Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 010198 | 01/01/1998 | 605721 | Some vehicles may develop cavitation erosion in the cylinder wall of the engine. *tt | 07/22/1999 | |
| BC4225 | 04/01/1995 | 3055147 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| 95522 | 03/01/1995 | 39891 | Some diesel powered vehicles are experiencing drive belt tracking concerns due to front end accessory drive pulleys (fead) misalignment. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| 95617 | 03/01/1995 | 39912 | Early wear of fead tensioner pulley on vehicles with 5.0l/5.8l engines. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| 9568 | 03/01/1995 | 39904 | Revised oil pan gasket. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| 95522 | 05/01/1995 | 45074 | Accessory drive belts - all 7.3 idi diesels come off accessory drive pulleys - vehicles built after 2/15/92. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 951714 | 08/01/1995 | 45971 | Engine- 'knocking' noise - when operating engine at 200-2300 rpm - fd1460 engine | 04/25/1996 | |
| 95524 | 03/01/1995 | 39892 | There may be a concern of poor performance, coolant in the oil and engine knocking and/or hydraulic lock on some vehicles. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC4225 | 04/01/1995 | 3055147 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| 9588 | 04/01/1995 | 41029 | Knocking noise on initial start-up. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| 95712 | 41013 | During highway deceleration or engine start-up, there may be a hooting noise coming from the engine compartment. *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 | |
| 95711 | 04/01/1995 | 41012 | Some vehicles may exhibit a lack of power or a no start condition due to an exhaust restriction. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC2681950503 | 05/01/1995 | 40086 | Lack of power or no start condition may be due to exhaust restriction caused by a plugged catalytic converter and/or muffler. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC4225 | 04/01/1995 | 39831 | Vehicles with manual transmission may have a lack of power or no start condition caused by a plugged catalytic converter or muffler. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| 951015 | 05/01/1995 | 42099 | Hydromounted cab - evaporative emission lines rubbing on the fender. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC4225 | 04/01/1995 | 3055147 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||||
| BC3241970210 | 02/10/1997 | 51863 | Exhaust leaks or noise at the joint between the y-pipe and the exhaust manifold. *tw | 07/17/1997 | |
| 962213 | 10/21/1996 | 50952 | Exhaust - exhaust leak at exhaust manifolds - vehicles equipped with 7.0l or 7.5l engine. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| BC0883961004 | 10/04/1996 | 50440 | Vehicles may exhibit an exhaust leak &/or noise due to warped exhaust manifolds. *tt | 04/24/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - HOSE | |||
| 12/14/1999 | 1 | 02/08/1993 | |
| While driving down the highway stopped at a light and gentleman was honking to get consumer's attention because he noticed a gas leak. took vehicle to a local mechanic, and had the cross tank fuel flow check valve and the fuel regulator replaced. *akdealer replaced upper radiator hose. *et | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 10/07/1998 | 1 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Service bulletin 95-5-24 was sent to me 9 to 12 months ago on a cooling system additive to add to my system to prevent corrosion of the block and eating through the cylinder walls. i added the required amount of this additive, and have not given it much thought until my engine seized up. when the engine was torn down it was found to be caused by pin holes through the cylinder walls which let coolant wash down the cylinder walls and caused the engine to seize and bend a rod. currently the engine is apart until i can figure out what to do. ford told me that eventhough they designed a faulty system, that they do not have to do anything, and that is why i am sending this to you. also the bulletin came out in 95 and i never received a copy until late 97. i wish i still had a copy of the bulletin. hope you can help! | |||
| 03/06/1997 | 3 | 09/01/1993 | |
| Idler pulley/tensioner and serpentine belt failed several times after recall repair work causing loss of braking control. | |||
| 10/10/1998 | 1 | ||
| The engine electrolysis between water & diesel, made holes in cylinder walls from inside out. it had ruined the engine. *ak | |||
| 08/03/1994 | 3 | ||
| Belt tensioner wears out, causing belt to come off resulting in no power steering or brakes. *tt | |||
| 10/17/1995 | |||
| Bearing on crankcase went out and engine blew up. please give more details. tt | |||
| While driving, at approx. 15mph pulley brackets shreds serpentine belt and causes to break, result loss of power and control of vehicle. tt | |||
| 06/11/1993 | 1 | ||
| Engine oil leak. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 1 | |||
| The vehicle has had continued problems with engine knocking, the dealership will temporarily fix the problem but then it returns. *mjs | |||
| 10/03/1999 | 1 | 07/01/1994 | |
| Porous block dumped water into cylindars | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 03/30/1994 | 6 | 05/08/1993 | |
| While starting up truck drive belt fell off. also, there were no brakes or steering when this happened. consumer had to replace drive belt six times. consumer indicated if going down a hill vehicle would have crashed. neither dealer not manufacturer provided any help. *ak *ml | |||
| 12/01/1999 | 1 | 07/01/1993 | |
| The incident with the serpentine belt tensioner,again resulted in loss of steering, and braking effectiveness due to the vacuum pump being run by the accessory drive belt. the vehicle was difficult to stop, and steering was extremely hard. if my wife were driving the vehicle, there would surely have been an accident, especially at higher highway speeds. this is the third time that this unit has been replaced on this engine. ford has not come up with a suitable engineering design to correct the problem associated with this failure. i expect that this will again fail sometime in the future, i hope not with disasterous results. the dampener, shock absorber failed causing premature wear, and subsequent failure of the tensioner. the recall which was done on this vehicle was not as effective as you were led to believe. the defroster also fails to go into the defrost mode once the vehicle is extremely cold, and the blower motor is making a grinding, squeeling noise. i expect that these will stop completly in the near future. | |||
| 03/06/1997 | 3 | 09/01/1993 | |
| Idler pulley/tensioner and serpentine belt failed several times after recall repair work causing loss of braking control. | |||
| 03/29/1998 | |||
| While driving vehicle about 55-60 mph the serpentine belt came off and the vehicle lost power steering and brakes. driver was able to pull to the side of the road safely when gearing the truck down and applying the emergency brake. *ak | |||
| 07/07/1994 | 4 | 02/19/1993 | |
| On several occasions the serpentine belt broke, causing other components to fail as well, resulting in loss of control. | |||
| 10/06/1996 | 12/07/1992 | ||
| Replaced defective serpentine belt; also air conditioning system replaced. *ak | |||
| 06/11/1996 | 4 | ||
| Previous recall issued by manufacturer regarding excessive wear of the drive belts which incorporates with the power steering pump and brakes. this could result in a loss of control without prior warning. this is the fourth replacement. *ak | |||
| 03/10/1997 | 12/07/1992 | ||
| Serpentine belt failure ed by air conditioning compressor seizure. *ak | |||
| 04/24/1996 | 3 | 08/29/1993 | |
| Serpentine belt bracket design causes serpentine belts to fail. | |||
| 10/07/1994 | 3 | ||
| Serpentine belt replaced 4 times. *sd | |||
| 05/10/1996 | |||
| The serpentine belt falls off and causes loss of steering and failure of the power assisted brakes. please describe. *ak | |||
| 04/18/1996 | 8 | ||
| Serpentine belt fail prematurely due to design flaw, fixed by new brackets/tensioner. *dsh | |||
| 02/05/1996 | |||
| When driving the vehicle the fan belt comes off the vehicle. tt | |||
| 05/15/1993 | |||
| Pulley belt making a lot of noise, possible at risk of popping. tt | |||
| 07/03/1995 | 7 | ||
| The serpentine belt came of, causing loss of power. tt | |||
| 06/27/1995 | |||
| Radiator fan belts rips and causes engine failure. *ak | |||
| 02/24/1994 | 4 | ||
| Serpentine belt tensioner bracket cracks, causing belt to wear unevenly. *aw | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states the fuel tank, fuel pump and emissions filter were replaced.*jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 11/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Catalytic converter repaired. *sd | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states the air filter and emissions filter were replaced.*jb | |||
| While traveling noticed noise coming from the vehicle. dealer stated exhaust system muffler was bent. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| While traveling noticed noise coming from vehicle. dealer stated exhaust system muffler was bent. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 2 | 08/12/1999 | ||
| While driving started smelling exhaust fumes inside vehicle. driver started getting a headache. took vehicle to dealer & mechanic notice bolts on motor sheared off attachment. problem repairable, but will reappear due to design of bolts. manufacturer knows of problem. *ak | |||