERS | |||
| 03/02/2004 | 1 | 10/27/2003 | |
| Every time i take my car in for maintenance they tell me there is a list of recalls on it so i took it to the local dealer and was told there were none but my car has the problems that are listed on their recall,so i call the dealer and was told there were recalls but the time had lapsed for me to get it fix,i never recieved a recall notice from the dealer and because i was not the orignal owner and they had no service records on the car.but they should still have to fix the recalls for safety reasons.i have already paid to have brakes and burnt valves in a motor that is 4 years old and has only 67,000 miles. *ak | |||