Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 99196 | 09/20/1999 | 6090087 | Information on identifying non-approved / alternate refrigerants which could cause safety, and performance concerns if installed in ford a/c systems. *tt | 03/08/2000 | |
| 99206 | 10/04/1999 | 6089649 | Concerns with burning odor or smoke, and / or rustling noise while blower motor is on. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| 99156 | 07/26/1999 | 608435 | Some vehicles may exhibit a burning odor or smoke, and / or rustling noise occuring when the blower motor is running if leaves or foreign material enters the blower case. *tt | 12/01/1999 | |
| 9848 | 03/02/1998 | 601269 | Announcing the ford oem air conditioning retrofit kit availability. *yc | 07/16/1998 | |
| 942211 | 10/01/1994 | 37753 | Insufficient air flow through condenser. *tw | 01/06/1995 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 99129 | 06/14/1999 | 606460 | Experiencing a whine / buzz type noise in the speakers of the entertainment radio or two-way radio on vehicles with an in-tank electric fuel pump. *tt | 08/24/1999 | |
| 9873 | 04/13/1998 | 601341 | Experiencing a whining / buzzing noise in the speakers of the entertainment radio or two-way radio. *tt | 07/24/1998 | |
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES | |||||
| 985A12 | 03/18/1998 | 601010 | Recommended guidelines for towing behind recreational vehicles. *tt | 06/29/2000 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||||
| 00L09 | 09/01/2000 | 618532 | Subject pertaining to supplemental tire inflation label. *jb | 04/16/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| Air condition (a/c) works off and on. it will run for a while then it starts blowing hot air, push the a/c button and go to vent and 5-10 min. later you can turn a/c back on again for awhile until you have to do it again. this was happening before i had it switched over from freon and it is still doing it. it has been to 2 different shops and both say the freon level is fine and that they cant find a problem with it. *la | |||
| 1 | 02/19/1997 | ||
| Starter failed. *slc radius arm needed replaced. air conditioner needed replaced. hydraulic control unit needed replaced. *slc | |||
| 07/14/1999 | 2 | 01/01/1991 | |
| Confirmation info...columes doesn't my info....but to add transmission was replace, was informed vehicle was repainted by aaa, brakes went out, replaced cable wires to battrery- wired coat hanger pieces in with cable wires... | |||
| 06/09/1991 | 3 | 12/01/1990 | |
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| 07/04/1999 | 10 | 08/01/1990 | |
| Since the a/c can not run w/o the harness sparking, it has been disconnected. dealer can not find problem. no brake line interference found. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| Air conditioner compressor , leaves caused fire | |||
| 06/15/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1990 | |
| Consumer experienced smoke coming from a/c vents while air conditioning was on. this condition only occurred twice. dealer was notified and could not find anything wrong. *ak *nlm | |||
| 08/11/1998 | 01/01/1991 | ||
| No summary | |||
| 1 | 09/24/1992 | ||
| A/c system problems. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Air conditioner condensor failed. | |||
| 1 | |||
| A/c condenser unit failed. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 06/05/1997 | 300 | ||
| Radio volume goes full blast without warning, caused by defective wiring & volume contact; caused hearing problem, dealer replaced radio face plate. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - CARRIER/RACK | |||
| When doing routine check up on vehicle noticed that cable wire which held spare tire to back of vehicle corroded, forcing tire to come off. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| 09/12/2001 | 1 | ||
| While driving spare tire carrier, located underneath vehicle, separated due to corrosion. dealer has been notified.*ak the tire is held by a single metal rope with no provision for back up in case of failure. *nlm | |||
| Due to climax of weather in this state wire that used to support spare tire underneath vehicle rusted, and broke, causing spare tire to drop in middle of road. dealer has been contacted.*ak | |||
| 11/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Cable that holds spare tire under rear of vehicle broke, causing spare tire to fall. consumer was not aware of this until vehicle was taken in to have spare tire replaced.*ak upon inspection, the cable was found rusted through and the tire support mechanism was missing. *slc | |||
| 07/28/2000 | |||
| Ea00012, spare tire winch cable: when owner went to change a flat tire, there was no sprare tire on the explorer. owner had no idea when or where the tire fell off. cable that holds spare tire was snapped in half. manufacturer was contacted about the problem. problem has not been corrected. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| 1 | 04/25/1995 | ||
| While driving the vehicle about 50mph spare tire came off vehicle. dealer has not seen vehicle, an d has not been repaired. *ak | |||
| The spare tire cable rusted, causing the tire to separate from the vehicle. dealer has been notified. *ak *yc | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 07/07/1991 | ||
| The spare tire retaining cable broke at some unknown time, dropping the spare tire on the road. | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 07/07/1991 | ||
| Spare tire retaining cable broke, dropping the spare tire on the road. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1996 | |||
| Spare tire assy missing lost on hiway. cable broke due to rust or road salt . was there the last time serviced truck in dec 98 dont when or where lost could be veary dangerous if fell off at high speed thin cable end rusted off ford should have to pay for tire and rim and tire holder assy .i have been a ford mechanic 20 years .this is a poor design | |||
| 09/21/1997 | |||
| While driving on a rough road the spare tire fell from under the truck, and hit another vehicle in which the spare tire was installed by the manufacturer. once the spare tire fell off, it bounced very high off the ground, and that's how it hit another vehicle. *ak | |||
| 10/20/1995 | 1 | 06/01/1993 | |
| The equipment holding the spare tire on the vehicle broke. tt the cable/ drum assembly broke causing the spare tire to drop from its position under the vehicle. *yh | |||
| 01/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Spare tire holder cable broke loose and caused the spare to be lost at an unknown date. tt | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - WINCH | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1991 | |
| Ea00012, spare tire winch cable; end of the cable, that is used to winch the spare tire to body, rusted, resultng in loss of spare tire. owner did not know when the tire fell off. dealer was contacted to see if there was a recall on the spare tire cable. owner was in the process of having the winch replaced, as well as the spare tire and wheel. *ak *ml | |||
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||
| 11/14/2001 | 4 | 05/01/2001 | |
| I have questions to why there are these failures in these 4 important areas of my vehicle, and would like some answers! thank you, i. e. stowell. no safety defec tlisted. *ak (dot number: lt1018-d5 tiresize: p235/75r15) | |||