Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 03/18/1999 | 07/01/1994 | ||
| Multiple systems failures; currently abs light stays on, air bag light flashes, fuel smell, sloppy steering, front suspension noises, power door locks inoperative, cruise control inoperative, horn inoperative. *ak | |||
| 09/03/1994 | |||
| At 8000 miles front tire wear and vehicle vibrates when coming to stops, replace rotors, to no avail. tt | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 06/27/2000 | 3 | 07/01/1994 | |
| Third failure of ball joints (currently upper are bad again). first replaced 02/08/1995, second replace at ~60,000 miles on 07/30/1998. third now bad at ~80,000 miles. 90% of driving is interstate at about 10-12k miles per year. ford has service bulletins but will not stand behind product. | |||
| 03/18/1997 | 0 | ||
| Driving vehicle, wheels were loose; took vehicle in to dealer to have new brakes put on; mechanic noticed that the ball joints were shot and had them replaced.*ak | |||
| 08/08/1995 | 1 | ||
| Ball joints replaced. | |||
| 07/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle pulls to the right, causing poor stability. *sd | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1995 | ||
| Ball joints failed. | |||
| 04/03/1995 | 2 | 05/01/1994 | |
| Driver feels pulsation from front end while braking, due to front brake rotors/pads, rear brake shoes, and front suspension upper/lower ball joints failure. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER ARM | |||
| 10/22/1996 | 3 | 02/18/1995 | |
| Upper ball joints failed. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1995 | ||
| Ball joints failed. | |||
| 04/03/1995 | 2 | 05/01/1994 | |
| Driver feels pulsation from front end while braking, due to front brake rotors/pads, rear brake shoes, and front suspension upper/lower ball joints failure. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 03/21/2001 | |||
| Right front shock is leaking fluid-notice that the female part of the shock is rubbing the frame,right above the mou n tng bolt.also the right shock is rubbing the frame.this vehicle hasn't been in a wreck-i think there needs toa spacer between the shocks mounting bolt and the frame,to pull it away from the frame- | |||