Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 98246 | 12/07/1998 | 604059 | Ford motor company has released a new electrical grease ( f8az - 19g208-aa ) to reduce the possibility of moisture corrosion at the terminals. *yc | 03/16/1999 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 99222 | 10/18/1999 | 6089681 | Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| 96246 | 11/18/1996 | 50905 | Wiring - electrical diode identification and service replacements. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| Consumer was driving and the truck caught on fire . tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 01/01/1995 | 2 | 05/01/1986 | |
| Fusible link shorted twice, causing loss of power to headlights/power steering. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 06/15/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1999 | |
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| 01/10/1999 | |||
| While driving at any speed vehicle completely shuts down without warning, cause unknown. dealer has been notified. please give any further details.*ak | |||
| 06/18/2001 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle has experienced 4 modular replacements. truck would shut off completely, which resulted in steering lock; inoperable. repairs were from alameda ford, all star fod, winner ford; alameda ford indicated the part that wen into modulator ha to be re-invented as previous part no longer made. 6/01/99 picked up vehicle from repair, loud clink in engine. truck delivered to broadway motors for repair, contacted b.a.r. to have matter reviewed; 4/01 broadway ford called to inform truck was being auctioned off. owner had to repurchase truck, repay for repairs, apply for a new liscence w/smog certificate, etc. in 6/01 returned vehicle to broadway ford for gear box repair. all replace parts and invoices are in owner's hands @ 9/24/01.*ak | |||
| 08/01/1999 | 1 | 06/27/1986 | |
| When driving down highway at any given time vehicle will just shutdown, losing all power. ford has been contacted.*ak | |||
| 11/09/1996 | 0 | 01/01/1986 | |
| While driving vehicle, catalytic converter caught on fire due to control module on distributor malfunctioning, fuel pumped into exhaust system, put flames out w/extinguisher. *ak | |||
| 12/20/1995 | 0 | ||
| Vehicle intermittently stalls while turning due to ignition module failure. *dsh | |||
| 03/22/1996 | 2 | ||
| Distributor coil caused minor explosion when ignition key turned. | |||
| 04/08/1996 | |||
| Pulled into gas station driver got out and saw smoke in the wiring harness. then inside area burst into flames. please describe details. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| Upon starting noticed smoke coming from steering column, pulled fuses to stop, found ignition switch melted on steering column.*ak | |||
| 07/11/1996 | 1 | 03/14/1996 | |
| Driving vechile saw smoke under the steering column, electricial short , wiring burning, vehicle burned. *ak *slc | |||
| 06/13/1996 | 1 | 07/01/1993 | |
| The iingition switch caught on fire while driving, causing the truck to cut off. while driving on the freeway, there was a loud pop, the headlights dimmed( night driving) and the cab of the pickup filled with smoke, immediately pulled over and shut off engine, waited a few minutes attempted to start vehicle, would not start, consumer had vehicle towed home, the next day upon viewing visible damage several burned spots all along the wire harness could be seen from just outside the firewall of the pick up all the way up to the alternator, at this point vehicle has not been fixed.*jb | |||
| The steering column started smoking. please describe. *ak | |||
| 01/05/1996 | |||
| Ignition switch caught on fire, truck was burned down .please describe. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/21/1995 | 1 | ||
| Starter failed to disengage, causing the starter and starter solenoid to burn up. *dsh | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| The wire harness by the fuel box has melted down . please describe . *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 04/15/1996 | |||
| Stopped at stop sign, windshield wipers came on voluntarily, started smoking, fire started coming from underhood;vehicle burnt completely within 8 minutes. *ak | |||
| 08/12/1992 | |||
| Turned on ignition, smoke started coming from under dash, checked underhood, all wiring burnt; caused by main wires rubbing against steel frame of dash. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 02/11/1997 | 1 | ||
| Electrical wiring harness fire inside dashboard. | |||
| 03/26/1996 | |||
| Experienced an electrical fire in dash. *ak | |||
| 04/14/1996 | |||
| Vehicle parked, fire started under the dash. could have been electrical. *ak | |||
| Experienced smoke coming out of dash. please give more details. tt | |||