Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 98000 | 1 | 10/12/9898 | |
| When driving automatic door locks operate erratically*ak | |||
| 04/26/1999 | 1 | ||
| Retainer screw holding sunroof shade which slides underneath the sunroof fell off, causing the sunroof shade to fall and hit driver's head, almost causing loss of control and a crash. ford refused to fix, so owner fixed himself. *ak *ml | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| Latching post on door frame bushing has deteriorated, making it difficult to close and latch door. dealer has been notified.*ak | |||
| Rear passengers doors are not operating properly, they dont open. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| 1 | 08/27/1993 | ||
| Door locks failed. | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | |||
| 07/09/1997 | 1 | ||
| Rear liftgate latch collapsed on owner's head without prior warning. *ak *slc | |||
| 12/22/1995 | |||
| Rear liftgate latch pitted. could result in bodily injuries. *ak | |||
| 10/23/1995 | 1 | 11/01/1992 | |
| The rear hatch bracket broke but she has not recieved a letter from ford telling her she is included in the recall. tt | |||
| 10/11/1995 | |||
| Consumer open the rear hatch latch and the bracket broke off today receive in the mail the recall on the rear hatch latch . tt | |||
| On two ocassions the rear hatch latch seal came off two times. tt | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||
| 12/16/1996 | 0 | ||
| Driving down hwy, hood latch suddenly came apart, hood flew up and against the windshield, obstructed driver's vision, dealer said to contact ins. co. first, owner has vehicle for inspection. *ak | |||
| 12/04/1995 | |||
| Safety latch for the hood failed, resulting in a fly-up, dealer said the catch needs to be lubricated. tt | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH | |||
| 06/16/1995 | 6 | ||
| Liftgate latch failed, causing gate to close abruptly and knocked driver unconscious/injury. (attorney for client) *skd | |||