Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 010198 | 01/01/1998 | 605721 | Some vehicles may develop cavitation erosion in the cylinder wall of the engine. *tt | 07/22/1999 | |
| 95310 | 02/01/1995 | 39222 | New torque-to-yield cylinder head bolt kit. *tw | 03/31/1995 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 99816 | 05/03/1999 | 606420 | Ford motor company now recommends sae 5w-30 viscosity grade for servicing any ford gasoline-powered vehicle regardless of model year. *tt | 08/19/1999 | |
| 9588 | 04/01/1995 | 41029 | Knocking noise on initial start-up. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||||
| 9748 | 02/17/1997 | 51691 | Accessory drive belts- fead belt comes off- vehicles with 4.9l engine. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 9864 | 03/30/1998 | 601312 | Information on a buzzing or rattle noise from the exhaust system. *tt | 07/21/1998 | |
| 95711 | 04/01/1995 | 41012 | Some vehicles may exhibit a lack of power or a no start condition due to an exhaust restriction. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||||
| BC3131950301 | 03/01/1995 | 39190 | Service procedure for catalytic converter restriction issues - procedure requires the use of new ecm, iac valve and expansion chamber. *tw | 03/30/1995 | |
| BC4157950301 | 03/01/1995 | . | 39208 | No start condition caused by plugged catalytic converter. *tw | 03/30/1995 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 08/01/1992 | 7 | ||
| The vehicle stalls suddenly and unexpectedly while driving in hot weather, the dealer has replaced many conponents (air and fuel filter, tfi module, vapor separator and catalytic converter)but the vehicle continues to stall. nlm | |||
| 08/08/2000 | 30 | 05/01/1990 | |
| This vehicle has a serious driveability problem (the engine stalls without warning repeatedly) and ford either does not know how or does not care to fix the problem. this has been going on for many years now and finally a judge in california is prepared to demand a recall. now why haven't you already done so? is it because not enough people have been killed yet? or haven't you received enough letters or complaints? there have been many problems that i am aware of from my subscription to motorhome magazine. i am sending you a letter in the mail with a copy of a letter to the president of ford and copies of some of the articles from motorhome magazine from people with the same vehicle type and the same serious stalling problem. i would hope you look into this most serious problem and require ford to recall these vehicles and fix the problem. the vehicle stalls without warning when you are driving at highway speed in hot weather. this problem has been known for many years now and ford is doing nothing about it. finally a class action lawsuit may force ford to recall these vehicles. please investigate this problem and i hope you will issue a recall. thank you. greg evans | |||
| 12/15/1999 | 1 | ||
| Possible engine failure resulted in engine fire (ohio traffic crash report). *mjs | |||
| 07/11/1997 | |||
| Catalytic converter became plugged without warning. also engine stopped and overheated. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 04/25/1994 | 05/01/1989 | ||
| Catalytic converter failed 3 out of 4 times. three of the four times that this problem has accurred ford has taken replace the part mostly free of charge. this time in 2001 ford will not fix the problem and tells us to bad. we fill that being a repeated problem ford motor company should in good faith take care of this problem completely once and for all. we would like to be reimbursed for our repair cost. we did have this problem fixed at our expense. when we went to pick up our rv wilson cornelius ford of vallejo ca when asked if we would have continuius problems told us not to use the gas when gong up hill. the also charged us for a repair and perts that were not complete and refused to refund us that amount. we have had more then enough problem with ford our rv and the service tech not doing the repairs properly. please help us..... any questions please call. *ak | |||
| 07/11/1997 | |||
| Catalytic converter became plugged without warning. also engine stopped and overheated. *ak | |||