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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | ||||||||||||||||
| 91V048000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 10/01/1990 to 10/01/1990 | V (Vehicle) | 6800 | 07/22/1991 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/18/1991 | 03/28/1991 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The park rod assembly contains a park cam with inadequate surface hardness, which could lead to park disengagement or no park engagement when the lever is placed in park. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If park is not engaged and the parking brake is off, avehicle roll-away could result. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace park rod assembly on automatic transmissions. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: automatic transmission park rod assembly.vehicle description: passenger cars with automatic overdrive transmissions. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 12178 | 11/01/1998 | 613234 | Information regarding tsb 98-5a-12 (transaxle/transmission/transfer case-vehicles towed behind recreational vehicles-recommended guidelines) does not list towing information for certain model vehicles. *mjs | 06/19/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 99152 | 07/26/1999 | 608431 | Information on the new flush and fill tool available through rotunda. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 0015 | 01/10/2000 | 612203 | Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *mjs | 06/06/2000 | |
| 98112 | 01/19/1998 | 605573 | Subject regarding a new service center support that uses a thrust bearing (#3 and #4) in place of thrust washers has been released. *tt | 07/12/1999 | |
| 9888 | 04/27/1998 | 601238 | Information on a new transmission fluid usage chart. *yc | 07/10/1998 | |
| 97511 | 03/03/1997 | 51945 | Fluid- transmission fluid usage charts. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||||
| 002310 | 11/13/2000 | 616522 | Subject regarding contamination from prior transmission concerns or excess wear may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system. *tt | 03/05/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 962612 | 12/16/1996 | 50997 | Transaxle - torque converter replacement guidelines and torque converter/transaxle cooling system cleaning procedures - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| 96249 | 11/18/1996 | 50908 | Torque converter - leak test procedure - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 98222 | 11/09/1998 | 603711 | Experiencing vibration/ noise felt in clutch pedal when lightly touching clutch pedal. *yc | 03/03/1999 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||||
| 00241 | 11/27/2000 | 616529 | Some vehicles may exhibit a vibration that may be heard of felt at the clutch pedal between idle and 2300 rpm, and goes away when depressing the clutch at least 25mm. *tt | 03/02/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| BC3221970212 | 02/12/1997 | 51827 | Vibration/noise from the clutch pedal. *tw | 07/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| The speedometer bounces around not staying a speed driven. the cable and the speedometer head needed to be replaced. this failure has occured before and was repaired under warranty. please provide more information. ts | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/19/2005 | 80000 | 3 | 08/09/1993 |
| The transmission has gone out three times in this car. the first time it had 20000 miles on it and under warranty and the dealer sent it to a local transmission shop who rebuilt it. one year later it went out again. the dealer would not cover ford would not cover. i got stuck replacing the transmission out of pocket. now the transmission went again. *jb | |||
| 01/01/1996 | |||
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| 08/15/2000 | |||
| Driver noticed that gears were difficult to change. took vehicle to dealer to be repaired and transmission was completely replaced.*ak | |||
| Vehicle would not go into 4th gear because a plastic fitting broke which feeds oil to the transmission. dealer says vehicle needs rebuilt transmission. *ak | |||
| 1 | 06/01/1995 | ||
| Transmission failed. | |||
| 10/26/1995 | |||
| While driving at 50 mph at 3rd and upshifting to fourth gear, throttle got stuck, could not get vehicle stopped. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - FLOOR SHIFT | |||
| 08/12/2003 | 133000 | 24 | 05/30/2003 |
| I have 1991 ford mustang with a nhtsa recall number 91v048000. ford is telling me that thiere is no such recall in there data base and they will not fix it. this is a big safty issue for me considering my wife and kids ride in this car. i need to know if this is a valid recall and if ford is not responsible to repair it, then who?*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 02/25/1997 | |||
| While driving the vehicle, going about (5) or (10) mph, the rear axle broke on the driver's side. waiting for insurance company to inspect the vehicle. *ak | |||