Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 04/16/2010 | 164886 | ||
| Son was driving to school. manuevered to avoid contact with a deer and he lost control.tire burst and front end collasped. he didnt make contact with any object. called triple a to have vehicle towed. tow driver immediatly noticed after placing vehicle on his truck that part of the inner operations of the intermediate steering control arm on one side had corroded and broke. he stated that this is why our son was not able to control the vehicle. he suggested for us to call the maker of the vehicle and see if the part is on recall and to take pictures because this was a component of the vehicle that shouldnt have gone bad. the steering and brakes were completely severed when this part of the steering corroded and snapped upon a simple manuever.we have not had the vehicle repaired because we have been advised that this is a product liablity situation by an attorney. our son was not injured. and all of the damage is underneath the vehicle. this in our opinion is a very serious safety issue. if he had been going any faster on the main highway the outcome would have been much different because of this corrossion of the inner area of this part of the steering mechanism. | |||
| 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 | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 08/19/2009 | 1 | ||
| Smoke coming from steering column while driving on freeway,also when signal is activated . this is the fourth time. have not seen any recalls of this matter. *tr | |||
| 05/16/2006 | 201000 | 3 | 10/11/2003 |
| While driving, smoke started coming from the steering column inside vehicle. contacted ford to see if part of recall to speed sensor switch. ford motor co. states vehicle not part of recall, did not recommend anything. no response to steering column smoking or smelling of burning electrical wires. *jb | |||
| 02/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| Smoke coming out of steeriing column. *jb | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - KNUCKLE - SPINDLE - ARM | |||
| 09/25/2003 | 59800 | 1 | |
| While driving, passange side spindle at the point of steering connection to it, broke causing vehicle to pool and push all over the road out of control. dealer saw no prior damage to it or other part (tire, rim, ext.) and still refuse to cover under bumper-to-bumper coverage. | |||