Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||||
| 95124 | 06/01/1995 | 45590 | Steering wheel shake at idle. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| SFA/94L01 | 03/01/1995 | 3011600 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC2910950401 | 04/01/1995 | 39845 | Steering wheel shake/vibration at idle with transmission in gear. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle has experienced steering problems, the consumer remembers a recall regarding the steering, but when mentioned to the dealer, he was denied recall repairs. *slc | |||
| 1 | 08/01/1996 | ||
| Vehicle's steering is very poor. | |||
| 12/01/1993 | 1 | ||
| Steering locks up occasionally in winter weather, causing loss of control/accident. *dh | |||
| 02/22/1995 | 1 | ||
| While driving car seemed to pull to right, driver proceeded to straighten car and car went left then right causing an accident. damaging front end of vehicle. | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 01/14/1995 | 1 | ||
| Faulty steering geer box, caused loss of steering control, vehicle would intermittently slide across the road. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 09/16/2000 | |||
| Driver had lost control of vehicle, possibly fell asleep and ran off the road , car went over enbankment and hit head-on against rocks. driver was thrown from vehicle through windshield about 30-35 feet due failure of automatic seatbelt. automatic seat belt was in forward postion on the automatic rail, and both doors were completely closed. also battery was thrown from the vehicle . defect resulted in death of driver.*ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/01/1993 | 100 | ||
| Warmed-up engine stalls at stops, at idle. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Tie rods failed. nlm | |||
| 03/13/1999 | 1 | 05/01/1993 | |
| Backing out of parking space, tie rod came unattached to wheel, wheel fell sideways. had car in for service earlier in the day, but dealer claimed it was not their fault--said it could be a manufacturing defect. car was fine before being serviced, made clanking sounds upon turning after picking car up from dealer. saved parts--tie rod was stripped. *ak | |||
| 06/21/1997 | |||
| When pulling out of driveway the tie rod end broke on the right side. this happened without warning. the vehicle has been repaired. *ak | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 01/19/2003 | |||
| While turning at 30 mph steering column locked up, causing vehicle to hit a tree. please provide additional information.*ak | |||
| 05/01/1995 | |||
| The fuse for room burnt up repeatedly (and when it did, the radio stopped working.) my son found that smoke came out of the ignition lock bar when i put in a new fuse for room two days ago. my guess is that the ignition lock bar has a design defect; that smoke has always been the reason why the room fuse had never lasted very long. this remind me of another problem that came up two years ago, when white smoke came out from under the steering wheel after the car stay under the sun for hours. (i found that this problem was repeatable--when it got enough sunshine i always got the white smoke.) i called ford and they told me that my car was not part of their call-back. this problem might also be in that ignition lock bar. | |||
| 04/12/1998 | 1 | ||
| Was driving on highway & noticed steering was hard. pulled over. another motorist lifted hood & noticed that a belt was broken. called a tow truck & vehicle towed to dealer. mechanic checked underhood & noticed power steering shaft had snapped. also, the bolts holding the pulley for serpentine belt had broken completely. *ak | |||