Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 15067 | 07/01/2001 | 621005 | Some vehicles equipped with a manual transmission may exhibit a powertrain noise described as a brief roar, hoot or groan betwen 2500 - 3500 rpm when the clutch pedal is half way down, during shifting or when depressing and releasing the cl | 09/05/2001 | |
| 96714 | 03/25/1996 | 613335 | Subject regarding a new transmission case and main control released for service on aode / 4r70w transmissions. *tt | 06/21/2000 | |
| 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 | |
| 9943 | 03/08/1999 | 604751 | Information regarding reprogramming powertrain control modules (pcms). *tt | 05/11/1999 | |
| BC9031950906 | 09/01/1995 | 45780 | Vehicle may exhibit an inoperative speedometer due to the speedometer drive gear inside the transmission not being fully seated on the output shaft. *tw | 04/25/1996 | |
| BC1361950906 | 09/01/1995 | 45753 | Vehicle may exhibit an inoperative speedometer due to speedometer drive gear inside transmission not fully seated on output shaft. *tw | 04/25/1996 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 03261 | 01/05/2003 | 10008279 | New service part - number 5 needle bearing and race kit - 4r70w transmission - service tip. *tt | 07/26/2004 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| BC2850950401 | 04/01/1995 | 3010500 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC8934950503 | 05/01/1995 | 40099 | Vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission may exhibit a whine noise. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| 95515 | 03/01/1995 | 39887 | There may be an intermittent loss of torque during or just after the 3-4 upshift or in 4th gear on some vehicles. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC2630950503 | 05/01/1995 | 40082 | Vehicles may exhibit a whine noisewhen driving at a steady speed around 38-44 mph. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| 95313 | 02/01/1995 | 39224 | Possible water intrusion in the mlp/tr sensor causing shift concern. *tw | 03/31/1995 | |
| 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 - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||||
| 01181 | 09/17/2001 | 625715 | Brake shift interlock.*jb | 11/30/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 9887 | 04/27/1998 | 601237 | Experiencing a torque converter clutch shudder or vibration. *yc | 07/10/1998 | |
| 962517 | 12/02/1996 | 50973 | Transmission - aode - 4r70w - shudder or vibration under light to moderate acceleration above 56 km/h (35 mph) while in 3rd or 4th gear. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| 96249 | 11/18/1996 | 50908 | Torque converter - leak test procedure - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| 962612 | 12/16/1996 | 50997 | Transaxle - torque converter replacement guidelines and torque converter/transaxle cooling system cleaning procedures - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| BC0810961011 | 10/11/1996 | 50412 | Vehicles equipped w/ an aode or 4r70w trans has a concern of shudder from the transmission torque converter clutch in 3rd or 4th gear or during 3-4 shift. *tt | 04/24/1997 | |
| BC2850950401 | 04/01/1995 | 39837 | Torque converter clutch shudder/vibration. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC2850950401 | 04/01/1995 | 3010500 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| 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 | |||||
| BC105949705 | 05/01/1997 | 52874 | Vehicles may encounter difficulty getting the shift lever into gear when the clutch disc is hot. *tw | 09/18/1997 | |
| BC2299970501 | 05/01/1997 | 52795 | Vehicles built prior to 3/1/97 may encounter difficulty getting the shift lever into gear when the clutch disc is hot. *tw | 09/12/1997 | |
| BC3221970212 | 02/12/1997 | 51827 | Vibration/noise from the clutch pedal. *tw | 07/17/1997 | |
| BC0678961025 | 10/25/1996 | 50356 | Information on aode/4r7w transmission main control & case replacement. *tt | 04/24/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 06/05/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving, the transmission intermittently shifted into neutral. *jb | |||
| 07/20/2001 | 04/06/1995 | ||
| During normal operation, transmission became stuck in second gear. consumer was advised to have transmission rebuilt. | |||
| 10/02/1995 | 1 | 10/01/1995 | |
| Odometer is reading in kilometers, notin miles. *ak | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1997 | ||
| I would like help regarding nhsta campaign id number 95v138000 referencing the problem with the speedometer/odometer reading. this identified ford mustangs (1995) manufactured between july 94 - jan. 95. the summary stated these vehicles were built with speedometers registering spped in mph but the odometers indicating distance in kilometers. the odometers were intended to indicate distance in miles and were not identified with the metric 'km' designation. this does not comply with fmvss no. 101, controls and displays. the end result was that ford did not have to recall the cars or notify the owners as the noncompliance did not create an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety. my problem is this. if the miles registered on the odometer are actually in kilometers than a vehicle that shows 77500 actually only has 47845 miles (77500 multiplied times a kilometer 0.62137). as this car blew out head gaskets (another problem with ford and refused to recognize on mustangs) at 77500 miles, it should still be covered under a warranty that goes until 75000 miles. as i spoke with bill at ford motor center (800-392-3673) he said that this was correct and it should be covered if my car was manufactured within that time. the door of the car is imprinted with the date jan/95. i told him this and he took the vin number and called me back to state it should be covered, however, my car was researched and found to actually be manufactured feb. 1, 1995 and not in january, 1995. he said the metal imprint was wrong. i asked for this information in writing and he was not sure that was possible. the car does have the imprint jan, 1995 and i have the original sticker for the car which shows ship date as 1/25/95 to decker ford in clovis, ca. i do not know where else to turn. could you please provide me with information as to your campaign id number 95v138000. do you know any other agency to refer me to? thank you lora mannie | |||
| 11/28/1995 | |||
| Odometer failure. false odometer readings of gas in fuel tank. similarly, the odometer reads in kilometers instead of miles without kilometer appearing on the dashboard. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/14/2004 | 95000 | 1 | |
| When the transmission shifts gears, the vehicle shatters. campaign item#601237 the dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. the cause was not determined. please provide more information. | |||
| 02/01/2003 | 125000 | 1 | |
| Transmission randomly shifts into neutral while driving before changing into correct gear. *jb | |||
| 11/02/1999 | 2 | 04/01/2098 | |
| This transmission was repaired in nov. 1999 and currently has to be repaired again. ford motor denies any knowledge of transmission problems. however, in researching the internet i found information saying the torque converters are bad and there are not enough of them to go around for a recall. this along with other articles indicating that ford is aware of a problem with these transimission but won't fess up because of the cost factor. moreover, in an article found @ epinions.com a service mgr. in fla. refers to this problem as a quiet recall. dt | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 50 | 01/01/1995 | |
| The following problem has existed on this vehicle since the first summer i have owned it. when i place the gear selector in reverse or drive, the car surges, the rpm drops and fluctuates, and the vehicle either turns off or settles down. at times when i'm at a stop sign, i press the gas to go and the car hesitates and either stops or surges forward so i have to keep my foot on the brake and keep pushing on the gas pedal so the car won't stall on me in the middle of traffic. this has been an ongoing problem which has never been corrected by the dealership. i've taken the car to the dealership numerous times and have spoken to the service manager numerous times with no success. when i take the car in for service, i am always told the car was hooked up to the computer and that the computer found nothing wrong with the car. they've replaced parts on the vehilce but it continues to respond the same way. these problems always seem to be worse in the summer when the weather is hot and humid and has never been corrected. i don't know how to approach this matter. i know if i continue to take the car in to the dealership they are going to keep charging me for just hooking it up to the computer and finding nothing wrong with it when in reality there is something wrong with it. this has been going on for 7 years now and i don't know what to do.*ak | |||
| 11/11/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving at any mph transmission will slip and lose power. dealer was contacted. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| 01/14/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving, consumer could hear noise coming from under vehicle transmission, consumer took vehicle to dealer, but problem could not be fixed. *ak *jg | |||
| 01/03/2001 | |||
| Vehicle would hardly change into gear. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 04/01/2001 | |||
| While traveling cruise control will unexpectedly fail. rpms for engine will increase, causing vehicle to slow down on its own. transmission has been rebuilt twice for this problem. please provide any additional information / attachments.*ak | |||
| 05/15/2000 | |||
| The specific failure of the part in automatic transmission is called torque converter. this part in the transmission is reponsible for shifting the gears. through my personal investigations, i have found out that ford vehicles before the year 1999 have had problems with the torque converters, regardless of the make of the vehicle. with so much compelling evidence about the failure of torque converters in ford vehicles, it shocks me that there hasn't been a recall mandated by the government. ford refuses to pay for this defect! please help me in rendering justice. *ak | |||
| 05/17/2001 | |||
| There's a winding noise between 2nd and 3rd gears. *ak | |||
| 04/18/2000 | 3 | 07/01/1996 | |
| Head gasket failed prior to notification and was replaced, consumer was reimbursed for repiars,2 weeks later transmission went out, the mechanic advised that the transmission going out which was a result of overheating from previous head gasket problem, also transmission mounts were replaced 3 times,rebuilt torque converter. *jb | |||
| 03/27/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1998 | |
| I have identical head gasket,engine,transmission and paint peeling problems as thousands of other mustang owners. i am not going to take this anymore from ford i am contacting them one last time. on april 16 i will start a public awareness campiagn in my area to inform everyone of my probelms with ford and their products. i want my car fixed . ford knows about these probelms and will not fix them. i have a blown head gasket and no money to fix this new yard ornament. *ak | |||
| 05/13/1999 | 1 | 08/01/1995 | |
| Engine head gasket failed on way to work car was towed to manteca ford and heads torn down, head gasket and additional work estimated at $2200, refused work at that time, had car repaired at later date, total cost $900. automatic transmission/ overdrive failure while driving in town, car taken to garage 10 components repaired or replaced, total cost $1583.77. car has only 82,000 miles on odometer and is not raced or used in a haphazard manner, it is main transportation to and from work (round trip 1.5 mi) and as travel car for vacation, has never towed another vehicle nor been in any accidents or incidents. believe head gasket failure precipitated by electric cooling fan failure 3 mos. prior. fan replaced at personal cost, no problems. *ak | |||
| 10/14/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| Automatic transmission failed within 50,000 miles. will not engage 3rd gear and now requires a complete rebuild. failure occured at 55mph when trans violently shifted from overdrive into 2nd. | |||
| 01/10/1999 | 12/01/1996 | ||
| When crusing between 2nd or 3rd gear the car will begin to shake like i'm going over railroad tracks. this will stop if i speed up, but many people have complained about this in ford 94-96 3.8l automatic transmissions. please refer to http://www.alldata.tsb.com/tsb/19/95191711.html. they have info on a service bulletin (#28 dec. 98) that looks like it would describe the problem. when i'm between 3rd and 4th gear on the highway it also happens around 50 mph. it feels like the car is going to fall apart. | |||
| While driving at 60 mph, transmission fell off on parkway, causing loss of vehicle control. *ak | |||
| 03/15/1996 | |||
| Intermittent loss of tourque converter during or after the third & fourth gear shift. also, transmission is slipping. contact dealer and manufacturer. *ak | |||
| 03/15/1996 | |||
| Intermitent loss of tourque converter during or after third and fourth transmission shift. also, transmission is slipping.consumer contacted dealer and manufacturer. *ak | |||
| 3 | 08/01/1994 | ||
| Car overheated. had thermostat replaced. car overheated again, and had to have timing gasket replaced. car overheated again and just had head gasket replaced in january., one month later, have to have transmission rebuilt. in all fairness to ford, they offered to pay 50% of trans. repairs. i asked if they would pay 75% due to the fact that i can no longer afford to keep this car running properly after all the repairs i already paid for. have not heard anything back from ford on the 75%. car still in need of repairs. will not go into 2nd gear and now o/d light flashes on dashboard. *ak | |||
| 01/16/1999 | 0 | ||
| While driving about 25 mph and switching gears the transmission makes a grinding noise. dealer told consumer that they know about the problem with the vehicle. *ak *ml | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 1 | 09/03/1994 | |
| Parking brake released, causing transmission to slip out of park gear/ vehicle to roll into tree. *dh | |||
| 12/20/1995 | 0 | ||
| Transmission failed, causing accident. *sd | |||
| Due to transmission problem the gears would slip out of gear, when the air was on would not go over 55mph.the airbag was leaking gas and smoking bad. tt | |||
| 05/26/1995 | 3 | ||
| Automatic transmission failure, vehicle will surge forward when releasing the accelerator pedal. tt | |||
| 01/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Transmission failed when shifting gears. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 11/15/1996 | 1 | ||
| Poor traction on wet pavement, causing loss of control/accident/injuries/fatality. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 07/21/2000 | 0 | ||
| Engine was leaking oil. dealership replaced engine gasket/water pump/oil pan gasket/ transmission oil pan gasket. consumer took vehicle to dealer, and mechanic told her that she needed a new engine. dealership told her that engine will be in eight to ten weeks. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 01/03/2002 | |||
| Vehicle will not shift properly while driving. driver feels this is not safe. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - FLOOR SHIFT | |||
| 06/28/1996 | |||
| Parked vehicle, heard noise and placed nozzle in filler neck and suddenly vehicle began to roll rearward. there has been two separate incidents. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 11/01/2001 | |||
| When automatic transmission is shifting from third to fourth gear vehicle unexpectedly jumps into neutral, causing a loss of acceleration while in traffic. dealership has not examined vehicle for this problem. please provide any additional information / documentation.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 12/10/2004 | 35 | 1000 | |
| Experiencing shudder/vibration while shifting gears at around 35 miles per hour and while trying to climb hills with light to moderate acceleration. complained consistently to ford motor company years ago and was always told that there was nothing wrong with this vehicle. now the problem has just grown worse with age. *jb | |||
| 05/15/2000 | |||
| The specific failure of the part in automatic transmission is called torque converter. this part in the transmission is reponsible for shifting the gears. through my personal investigations, i have found out that ford vehicles before the year 1999 have had problems with the torque converters, regardless of the make of the vehicle. with so much compelling evidence about the failure of torque converters in ford vehicles, it shocks me that there hasn't been a recall mandated by the government. ford refuses to pay for this defect! please help me in rendering justice. *ak | |||
| 04/18/2000 | 3 | 07/01/1996 | |
| Head gasket failed prior to notification and was replaced, consumer was reimbursed for repiars,2 weeks later transmission went out, the mechanic advised that the transmission going out which was a result of overheating from previous head gasket problem, also transmission mounts were replaced 3 times,rebuilt torque converter. *jb | |||
| 11/07/2000 | 1 | 11/01/2000 | |
| Car shimmies at 40 mph it is the tourque convertor not suspension as everbody thinks thunder bird also has same problem. if you have same problem e-mail me at jewelch@hotmail.com. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1998 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling on the highway vehicle had a lot of hesitation when she applied gas pedal. also, torque converted was defective. dealership told consumer that information.*ak | |||
| 03/15/1996 | |||
| Intermitent loss of tourque converter during or after third and fourth transmission shift. also, transmission is slipping.consumer contacted dealer and manufacturer. *ak | |||
| 03/15/1996 | |||
| Intermittent loss of tourque converter during or after the third & fourth gear shift. also, transmission is slipping. contact dealer and manufacturer. *ak | |||
| 10/23/1998 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| Dealer indicated this was a common problem with ford mustang and they had repaired many vehicles due to the failure of the torque converter. with only 21000 miles this part should not have failed. ford motor should extend their warrenty to cover this part or recall the vehicle. | |||
| 1 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| While driving 35-45 mph transmission vibrates/chatters, causing reduction of speed, also when stopped at light/traffic, vehicle suddenly jerks forward. (qcaw) | |||
| 09/17/1996 | 1 | 04/17/1995 | |
| Transmission slipping due to torque converter failure. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/22/1996 | |||
| Rear axle broke under normal driving conditions. *ak | |||
| In wet weather when turning a corner the rear end comes loose causing an accident consumer will describe . tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/14/2002 | 0 | ||
| While driving, could fee clutch not working and causing a burning smell. clutch had to be replaced, but dealer could not say what caused the problem. please provide more infomation.*ak | |||
| Clutch doesn't shift from one gear to another. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Transmission/clutch linkage failed. *tt | |||
| 01/11/1996 | 1 | ||
| Clutch failed twice. *aw | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 01/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Throw out bearing failed. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 04/03/2000 | 1 | 01/01/1995 | |
| This engine is the same as the taurus and windstar. both vehicles engines have bullitins on their head gasket problems. the mustang has the same problems but ford refuses to do anything about this. i run synthetic oil in this car and have changed the antifreeze every 20000 miles. i change the oil at 3000 miles religiously . this is the only reason it has lasted this long. i have also had problems with the a/c brake rotors and rear differential. ford needs to address this problem, and quite making excuses.rress/cytrh | |||
| 10/28/1998 | 2 | ||
| Car was in an accident on 10-28-98. then wa sinvolved in another accident on 29-jan-99. car hasn't driven the same since the 1st accident.hard to shift, andconstant thumbing noice in the differential . car is dragging.consumer contacted dealer and manufacturer. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/04/2002 | |||
| Consumer stated that while driving at any speed and without the transmission failed causing the vehicle not to accelerate. dealer notified. ts | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer stated four weeks after the warranty expired the transmission torque converter went out.*jb | |||
| 06/10/1999 | 1 | ||
| Transmission failed. *slc | |||
| 1 | |||
| Blown head gasket caused vehicle to smoke and stall, component recalled but not covered due to vin. nlm | |||
| 10/14/1999 | 3 | 08/01/1994 | |
| Transmission started shifting hard and then the clutch start making a loud noise and start smelling. the radiator has been boiling over and i had a raditor repair shop to fix it the first time but it start getting hot again, and i took it to the ford dealer and they worked on it, but it still kept getting hot so they flushed it out and changed the thermostat which did help it a little. *ak | |||
| 08/07/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1996 | |
| The transmission sustained a cracked case, snapped input shaft, shattered tailhousing, and crushed cluster gear. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| This car was a ?!@#$% lemon i had nothing but problems with it buy a chevy because you might have a batter longer lasting vehicle head gasket blew grinding rear suspension the ac sucked i took it to get fixed every year it would blow out hot air i had an electrical fire under the front dash burnt up alot of wiring, bought fog lights that had to be replaced every year, transmission blew out (reverse) also i was driving and all of a sudden the front seat broke and i almost went out the side window very freaking dangerous car if you ask me i will never buy a ford ever i will tell everyone to buy something else like a chevy or some other american product i only say that because i am a union guy but to tell the truth those | |||