Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 99222 | 10/18/1999 | 6089681 | Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| 96246 | 11/18/1996 | 50905 | Wiring - electrical diode identification and service replacements. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 01/22/2003 | 65000 | 1 | 02/10/1987 |
| The alternator on my wife's 1987 mustang gt caught fire, damaging engine compartment componets before fire could be extinguished. | |||
| Vehicle caught on fire due to electrical alternator malunctioning. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| Tfi module failed while vehicle was being driven on highway. as a result of this failure, all power was lost with driver stranded on highway. please describe details.*aki | |||
| 11/18/1991 | 1 | 07/01/1990 | |
| Engine quit in summer of 91.was able to drive 2 miles by engaging starter on and off.replaced thick film ign module. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1998 | 2 | 06/01/1998 | |
| Thick film ignition module repeatedly fails - car simply quits when failing. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 10/02/1999 | 0 | ||
| While driving car would shut off at any time. consumer was almost in an accident twice because of the car cutting off. dealer said it was the electrical ignition switch. *ak | |||
| 03/22/1995 | 1 | ||
| Ignition switch fire prior to recall. | |||
| 06/12/1996 | 2 | ||
| Ignition switch shorted out, causing fire. *dh | |||
| 10/18/1992 | |||
| Vehicle was parked overnight, driver did not notice vehicle until next morning, fire dept. said fire had occurred to vehicle. *ak | |||
| 02/12/1996 | |||
| Experienced smoke from ignition area. *ak | |||
| 10/11/1995 | |||
| Vehicle parked in garage about five minutes lake burst into flames and totaled the house. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY - SOLENOID | |||
| 01/24/1997 | 06/01/1995 | ||
| Ford solenoid switch has weak spring which, over time, wears out and allows vechicle to crank over on its own. this caused fire and explosion which injured two people and destroyed garage. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 08/12/1995 | |||
| The vehicle had been parked and then it burned to the ground due to an electrical fire. please describe. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 06/26/2000 | 4 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Alternator has caughton fire twice requiring replacement, harness hot.*ak | |||
| 02/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Short circuit in wiring under hood caused electrical system failure. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 03/01/1997 | |||
| A floating short has ruined to different horns, the map light, the rpm gauge, the fuel guage, and two stereos. in addition, the heat/air only work on high, and the dash lights now only work on the brightest setting and are still faded to the point it is extremely difficult to read. | |||
| 3 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| The headlight and fog light switches burned and melted, which caused my fog lights to not work. the multi-function switch would not let my lights turn on sometimes and also cause them to turn off while driving. i also cannot use my brights because of the multi-function switch. | |||