Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 9874 | 04/13/1998 | 601343 | A new silicone gasket and sealant. *yc | 07/24/1998 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 00188 | 09/04/2000 | 618599 | Concerns with premature failure occuring on the 1.9l motorcraft remanufactured longblock assembly and shortblock assembly due to ingestion of foreign objects remaining in the transferred intake system from the original failed engine. | 04/17/2001 | |
| 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 | |
| 9503011 | 03/01/1995 | 39820 | Letter to dealers informing that certain vehicles may not have had all of the recall work, from recalls 93e38 and 93e39, performed. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| SFA/94L01 | 03/01/1995 | 3011600 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| EA87005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 12/01/1986 | 10/31/1989 | FIRES | 89V095000 | |
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/03/1986 | 1 | ||
| I am writing you today about a situation that occurred july 3rd 1986 in morton grove illinois at 11:52p.m. i am the mother of a 2 year old that was burned to death in a 1986 ford escort that was not on in the parking lot of a grocery store. yes it has been over 20 years, but during the course of this time i have not been able to get anyone to listen to my story. well, this particular car was a rental from budget rental in glenview illinois and we were on a family outing. all was well and then we stopped off to get some fire works. i could only afford smoke bombs and sparkles. needless to say when this horrific event occurred the fire department stated that this was the reason the car caught on fire. that is not true. you can | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 03/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Aluminum heads overheated/cracked, causing oil to leak onto hot exhaust manifold, which started engine fire. *dh | |||
| 01/10/1995 | 1 | ||
| O1l pump makes loud grinding noise. tt | |||
| 01/10/1995 | 1 | ||
| Head gasket bolt snapped off while assembles. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 04/20/1995 | 1 | 05/01/1995 | |
| Engine fire. | |||
| While driving, noticed smoke coming from vents, then suddenly vehicle interior caught on fire. *ak | |||
| 02/17/1996 | |||
| Owner entered home w/child still in rear of vehicle. neighbor came abruptly to inform owner vehicle caught fire. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 02/09/1996 | |||
| Consumer was driving engine started it smoked and car caught on fire car was totaled . tt | |||
| 02/03/1996 | |||
| While driving about 10 mph saw smoke in vehicle got out to take a look and engine was on fire. car was totalled. please describe detials. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer became ill from the fumes that emitted from the heater/ac system. *ph the vehicle was recalled for the heater/radiator system however the consumer remained ill. *nm | |||