Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 15496 | 12/01/2001 | 630605 | Some vehicles built before april 23, 2001 may exhibit a hard start/long crank after sitting for an hour or more due to fuel system contamination. *tt | 04/18/2002 | |
| 15422 | 11/01/2001 | 630442 | Some vehicles may exhibit a hard start/long crank condition after sitting for an hour or more. *tt | 04/17/2002 | |
| 15567 | 01/01/2002 | 630105 | Some vehicles built before april 23, 2001 may exhibit a hard start/long crank after sitting for an hour or more. *tt | 04/12/2002 | |
| 15040 | 01/01/2002 | 630022 | Some vehicles including 1997 through 1999 explorer sport trac equipped with a 4.0l sohc engine may exhibit a start-up noise from the left front of the engine. *tt | 04/11/2002 | |
| 01205 | 10/15/2001 | 627927 | Some vehicles may exhibit vacuum or air leaks in the intake manifold and / or engine system causing diagnostic trouble codes p0171 and or p0174. *tt | 02/26/2002 | |
| 15006 | 06/01/2001 | 622817 | Some vehicles with 4.0l sohc engines may make a start-up noise from the left front of the engine. *tt | 10/23/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||||
| CSP-08B01 | 05/16/2008 | 10026389 | Ford: certain 1999-2001 model year vehicles up to 6000 lb gvwr registered in new york and certain 2001 vehicles up to 6000 lb gvwr registered in the state of maine, certified for sale in california-federal emission warranty refund. *pe | 10/23/2008 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/04/2005 | 2 | 06/05/1999 | |
| I bought a 1999 ford explorer in 02 for 17,292.44 in 05 we had to put a new motor in for 5,502.47 now here we are in 06 and the transmission went out to replace will cost us another 2,900.00 so here we have a ford that is only 5 years old with 22,794.91 in it and still not running i can not find the right person to talk to cause the dealership went out of business. *jb | |||
| 04/04/2005 | 70000 | 1 | 03/16/2004 |
| The crankshaft sheared off directly behind the harmonic balancer, the truck has only 70,000 miles, will require major engine work to fix. it broke under normal acceleration conditions.*ak | |||
| 07/07/2004 | 1 | 03/20/2004 | |
| The cam shaft synchronizer locked up, causing the teeth to break off of it, therefore not letting the oil pump work to pump the oil to the engine, which caused the bearings to be scored. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 09/01/2003 | 58000 | 1 | 07/01/2002 |
| While starting vehicle shuttered for 10 seconds and then it shut off. most of the vehicle's electrical systems do not work after the initial start up.*ak *mr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/01/2003 | 50000 | 5 | 09/01/1999 |
| @ 50,000 miles radiator went out and we replaced w/ new radiator/ heads in the motor had to be replaced / electrical problems / re-built transmission put in / driver's seat recliner failure . *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 10/11/2005 | 1 | 06/01/2002 | |
| I was driving home from work and a loud noise came from my engine i took it to a shop to look at it and they new what it was right away it was the timing chain tensioner and the owner of the shop told me this has been a known problem with the 4.0l engines with that sad why isn't there a recall on this part they make replacement kits just for this problem and this lead to more damage to my truck replacing the chain in all it's coasting me about 800 dollars should this be a recall because if the chain would have broke the motor would have bent the rods in the engine and who knows what could of happened? *nm | |||
| 04/03/2003 | 57000 | 3 | |
| Engine check light stays on all the time, and the steering wheel locks, making driving impossible. vehicle had several recall repairs done, but the problem persists. dealer and the manufacturer had been informed of the problem.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 07/07/2003 | 12/18/1999 | ||
| Complained of lous rattling noise in engine on 7/07/03, and again on 09/29/04 at a different ford dealer. there are major mechinical problems with this vehicle in concern to the engine cam guides, rear differential and lower basll joints worn, why wasn't my ford explorer sport recalled for these problems or given the same tsb as the 1999 ford explorer? | |||
| 01/23/2001 | 4 | 07/17/1999 | |
| Consumer states vehicle stalls. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 1 | 04/01/2002 | ||
| Exhaust system is rusting through. dt | |||