Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | ||||||||||||||||
| 90V101000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | to 10/01/1989 | V (Vehicle) | 111000 | 07/17/1990 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/01/1990 | 06/14/1990 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Under certain conditions, the snap ring that locates the park gear on the output shaft of the transmission may fracture. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | When the gear is placed in park, the park gear would notengage, allowing the truck to roll freely if the parking brake is not properlyset. this could result in an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Install improved snap ring and revised transmission extension housing. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: park gear snap ring.vehicle description: 4 x 2 light trucks and vans equipped with one-piecedriveshaft and an e40d transmission. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 0015 | 01/10/2000 | 612203 | Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *mjs | 06/06/2000 | |
| 98167 | 04/07/2000 | 609736 | Transmission-e40d-no 2-3 upshift. some vehicles may exhibit a no 2-3 upshift condition. *ak | 04/07/2000 | |
| 98168 | 04/07/2000 | 609737 | Transmission- e40d/4r100-1989-99-main controls, separator plates and separator plate gaskets usage chart. yd | 04/07/2000 | |
| 98123 | 01/19/1998 | 605599 | Some vehicles may exhibit a flashing transmission control indicator lamp (tcil) and diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) 62, 628, and / or 1728 may be stored in memory. *tt | 07/13/1999 | |
| 9888 | 04/27/1998 | 601238 | Information on a new transmission fluid usage chart. *yc | 07/10/1998 | |
| 97511 | 03/03/1997 | 51945 | Fluid- transmission fluid usage charts. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| 951112 | 06/01/1995 | 45085 | Revised design transmission rear case bushing. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| 95619 | 03/01/1995 | 39913 | New design transmission range sensor. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC4178950401 | 04/01/1995 | 3055145 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| 951113 | 06/01/1995 | 45086 | Delayed forward engagement and/or heat stained forward clutch plates after installing center support service. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||||
| 002310 | 11/13/2000 | 616522 | Subject regarding contamination from prior transmission concerns or excess wear may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system. *tt | 03/05/2001 | |
| 0038 | 02/07/2000 | 612343 | Vehicles may experience solid particle contaminants from prior transmission concerns or excess wear, may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system is not properly flushed, fluid in-line filter kit. *mjs | 06/07/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 96249 | 11/18/1996 | 50908 | Torque converter - leak test procedure - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| 962612 | 12/16/1996 | 50997 | Transaxle - torque converter replacement guidelines and torque converter/transaxle cooling system cleaning procedures - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 96728 | 03/25/1996 | 613350 | Service tip information regarding the reverse clutch piston and piston seal usage. *tt | 06/22/2000 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | ||||||
| PE91064 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 04/09/1991 | 07/05/1991 | TRANSMISSION FLUID FIRES | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/16/1999 | 2 | 01/01/1990 | |
| The described truck was purchased by myself new. the aautomatic transmission had to be completely rebuilt at approx. 34,000 miles(under warranty) . at approx. 85000 miles that transmission burned out and a ford factory rebuilt was installed at east bay truck- oakland ca. the cost was approx. $2400.00 as described, at approx. 150,000 miles this transmission had to be rebuilt!!!! the cost this time was approximately *ak | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 1 | 08/01/1995 | |
| Defective headlight dimmer switch drained battery (initially a high resistance short) while vehicle was parked. turned into a low resistance short when troubleshooting problem and generated smoke in instrument panel before blowing fuse. second problem involving the gear select sensor on the transmission caused the vehicle to go into neutral unpredictably. | |||
| Transmission will not shift out of 2nd gear. *ak | |||
| 06/10/1996 | |||
| The vehicle's gear shifted from park to reverse unexpectantly.please describe. *ak | |||
| 03/13/1995 | 3 | ||
| Transmission vacuum leaked 2 times. *sd | |||
| Transmission drags | |||
| 02/25/1995 | |||
| While idling vehicle gears self shifted and suddenly accelerated out of control, no driver. please describe details. tt | |||
| Electronic auto-transmission will shift into neutral/high gear. please discribe details. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 03/01/1995 | |||
| Drive train failure, plate in limited slip on differential has failed. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 06/14/1997 | 200 | ||
| Transmission jumps out of 5th gear into neutral while driving 45 to 50 mph, could cause crash. according to dealer, ford no longer manufactures 5th gears, entire transmission needed replacing. *ak | |||
| 04/03/1996 | 3 | ||
| Transmission failed. (attorney for client) (third vehicle on 503128, 601417, 601419, 601420, 601421) *dh | |||