Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | ||||||
| PE94032 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 04/08/1994 | 06/30/1994 | STEERING POWER ASSIST FAILURE | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| EA94022 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/30/1994 | 03/02/1995 | STEERING POWER ASSIST FAIL | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 2 | 02/03/1993 | |
| When attempting to turn the vehicle off the key would not come out of the ignition due to the actuator within the steering which went bad. consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has replaced the parts on two occasions parts number f2dz3e723a and fodz3e715a. *ak | |||
| 10/14/1998 | |||
| While the key is in the ignition and the vehicle in park postion and the emergency parking brake is activated, heard a popping noise. the vehicle rolled over, causing major injuries and loss of the vehicle. cause unknown. please provide details. *ak | |||
| 10/25/1992 | 5 | ||
| Steering problem causes vehicle to drift to left and right, causing difficulty controlling vehicle. *dh | |||
| Steering locks up temporarily when turning, had fixed seven times. tt | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 08/11/1994 | 1 | ||
| Replaced steering gear box. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 03/06/1996 | |||
| Upon deceleration the power steering becomes inactive during turning maneuvers. *ak | |||
| 06/05/1995 | 5 | ||
| Steering system failure known as 'steering bind,' caused loss of control/accident. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES | |||
| 04/09/2001 | 1 | 08/01/1995 | |
| While backing out from a parking space from a stand still, left tie rod broke without warning. vehicle could not be steered and had to be towed.*ak | |||
| 06/20/1996 | |||
| Police vehicle. when turning the wheel it sticks and has to be forced out of that position.please describe. | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/17/2003 | 123000 | 1 | |
| While driving front passenger side tie rod snapped. consumer lost steering control. consumer managed to pull over, and had vehicle towed to dealership. *ak | |||
| 04/24/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| While backing out of the garage and without warning inner tie rod broke, cause unknown. *ak | |||
| 10/14/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1993 | |
| Left tie rod end fell apart, socket from ball. extreme wear from lack of lubrication. no lube fitting engineered into part. total loss of car control. how many cars are out there with this problem undiscovered? dealer failed to compensate for cost or replacement for this mis-engineered or mis-manufactured part. | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 3 | 05/10/1996 | |
| Ball joints & tie rod ends would make groaning noises in the front end. its an intermittent problem. took vehicle to dealer & nothing found. took to another garage & mechanic noticed tie rod end was shot, and that ball joints were rusty & pitted. therefore, vehicle was making noises when being driven. *ak | |||
| 03/03/1997 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| While parking vehicle outer rod failed, rendering vehicle undrivable. *ak | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 1 | |||
| Steering column caught fire due to possible recall component failure (99v-124), however denied by dealership. mjs | |||
| 10/26/1999 | |||
| Pin whitin the steering column broke. when putting the key into ignition, the ignition kept going around, and the consumer was able to take the key out of the ignition. but, engine kept running. | |||
| 05/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Steering problems, causing steering to wander. *sd | |||
| 10/24/1994 | 4 | ||
| Vehicle experienced intermittent binding in steering performance while making wide left turns/u-turns due to a design defect in steering column bearings. *a | |||