Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 98158 | 08/03/1998 | 609538 | Front end shimmy may occur at various driving speeds and is usually induced when hitting bumps, such as large potholes or rough railroad crossings. shimmy is not always verified during road test. *ak | 04/03/2000 | |
| BC0321961101 | 11/01/1996 | 50729 | Pop/clunk from steering linkage over bumps. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| 9597 | 05/01/1995 | 42080 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| 9598 | 05/01/1995 | 42081 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY - HANGER,BRACKET | |||||
| 97310 | 02/03/1997 | 51669 | Noise- popping/creaking- front frame or suspension brackets- frame- popping/creaking- fastener replacement. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 09/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Front axle mounting bolts loosen, causing problems with stability/handling. (second vehicle on 501504, 601387, 601388, 601389, 601390) *dsh | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 09/01/1998 | ||
| My truck periodicly would shake uncontrollably after 35mph causing me to have to get out of traffic fast to avoid an accident. since there was nothing 'broken' on my truck, ford had to add a stabilizer kit to the front end suspension. they informed me that this was not a recall item. as it could have caused an accident i am reporting this poorly engineered front end suspension problem.*ak | |||
| 10/07/1994 | 3 | ||
| Front end incapable of supporting weight of engine, causing front end to wear out, prematurely. *sd | |||
| 05/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Front end misaligned. *sd | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 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. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 02/28/1995 | 3 | 02/28/1994 | |
| While driving vehicle under normal conditions front vehicle springs have worn out, causing vehicle to bottom out. also premature failure of drag link and tie rod ends. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states there were problems with the front wheel bearings.*jb | |||
| 11/22/1995 | 1 | ||
| Wheel bearing replaced. | |||