Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 0232 | 02/18/2002 | 630636 | Some vehicles equipped with the 4.0l sohc engine may exhibit a check engine light on with diagnostic trouble codes p0300 (random misfire) or p0301. *tt | 04/19/2002 | |
| 15563 | 01/01/2002 | 630097 | Information regarding malfunction indicator light illuminating with diagnostic trouble code p0300/p0301.*yh | 04/12/2002 | |
| 15217 | 09/01/2001 | 625759 | Information on service parts for hard start condition. *tt | 12/03/2001 | |
| 01157 | 08/06/2001 | 623988 | Information regarding transmission fluid usage charts. *slc | 10/31/2001 | |
| 14451 | 01/01/2000 | 620451 | Some vehicles equipped with 5.0l engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator light (mil) on with possible diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p0351, p0352, p0353 and / or p0354 in self test with no driveability concerns present. | 08/08/2001 | |
| 14907 | 05/01/2001 | 620221 | Concerns with vehicles exhibiting the oil pressure gauge registering low or no oil pressure usually on initial start-up after several hours of cold soak. *tt | 07/20/2001 | |
| 13154 | 03/01/2001 | 619449 | Subject regarding 4.0l engine hotline phone numbers. *tt | 05/31/2001 | |
| 0154 | 03/19/2001 | 619433 | Some vehicles may exhibit a flashing transmission control indicator lamp (tcil) accompanied by a diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0741 and in some cases p1728. *tt | 05/30/2001 | |
| 14345 | 09/01/2000 | 618619 | Some vehicles may exhibit the oil pressure gauge registering low or no oil pressure usually on initial strt-up after several hours of cold soak. *jb | 04/18/2001 | |
| 14554 | 01/01/2001 | 617930 | Some vehicles equipped with 4r70w transmission may exhibit the tcil on with diagnostic trouble code p0741 (torque converter clutch system performance or stuck off) in continuous memory. *jb | 04/02/2001 | |
| 14451 | 11/01/2000 | 616549 | Some vehicles equipped with 5.0l engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator light (mil) on with possible diagnostic trouble codes p0351, p0352, p0353 and / or p0354 in self test with no driveability concerns present. *tt | 03/02/2001 | |
| 991210 | 06/14/1999 | 606461 | Ford motor company has released a private labeled material to be used for iron particle / acid rain service repairs. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 99111 | 06/14/1999 | 606433 | Information designed to aid in the diagnosis, testing and repair of noise, vibration and harshness (nvh) concerns. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 7292 | 10/01/1999 | 6092093 | Nners of the edsr-of-the-month quality award announcement for september. *tt | 11/24/2000 | |
| 13039 | 08/01/1999 | 6091835 | Some vehicles equipped with 4.0l sohc engine may exhibit a condition of the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on and diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0161. *tt | 11/15/2000 | |
| 14061 | 04/01/2000 | 613721 | Some vehicles may come in for a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with diagnostic trouble code p0171 and/or p0174 in self test. **mr | 07/27/2000 | |
| 8164 | 04/01/2000 | 613621 | Information regarding pump alignment tools. **mr | 07/26/2000 | |
| 13857 | 02/01/2000 | 612455 | Some vehicles equipped with 5.0l engines and all wheel drive (awd) transfer case may exhibit a condition of 4x4 indicators flashing and multiple gem diagnostic trouble codes. *tt | 06/08/2000 | |
| 13437 | 11/01/1999 | 610877 | Some vehicles equipped with 4.0l ohv engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator light on with diagnostic trouble code p1309 in self test. *tt | 05/16/2000 | |
| 7420 | 11/01/1999 | 610809 | Some vehicles equipped with 4.0l ohv engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator light on with diagnostic trouble code p1309 in self test. *tt | 05/15/2000 | |
| 13340 | 10/01/1999 | 609619 | Exhibiting a miss / rough idle with the malfunction indicator light (mil) on and dtc p0340 in self test. *tt | 04/04/2000 | |
| 6980 | 09/01/1999 | 6090286 | Some vehicles may exhibit the check engine light on with diagnostic trouble code po420. *tt | 03/13/2000 | |
| 6926 | 09/01/1999 | 6090262 | Subject regarding the engine hotline phone numbers for 1997 - 2000 model year vehicles. *tt | 03/13/2000 | |
| 99234 | 11/15/1999 | 6090131 | Information on diagnosing a vehicle with malfunction indicator lamp illuminated and diagnostic trouble codes p0442 and p0455 stored in continuous memory. *tt | 03/09/2000 | |
| 99197 | 09/20/1999 | 6090107 | Subject regarding intermittent transmission control indicator lamp or malfunction indicator lamp illumination. *tt | 03/08/2000 | |
| 99186 | 09/06/1999 | 6090057 | Some vehicles may exhibit an intermittent transmission control indicator lamp or malfunction indicator lamp illumination. *tt | 03/06/2000 | |
| 99185 | 09/06/1999 | 6090055 | Vehicles built between 3/15/1997 and 12/31/1998 and with 4r70w transmissions may experience delayed or no 2-3 upshift, transmission control indicator lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble code p0782 stored in memory. *tt | 03/06/2000 | |
| 996769 | 08/01/1999 | 608465 | Concerns with vehicles equipped with 4.0l sohc engine exhibiting the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) 'on' and diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0161 stored. *tt | 12/02/1999 | |
| 99142 | 07/12/1999 | 608418 | Vehicles with a4wd transmission and 4.0l engine may have the 4x4 indicator lamps flashing. *tt | 11/24/1999 | |
| 98259 | 12/21/1998 | 603647 | Some vinyl covered items such as dash panels, door trim panels, consoles, etc., may exhibit a small dent, scuff, abrasion and/ or discoloration resulting from assembly, transit, dealer prep and/or customer usage. *yc | 03/01/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 03/05/2012 | |||
| The passenger door will not unlock, you hear the clicking as the other doors unlock, but it will not unlock. as with the other complaints i have seen regarding this issue, i too am concerned if there was an accident and the person in the passenger side is unable to get out of the car. | |||
| 02/07/2012 | |||
| My vehicle was parked in the parking lot at 8:30 a.m. on february 7, 2012. approximately 2:30 p.m., the entire front end of the vehicle was totally engulfed in flames the parking lot, just sitting there burning, without any prior warning. | |||
| 08/13/2010 | 113850 | ||
| Hi,i'm not sure if this is the correct site for me to be writing but i bought a 1999 ford explore from a dealer in new boston on or around 7/23/2010 it had 113,027 miles on it, i was told it was fully inspected with no issues and they put a safety inspection sticker on it. on 8/13/2010 i droped said ford off at auto fair ford in manchester, n.h. to have the vehicle checked out with appr. 113850 miles on it and they found multiple safety failures and violations such as bad bad ball joints, emergency brake was inoperable, brake line leaks and worn brakes that could not have past inspection amoung other safety inspection issues. it ended up costing me about $2700.00for mostly safety repairs.how can a safety inspector issue a safety sticker with these problems? do i have any kind of recourse and if so to whom or to what agency could i contact? thank you for any and all help alan kear p.o. box 456 epsom, nh 03234 alan7852@aol.com | |||