Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 99816 | 05/03/1999 | 606420 | Ford motor company now recommends sae 5w-30 viscosity grade for servicing any ford gasoline-powered vehicle regardless of model year. *tt | 08/19/1999 | |
| 9588 | 04/01/1995 | 41029 | Knocking noise on initial start-up. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||||
| 9748 | 02/17/1997 | 51691 | Accessory drive belts- fead belt comes off- vehicles with 4.9l engine. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 9864 | 03/30/1998 | 601312 | Information on a buzzing or rattle noise from the exhaust system. *tt | 07/21/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 05/02/1991 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle intermittently stalls at 40-50 mph, numerous repairs, replacing egr valve, cleaning fuel injectors, replacing ignition module, did not remedy the problem. *ak consumer states that the clutch is noisy. dealer replaced throw-out bearing. consumer states serpentine belt is noisy. dealer replaced belt. *tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| Vehicle burned up while it was sitting parked in driveway. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 01/04/2000 | 1 | 06/01/1989 | |
| We replaced engine on 5/13/98 ,ign.cyl1/04steering col1/04/00fueltank&seng unit1/10/00 we did not know these items were onrecall what can we do to get our money back? safty was our concern with our kids can you help us pep boys did all the work for us. i have receipts for all work done. thank you | |||
| 09/22/1997 | 1 | ||
| Engine fire prior to recall notice. | |||
| 06/05/1996 | |||
| Driving car w/trailer, just had car looked at, felt something wrong, jumped out of car, then car blew up suddenly, car engulfed in flames, lost the trailer. *ak | |||
| The vehicle caught on fire while sitting in the driveway. source is unknown. please describe. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 05/02/1991 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle intermittently stalls at 40-50 mph, numerous repairs, replacing egr valve, cleaning fuel injectors, replacing ignition module, did not remedy the problem. *ak consumer states that the clutch is noisy. dealer replaced throw-out bearing. consumer states serpentine belt is noisy. dealer replaced belt. *tt | |||
| 05/13/1994 | 1 | ||
| While pulling 5th wheel fan belt broke, causing brakes/windshield wipers to fail. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 12/02/1996 | 1 | 03/07/1989 | |
| Exhaust leak. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 04/13/1996 | 1 | 12/18/1995 | |
| Exhaust manifold cracked causing fluid leak. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||
| 1 | 07/01/1995 | ||
| Egr sensor failed, causing vehicle to stall. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 01/04/1996 | 1 | 12/18/1995 | |
| Muffler failed. | |||
| 12/02/1996 | 1 | 03/07/1989 | |
| Muffler reattached to catalytic converter. | |||
| 08/01/1996 | 3 | 02/25/1995 | |
| Exhaust manifold cracked, letting exhaust gas into pasenger cab, causing irritating noise/affect exhaust emissions. *ak | |||
| Purchased truck used, the fuel tank corroded and leaked and the exhaust manfold cracked . please describe .*ak | |||