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 - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | ||||||||||||||||
| 93V089000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 11/01/1992 to 12/01/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 1389 | 07/09/1993 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 05/17/1993 | 05/27/1993 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The transfer cases have been built with the wrong electric shift motor. the transfer cases can slip out of the 4 x 4 high gear position during coasting in forward gears or with power applied in reverse gear. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this occurs, the vehicle can roll freely as if inneutral position regardless of the transmission gear selector position. this canresult in loss of vehicle control and an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace defective transfer cases with the correct version. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: power train; transfer case.vehicle description: 4wd light trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicleswith touch drive electric shift transfer cases. | |||||||||||||||
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 | |
| 95619 | 03/01/1995 | 39913 | New design transmission range sensor. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC4321950705 | 07/01/1995 | 45059 | Vehicles experiencing occasional harsh reverse engagement concerns. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| 951112 | 06/01/1995 | 45085 | Revised design transmission rear case bushing. *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 | |||||
| 03148 | 07/21/2003 | 10003748 | New transmission cooler flusher - service tips. 2003 escort and super duty f series included. *tt | 10/29/2003 | |
| 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 | |||||
| 962612 | 12/16/1996 | 50997 | Transaxle - torque converter replacement guidelines and torque converter/transaxle cooling system cleaning procedures - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| 96249 | 11/18/1996 | 50908 | Torque converter - leak test procedure - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 983074 | 02/27/1998 | 607369 | Concerns with axle wind-up and / or clunking, popping, ratcheting type noises when making cornering maneuvers. *tt | 09/21/1999 | |
| 12905 | 06/01/1999 | 606937 | Some vehicles may experience axle wind up and / or clunking, popping, ratcheting type noises when making cornering maneuvers on vehicles equipped with a four wheel drive hi or low range mode. *tt | 09/08/1999 | |
| BC0131960102 | 12/01/1995 | 46438 | 4x4 front axles must use hypoid 4x4 gear oil p/n f1tz-19580-a & high temp 4x4 front axle & wheel bearing grease when servicing. it is not recommended to use heavier weight lubes in these front axles. | 04/25/1996 | |
| 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 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||||
| BC3287970206 | 02/06/1997 | 51883 | The clutch may be hard to depress due to dust/contamination entering the slave cylinder. *tw | 07/17/1997 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| BC2301970501 | 05/01/1997 | 52797 | New clutch slave cylinder with a redesigned lip seal. *tw | 09/12/1997 | |
| BC0678961025 | 10/25/1996 | 50356 | Information on aode/4r7w transmission main control & case replacement. *tt | 04/24/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 08/14/1999 | |||
| Defective speedometer head causes speedometer to bounce around not accurately reading the speed. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 02/25/1997 | 1 | 05/01/1996 | |
| Odometer fraud. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/17/2009 | 159380 | 1 | |
| Ford early model e4od transmission has had many and multiple part failures. my third 92-96 f-150 w/e4od. currently has bad converter and valve body. will not lockup in overdrive causes shuddering and very bad gas mileage. bangs hard into gears and has delayed initial shift into forward and reverse. two previous vehicles needed complete rebuilds of transmissions. all experienced harsh shifts, slipping into gear, shuddering at vehicle speeds, blowing seals w/fluid leakage and bad fuel mileage. inquired about a rebuild and was told to rebuild with replacement of many redesigned internal parts most of which had failed previously including pump,converter and support. all three vehicles have had problems within 10k miles of owning. daily driven without being used for any towing. *tr | |||
| 01/15/2002 | 253770 | 07/20/2000 | |
| Transmission is slipping in all gears and reverse is not working at all. *nlm | |||
| 2 | 08/01/1999 | ||
| Transmission shifts very harshly into reverse and sometimes skips third gear.*ak | |||
| 02/25/1997 | 1 | 05/01/1996 | |
| Transmission replaced. | |||
| 02/04/1997 | 12/15/1995 | ||
| Transmission failed prior to recall (93v-089). *ak | |||
| 07/10/1996 | 1 | 03/07/1994 | |
| Vehicle rolled down slight incline while in park, causing accident. | |||
| 07/19/1995 | 9 | ||
| Transmission failed six times. | |||
| 12/15/1995 | 5 | ||
| Transmission shifted on mounts in minor accident, causing 3 inch crack in transmission/fluid loss. *sd | |||
| 11/06/1995 | |||
| The vehicle shifts into a lower gear while at high speeds. please describe. tt | |||
| 06/03/1995 | |||
| Auto-tran: while parked, reverse went out; drive went out while driving; started slipping; would not go even after applying accelerator; speed 25 mph. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 02/05/1997 | 2 | 12/12/1996 | |
| Transmission slipped out of gear twice. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| 03/30/1995 | 2 | 08/01/1993 | |
| 4wd not engaging. electronic motor replaced. *tt | |||
| 03/06/2000 | |||
| Vehicle, which is a 4-wheel drive, experienced problems with transmission gears. there is recall 93v089000, but this vehicle is not included in the recall due to vin although it has the same problem. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 08/02/1993 | 2 | ||
| Transmission failed. *sd | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 08/01/2000 | 2 | 05/01/1996 | |
| This factory rebuilt transmission is the third transmission this van has had in 80,000 miles. the problem exists in the electronic overdrive. between 35mph and 45 mph the electronics hunts for a gear with grinding occurring. eventually the grinding occurs at other speed ranges. the mechanic has seen this occurring on a wide range of ford products causing owners $2,700+ in reopairs each time. *ak | |||
| While putting vehicle in park and getting out vehicle started rolling, and broke consumer's leg. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 12/08/1998 | 08/25/1993 | ||
| While driving at 45 to 50 mph the vehicle was vibrating and shaking. the consumer heard a noise coming from the vehicle, and was losing power. took the vehicle to the dealer, and the dealer repaired the torque converter. *ak | |||
| 11/07/1997 | 1 | 09/15/1995 | |
| Torque converter failed. | |||
| 01/01/1993 | 1 | ||
| Replaced torqe converter. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 1 | |||
| The consumer believes the axle is to short on the truck. nlm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 07/07/1995 | 1 | ||
| Power train bearings/seals replaced. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||
| 07/07/1995 | 1 | ||
| Power train bearings/seals replaced. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - BANJO HOUSING | |||
| 09/28/1995 | 1 | ||
| Power train housing replaced. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/11/1995 | 1 | 12/01/1992 | |
| My ford f150 truck has a manual transmission, with a hydraulic clutch cylinder, which is inside the transmission housing. a few years after i got the truck, the hydraulic clutch cyclinder, inside the transmission housing, started leaking fluid, just after the manufacturers 3-year warranty ran out. sometimes the hydraulic clutch cylinder loses all the fluid over a long period of time (several months), and sometimes it loses all of the fluid in a few days. the first time it happened, i was on the freeway, and i pushed in the clutch to disengage the transmission because traffic was slowing down in front of me, and the clutch did not work. it was fortunate that an accident did not result. | |||
| 03/18/1994 | 3 | 03/12/1993 | |
| Slave cylinder failure caused clutch to make noise and not to disengage. yh | |||
| 03/23/1997 | 1 | 09/01/1993 | |
| Clutch slave cylinder leak, causing failure. | |||
| 02/13/1996 | 1 | ||
| Slave cylinder leak. | |||
| 03/01/1994 | |||
| Failure on the clutch, the clutch cannot be disengaged when driving. *ak | |||
| 01/30/1996 | |||
| Clutch went to the floor and stayed there. had to replace the clutch slave cylinder 3 times in 2 years. please describe details. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 07/22/2005 | 213000 | 1 | |
| While slowing from highway speeds, i attempted to downshift. when i pushed in the clutch pedal, it went to the floor, having no effect, leaving the engine engaged with the transmission while the engine was running as i was approaching traffic stopped at a toll booth. i was able to force the shifter into neutral. and come safely to a stop. upon inspecting the clutch linkage, i found that a plastic retainer had come off a shaft connecting the clutch push rod to the clutch crossover shaft. this is an extremely poor and unsafe method of connecting vital drivetrain components. someone of less driving experience or strength may not have known what to do, or been able to safely stop this vehicle due to the failure of a cheap plastic part and an unsafe and inferior design. this may kill someone. *jb | |||
| 01/09/2001 | 3 | ||
| Due to design of clutch pedal assembly which is located under dash, clip on rod is held by brackets which are plastic, and they broke off, causing vehicle not to engage in gear, which may result in a crash. *ak the lever used to move the seat forward broke at 70,000 miles. the consumer states that the clutch slave, three alternators, power windows and heater had been replaced. *yh | |||
| 03/07/2000 | 08/29/1999 | ||
| While shifting the clutch the eyelet exploded, causing the gear to go into neutral, not allowing the driver to shift. dealer has been notified. owner believes that this part should be steel rather than plastic. *ak *ml | |||
| 02/15/1999 | |||
| Clutch assembly fails too soon, is not designed to last, replacement occurred at 63,000 miles ,and needs replacing again. dealer is aware of problem. problem still exists. provide further information. *ak | |||
| 08/05/1993 | 5 | ||
| Assembly of foot pedal positioned incorrectly. *sd | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 12/31/1994 | 1 | ||
| Clutch slave cylinder leaked, causing a no-shift condition. *tw | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 11/22/1994 | 4 | 04/01/1993 | |
| The 4wheel drive, u/joints and drive train have gone out on the truck 4 times, the electrical system has never worked right from day one and has been taken into dealer several times with complaints but never fixed (autolocks on doors and windows don't work after heavy rain or wet, heavy snow storm) the last time the 4wheel drive went out, the front drivers wheel flew off the truck while traveling on the highway. lug nuts and posts were not loose nor sheared off. upon contacting ford customer service each time truck taken in, have been told that there have been no recalls of any type on our vehicle except for one to check the bolts on the front bumper. the following have shown occassional problems since 1993, but have consistently become worse with the age/mileage of truck: intermitten wipers do not work, dimmer light and other gauges do not work in dash. the transmission has a lot of backlash/kick when putting into gear. the ignition and alternator are consistently getting worse, sometimes it takes turning the key up to ten or more times to get the truck to start. currently, once the engine gets hot, the truck spits and sputters, almost killing when you slow down and then attempt to accelerate again. the truck recently had a complete tune-up and replacement of all parts with ford authorized parts. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - UNIVERSAL JOINT | |||
| 12/08/1995 | 1 | ||
| U joints replace. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/01/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that while driving and no warning the transmission will slip gears causing a distraction to the consumer. dealer notified ts | |||
| 11/11/1995 | 1 | 12/01/1992 | |
| My ford f150 truck has a manual transmission, with a hydraulic clutch cylinder, which is inside the transmission housing. a few years after i got the truck, the hydraulic clutch cyclinder, inside the transmission housing, started leaking fluid, just after the manufacturers 3-year warranty ran out. sometimes the hydraulic clutch cylinder loses all the fluid over a long period of time (several months), and sometimes it loses all of the fluid in a few days. the first time it happened, i was on the freeway, and i pushed in the clutch to disengage the transmission because traffic was slowing down in front of me, and the clutch did not work. it was fortunate that an accident did not result. | |||
| 02/03/1997 | 1 | 12/15/1995 | |
| Transmission failure. recall #93v089000. | |||
| 01/01/1994 | |||
| Manual tranmission failure, three rubber plugs failed allowed transmission fluid to leak causing transmission failure. tt | |||
| 01/04/1995 | 4 | ||
| Transmission replaced after 4 repair attempts, due to vehicle popping out of 1st gear/vehicle stalling. | |||
| 12/05/1994 | 5 | ||
| Transmission failure due to clutch problems. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION - COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/07/1995 | 7 | ||
| Gear shift lever replaced due to sticking in gear. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||
| 10/21/2007 | 220000 | 10 | 10/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1993 ford f150. while driving between 1-50 mph with the 4 wheel drive activated, the transfer case popped out of gear and went into neutral. the vehicle's speed decreased. the manufacturer stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 93v089000 (power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive). the current and failure mileages were 220,000. updated 03-04-08 *bf the transfer case shifted into neutral without input from the driver. updated | |||