Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 16403 | 11/01/2002 | 10008334 | Engine-light tick or rattle type noise from engine after cold start. *mj | 07/28/2004 | |
| 02227 | 11/11/2002 | 10008310 | Engine-cylinder head deck leak-4.6 and 5.4l engines-new service-only gasket and cylinder head kits availability. *mj | 07/27/2004 | |
| 17406 | 09/01/2004 | 18147 | 10008288 | Low power, poor fuel economy, fuel gelling cold, excessive white smoke cold, or hard start. *mj this oasis updates previous oasis dated 12/01/03. *tt | 07/26/2004 |
| 17554 | 02/01/2004 | 10008119 | Oil/dust film at cac connections. *mj | 07/22/2004 | |
| 14455 | 11/01/2000 | 616551 | Oil leak from the front or rear cylinder head oil supply rail end plugs. *tt | 03/02/2001 | |
| 982740 | 04/01/1998 | 603593 | Concerns with high pressure oil pumps are not serviceable. *yc | 02/25/1999 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 983316 | 02/03/1998 | 607481 | Some customer may complain of a ticking noise on initial cold start-up in park position and neutral position. *tt | 09/23/1999 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - TURBO-CHARGER | |||||
| 9913127 | 08/01/1999 | 609045 | Information on diagnosing 7.3l dit vehicles built prior to 4/1/99 exhibiting a turbocharger noise, exhaust noise, or oil / soot presence on rear of engine or turbocharger. *tt | 12/07/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 06/04/2000 | 3 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Water pump goes out every 18000 miles or two months at cost $250.00 with 12k warrenty by ford. ford can not remedy exhaust leaks after 4 times. *ak | |||
| 11/03/1999 | |||
| Clutch burns out prematurally. the clutch has been replaced three times prior to this failure. left high pressure fuel line hole rubbed from engine block/ water pump failure. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 06/15/2005 | 35000 | 1 | 05/01/2000 |
| Dt: the contact stated while driving the vehicle misfired. the mechanic determined that the spark plug wires were crossed, which send the spark to the wrong area. this was causing air pollution. the wires needed to be replaced. the vehicle has not been repaired. *ak updated 1/5/2006 - *nm | |||
| 09/13/2002 | 60000 | 1 | |
| When any type of dust came into contact with the engine, the engine would implode and it caused the consumer to lose control of the vehicle. *jb | |||
| 04/27/1999 | 10 | 05/06/1998 | |
| Vehicle is consuming excessive amounts of oil within short periods. cause unknown. dealer cannot identify problem. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||
| 03/22/2004 | 26000 | 1 | 01/01/2000 |
| As the consumer attempted to stop the vehicle, the pedal went to the floor and stayed. the master cylinder and slave cylinder had excess were on the pressure plate fingers. the transmission was hard to shift into reverse and low gear. the hard clutch made noise. the clutch company was well aware of ford's problem and had re-engineered and designed a new package to remedy the problem. there was fuel leaking at the fuel filter, the sway bar was broken, the door ajar light stayed on, engine oil leak, and the gas cap was broken. *ak *sc *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 06/09/2000 | |||
| Heard a clunking noise, and had vehicle serviced for universal joints. two weeks later, while driving on highway went to apply brakes and all of a sudden there was smoke everywhere, tires caught on fire, and brakes failed. inside brakes spun around to caliper and froze. *ak | |||