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 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 12/31/2010 | 17033 | ||
| I purchased a 1996 ford mustang from auto credit #3 in airway heights, washington. on 1/2/2011, i receive the vehicle and after three hours of driving, the driver side rear emergency brake locks up. this puts me into an uncontrolled 180 degree spin. on 1/3/2011, i take the vehicle to a les schwab tire center. i told the mechanic to check the brakes. after a few minutes of waiting, i am called into the work area, and i see the front passenger tire is clearly needing to be replaced, as it had the appearance of having been shredded. the same mechanic then tells me that both rear brakes must be replaced, as the emergency brake was frozen in the on position. while the work was being done, i managed to take a few pictures of the brake pads and rotors, but unfortunately, not of the tire in question. in addition, when i received the vehicle, the headlights would not stay lit, and would turn off and on at random. when i complained to the business on 1/5/2011 around 3:00 pm, they said they could not take the vehicle back as i signed a contract. what i signed was a loan agreement. even when i told them that the vehicle was received in these conditions, they still did nothing. finally, i told them to take a look at the vehicle and to tell me what was wrong with it the next day, referring to 1/6/2011. | |||
| 02/07/1999 | 71000 | 1 | |
| I have a 1996 ford mustang lx. i was driving my car at night and i had it on cruise control and it blew up.i took care of my car and checked the engine and the antifreeze before i leave my house.i gave my car a 15 minute warm up period before i leave my house.the engine overheated and blew up due to faulty engine gasket. i have had to change the starter,the water pump(2x), radiator, and pistons because of that. i am very mad at ford and i told them so in dearborn mi. i will not buy a ford in the future and i tell everyone that asks me about my bad experience w/ this car and i tell them to not buy ford cars or trucks. thank you for reading this. | |||
| 12/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| With the emergency parking brake engaged, vehcle rolled down hill and crashed into a neighbor's mailbox, owner received recall (00v-349), after the fact and would like to be reimbursed for insurance cost deductible. *cj | |||
| 07/23/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1996 | |
| Had vehicle parked on a grade/incline. put emergency brakes on. emergency parking brakes slipped, and vehicle started moving backwards. door hit owner on hip. *ak consumer's muscles were sheared and the ligaments torn due to accident. *slc | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL | |||
| 06/15/2007 | 1 | 01/05/2007 | |
| I read about a recall for parking brakes for 1996 ford mustangs with manual. i have an automatic i bought online in january 2007 that has parking break issues it wont keep the car form moving. i had it towed one time and the tow truck driver said it was faulty. is the recall still available for an automatic? *tr | |||
| 04/01/2001 | |||
| After recall repairs parking brake sticks out. dealer and manufacturer have been notified. *ak | |||
| 07/23/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1996 | |
| Had vehicle parked on a grade/incline. put emergency brakes on. emergency parking brakes slipped, and vehicle started moving backwards. door hit owner on hip. *ak consumer's muscles were sheared and the ligaments torn due to accident. *slc | |||
| 08/25/1997 | 7 | 03/27/1996 | |
| Front end vibrates/shakes. in addition, brakes failed, pedal went all the way to the floor, almost caused an accident. in addition, emergency brake failed/steering assembly malfunctioned, causing vehicle to pull in either direction. *ak | |||