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 | |||||
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| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E026000 | PRO-A MOTORS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 61944 | 04/03/2006 | OVSC | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/23/2006 | 03/23/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Pro-a motors will notify owners and offer to repurchase the lamps. the recall began on april 3, 2006. owners may contact pro-a motors at 323-838-2988. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to pro-a motors aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled lamp model numbers.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E025000 | DOPE, INC. | E (Equipment) | 42540 | 07/28/2009 | OVSC | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 05/11/2009 | 05/11/2009 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Dope, inc. is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dope, inc. will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on july 28, 2009. owners may contact dope, inc. at 1-626-272-1798. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by dope, inc.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
| 08E050000 | K2 MOTOR CORPORATION | E (Equipment) | 1921 | 12/17/2008 | OVSC | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/11/2008 | 08/14/2008 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | K2 motor is recalling 1,921 aftermarket headlamps of various models sold for use on the above listed vehicles. these headlamps are missing the amber side reflex reflector which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Without the amber side reflex reflectors, the lighting visibility may be affected, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | K2 motor will notify owners and offer a full refund. the recall began on decemeber 17, 2008. owners may contact k2 motor at 1-909-839-2992. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by honda, ford, or chrysler llc. customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 01/20/2011 | 64000 | ||
| Driving my 2004 ford focus, when i turn on the left blinker and it starts blinking very fast so i assume it needs a new bulb or fuse. i go to replace the bulb only to find that the housing unit holding the bulb for the blinker is melted. now i have to replace the entire thing and this cost me $120.00 dollars. fast forward six months, not only is the left blinker out but now the right blinker as well, and guess what same problem not just a bulb but both housing units have melted and need to be replaced. looked to see if there is a recall on this issue, since one, it is the material of the car the heat generated by the manufactures bulb and it continues to happen even when replaced with normal driving. plus no blinkers is a huge safety issue. no recall! looks like ford thinks melting car parts on their vehicles is normal. | |||
| 04/01/2006 | 5 | 03/26/2004 | |
| 2004 focus belt tensioner broke and battery failed. *ts the front door had to be aligned and the door seal was replaced. the throttle cable had to be re-routed due to the cable binding. the front wheel bearings were replaced. the left rear motor assembly was replaced, the 3rd brake light lens and right side cv axle was replaced. the transmission started shifting erratically. the consumer attempted to make a turn, and the transmission would shift from 1st to 2nd gear until the engine revved up past 6000 rpm. the consumer was told there was a problem with the servo pistons. the transmission was eventually repaired. the battery failed 5 times. *jb | |||
| 05/19/2004 | 3 | ||
| Electrical system failed to illuminate properly. the interior and exterior lights failed. this caused poor visibility for the driver. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 05/15/2008 | 1 | ||
| 1) turned headlight swith to on on my 2004 ford focus ztw 2) turning the headlights on caused the rear hatch to open uncommanded. 3) i removed the cover from the hatch and disconnected the wiper motor and latch unlock solenoid connectors. then, to find the possible problem, i inspected the wire bundle in the area of the hatch hinge and found several wires frayed and broken. so turning on the headlights apparently sent a signal (short) to the latch solenoid. a friend had a similar problem. his hatch would pop open when the ignition was turned to start the car. two dealers told me they would not be of any help unless i paid at least $350 to repair the problem. this is a safety issue. remeber the chysler mini van hatch recall? i have been watching the toyota sua hearings and decided to challenge you guys and see if you would review and contact me as mr. lahood said you would. i know you are busy and understaffed. i do not blame you as some are intent upon. i spent my life as an a&p mechanic at american airlines and know the importance of safety. thanks for reading and hope to hear from you soon. ps ford has had knowledge of this problem in other model years of the focus. *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 05/12/2006 | 45000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford focus. while preparing to make a right turn at approximately 45 mph, the right turn signal failed to operate. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. the technician stated the failure was contributed to the burning and melting of the turn signal bulb socket. the vehicle was repaired at the cost of $300.00. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on a three separate occasions for the identical failures. the manufacturer was notified and reimbursed for the prior service repair. also, performed one free remedy repair on the vehicle. the failure mileage was 45,000. the current mileage was 120,000. | |||