Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||||
| 14840 | 04/01/2001 | 619326 | A slight purge of grease from the front hub bearing unit that may be noted between the hub unit and the inboard rotor flange. *tt | 05/23/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| 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 | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||
| 02/06/2001 | 1 | ||
| Stabilizer bar has broken so many times that they purchased them by handfuls to keep them handy. manufacturer knows there's an engineering problem, and isn't helping. *ak | |||
| 02/07/2001 | 6 | ||
| Consumer has been having problems replacing stabilizer bar. stabilizer bar has broken at least 5-6 times. ford was aware of problem, but would not assist at this time. only remedy they seemed to have was to to replace bar.*ak | |||
| 01/29/2001 | 8 | ||
| Stabilizer bar has broken 8 times . ford has mentioned there was an engineering problem, but was not offering to do anything for consumer. they were just replacing part. they had not tried to find a permenant solution. *ak the drive shaft makes noise while driving. *yh | |||