Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||||
| 951515 | 07/01/1995 | 45943 | Steering gear-replacement of bendix, steering gear with new ross steeering gear. *sd | 04/25/1996 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 05/15/1997 | 3 | ||
| Whenever the ignition is turned off, the vehicle is still running. took to dealer. a small piece in steering column had broken off. due to cold weather, piece for tilt wheel had snapped. happened twice before, but had it replaced. *ak | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 3 | |||
| Driving at approximatley 45 mph steering gear box blew out all fuses, causing loss of power steering. dealer has replaced part 3 times, defect is still occurring. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/12/1999 | 1 | 01/01/1994 | |
| The other big problem is the paint scheme is silver & grey's & i heard they have had problems with these colors,my paint & factory sealent has been flaking off for a while & now has one hole in the body. also the ignition switch i have replaced twice they seem to have a problem with this.a/c has been a problem since 3 months after we bought it,seals keep blowing out on it spitzer says its our problem now. *ak | |||
| 06/15/1994 | 08/01/1989 | ||
| 1. tire rod ends - had no grease fittings and wore out too soon. 2. paint - started to peel off of the roof and began to rust when the vehicle was only 5 years old. ford was contacted and refused to repaint the vehicle. we paid out of pocket $400.00 to repair the paint on the upper half of the truck body. | |||
| 01/01/1993 | |||
| Tie rod end went out, resulting in damage to the tire, replace tie rod end/tires. tt | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 10/30/1999 | |||
| When starting the truck, steering wheel locked and actuator broke. the broken pieces from the actuator vibrated down into the steering column, causing the steering wheel to lock up while the truck was moving. the manufacturer was notified about the problem. owner will be repairing the truck himself.please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Fire originating in the steering column. (attorney for consumer). | |||
| 01/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Broken actuator in steering column, vehicle wouln't start. *ak | |||