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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V349000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 10/04/1993 to 10/10/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 434000 | 11/28/2000 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 10/30/2000 | 10/31/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. if a vehicle is parked with the parking brake not fully applied and not in first gear, as directed in the owner guide, and the self adjustment pawl subsequently skips one or two teeth, the vehicle could move on some grades. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in unintended vehicle movement and a vehicle crash without prior warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will modify the parking brake control and install a plate or over-bracket to the control to lock the self adjust mechanism in position following adjustment. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began november 28, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||||
| 00S37S1 | 12/01/2000 | 616811 | Subject regarding parking brake control assembly modification. *tt | 03/13/2001 | |
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL - LINKAGE AND CABLE | |||||
| 985A8 | 03/18/1998 | 601006 | Some vehicles may have a rubbing noise coming from underneath the vehicle-parking brake cable conduit contacting driveshaft. *ak | 06/17/1998 | |
| 95175 | 08/01/1995 | 45963 | Brakes-rubbing noise from underneath vehicles-parking brake cable conduit contacting driveshaft. noise-rubbing noisefrom underneath vehicle-parking brake cable conduit contacting driveshaft. *sd | 04/25/1996 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 01/14/2002 | 1 | 06/01/1998 | |
| While driving theres a violent shake in steering wheel, this makes vehicle hard to control, consumer also complained of problems with the head gasket, parking brake and fan cooling system. *jg *ak | |||
| 08/03/2000 | 1 | ||
| The emergency brake failed causing the vehicle to roll down driveway resulting in damage to the vehicle. nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| While vehicle was parked in slightly elevated driveway, in first gear, emergency parking brake engaged, vehicle rolled into side of house, several month later owner received recall 00v-349, defective part in parking brake replaced, owner would like ford to take care of damages made to bumper. cj | |||
| 1 | 09/10/2000 | ||
| Vehicle rolled and crashed into a semi trailer, the emergency brake failed, there is a recall 00v349, the dealer is stating that there is no recall. *slc | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL | |||
| 1 | |||
| Prior to recall notification, the consumer had the parking brake repaired, consumer requested reimbursement however ford denied the claim. *ts *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| The emergency parking brake failed, prior to recall notification.*ak *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer received a recall letter in the mail concerning the parking brake assembly. to remedy the recall, it was necessary to take apart the console, once reassembled the seat belt buckle was tucked underneath. consumer is no longer able to utilize the seat belt. *jg | |||
| 05/12/2001 | 100 | 1 | |
| When pulling emergency parking brake up it failed to hold the vehicle in place. contacted dealer and dealer could not fix parking brake.*ak consumer had problems with air flow unit and sensor. *ph *jb | |||
| 08/03/2000 | 1 | 09/09/1997 | |
| While vehicle was in park with emergency brake on vehicle started to roll down hill. parking brake was not working properly. *ak the vehicle rolled down the hill and collided resulting in a major damage to the vehcile. the manufacturer had olso issued a rcall notice on park brake assembly problem . recall no. 00v-349. *yh | |||
| 09/27/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| 3 separate problems: front disk rotors have warped twice and had to be reground. a/c compressor bearings froze causing drive belt to emit acrid smoke that filled the passenger compartment (happened on original and again on replacement). temp gauge showed fluctuating temperature until bearings froze completely (happened with 2 different compressors). parking brake released causing car to roll into neighbors vehicle, causing damage (parking brake handle was in the up position with no tension felt when the parking brake was moved to the down position.) | |||
| 01/01/1999 | 0 | ||
| Consumer heard a grinding noise when appying the brakes. took vehicle to a mechanic, and was told that the housing of the parking brakes was coming apart. also, when entering vehicle, it makes it fall onto the driveshaft.*ak | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 1 | 09/03/1994 | |
| Parking brake released, causing transmission to jump out of park, resulting in accident. | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 1 | 09/03/1994 | |
| Parking brake released, causing transmission to slip out of park gear/ vehicle to roll into tree. *dh | |||
| 09/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Emergency brake; when parking on a hill, emergency brake doesn't hold car, took car back to dealer say emergency parking brakes aren't designed to hold car. tt | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL - LINKAGE AND CABLE | |||
| 05/23/1995 | 3 | ||
| Parking brake cable failed. *sd | |||