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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E056000 | UFI FILTERS USA | E (Equipment) | 58640 | 08/04/2006 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/13/2006 | 06/23/2006 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain aftermarket fuel filters sold under the purolator brand name, p/n f65277, shipped from january 16 through june 2, 2006, for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. due to incorrect design, the quick connectors may not fully seat with the tube interface, even though the person making the connection may believe that the quick connector is fully attached. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Failure of this connection could lead to fuel spillage and, in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Ufi will notify owners and replace the filters free of charge. the recall began on august 4, 2006. owners may contact ufi filters usa at 800-230-5876. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to ufi filters usa (purolator) aftermarket fuel filters and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V216000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/04/1997 to 11/02/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 8000 | 12/15/1997 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 11/24/1997 | 11/26/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 4.6l engines. some of these vehicles has missing or inadequate braze joints between the fuel rail body and the fuel rail mounting bracket(s). | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the bracket separates from the rail, the rail can lift one or more of the injectors, and fuel leakage will result. in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the fuel rail on these vehicles. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin december 15, 1997. 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 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||||
| 976011 | 11/01/1997 | 605804 | Experiencing difficulty diagnosing vehicles with evaporative fuel system diagnostic trouble codes. *tt | 07/26/1999 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||||
| 0398 | 05/12/2003 | 10002780 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illumination with diagnostic trouble codes p0442, p0455, p0456, p0457, p1442 or check fuel cap lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble code p0457. *tt | 09/17/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 08/01/2008 | 100000 | 1 | |
| Car is hard to start or long start cycle, fuel pump check valve leaking requiring fuel pump replacement. *tr | |||
| 04/01/2005 | 1 | 08/01/2004 | |
| 1998 ford mustang gt has fumes entering the passenger compartment of the vehicle. *mr this caused the consumer to have breathing problems. *sc *jb | |||
| 08/12/1999 | 4 | 09/01/1998 | |
| Raw fuel smell randomly enters cab of car. this only happens when it is 85 or or hotter. it burns my eyes and gets me very sick. this is very dangerous forme and my family and other people on the road for this can cause an accident. or my car catch on fire. *ak | |||
| 09/01/1998 | |||
| My husband i purchased a 1998 rouch mustang gt. the conversion kit includes side pipes, computer chip, different suspension, and some things im not sure of. i have been having problems with raw fuel smell coming into cab of car. it get's very bad. it only happens when it is 85 degrees or above. and only happens randemly. one day while driving my daughter from school, fuel smell came into cab. daughter and i gaged. pulled over and shut car off. took car to dealer, they said they were waiting for new fuel line from the roush company. i was told that the rouch cars needed different fuel line then that of the manufacturer. they said they fixed the problem. then my husband and i were going to daytona. it happened again. pulled into dealership shut car off with windows down. ten to fifteen minutes gone by before george nagel the service manager sat in it. he kept car do to he smell of fuel. and that is after the car sitting there airing out. he smelled it coming from the vents. they said they fixed it . happened again. now goerge is saying that he does not know if it was gas or emmisions that he smelled. my car know sits in my driveway, i am renting a car. i am doing lemon law. i was told by an attorney if i can not prove my case they will lean towards the manufacure. there is a serious problem with my car. i am afraid of this car. i have owned mustangs for many years now. thats all i have owned. i love my car. i'm afraid to drive it. but my safety is at risk. please help me. *ak | |||
| 06/26/1998 | 03/01/1998 | ||
| While traveling at 70 mph the vehicle lost power, forcing an emergency exit from the highway. the vehicle was towed to the nearest ford dearlership and we were advised that a technical service bulletin had been issued advising dealers that there was a problem with a wax ring in the fuel system that was breaking apart and the wax pieces were lodging in the fuel pump casing the car to lose power. no recalls had been issued because we were told the cars were all still under warranty. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - CARBURETOR SYSTEM | |||
| 10/01/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that while driving the intake manifold cracked and burst causing vehicle to stall. problem occured due to component being made of plastic. mr | |||
| 06/05/2002 | |||
| Vehicle was leaking coolant due to a crack in the intake manifold. contacted dealer.*aki | |||
| 12/01/2001 | 09/01/1998 | ||
| Intake manifold is made of plastic, this lead to it cracking and anti-freeze coming out. could not see while driving.*ak | |||
| 10/28/2001 | 1 | 06/01/1999 | |
| Intake manifold is cracked in the exact same place on the exact same part that had recalls the two previous years. recall number 97m91. i called ford and they said my vin isn't covered. obviously, whatever they did to fix the problem didn't work. there are also select vin's that are covered for the exact same problem in my year car. why would they only replace certain manifolds? they could have had left over intakes from the previous years faulty batch that they installed on various cars from my year, and think they will get away with not replacing it because my vin isn't showing up as made in factory x which had faulty parts made from a bad casting. curiously, the intakes from the two previous years have a 7 year no-questions-asked replacment program going on for the same car, same model, same engine. what did ford do to alleviate the problem for my year car? my guess is nothing. also, the way we found the crack initially was by a suggestion from a ford parts/service tech who specifically told me to check the intake for a crack under the thermostat housing. isn't that a little too coincidental????*ak | |||
| 11/11/2000 | |||
| While driving at about 40-50mph low fluid light came on. then, consumer noticed that there was smoke coming from engine. when he pulled over there was anti-freeze pouring out onto floor. contacted dealer, and dealer did not want to fix problem. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 03/20/2001 | 1 | ||
| Had a short in the gas tank due to a wire chaffed due to the factory installation.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 11/25/2005 | 92890 | 1 | 06/05/2004 |
| Fuel pump broke down. *nm | |||
| 5 | |||
| Vehicle is difficult to start. took it to dealer, and the dealer has replaced the fuel pump 5 times. *ak | |||
| 06/01/2003 | 52000 | 2 | |
| The first time the car just quite on the highway while driving in rush hour traffic while we were on vacation. the second time it lost power and was starting very hard (10 to 15 sec. to start). both times it was loss of fuel pressure and needed a fuel pump assembly. the fuel pump its self was fine, but a small clear flexible hose that attaches from the fuel pump/basket assembly in the gas tank to the lid that bolts on the top of the gas tank rubs against various parts inside the gas tank and wears a hole in it. since this estimated $2 item cannot be purchased separately i was forced to spend hundreds of dollars on the whole assembly. the mechanics at the dealership explained to me that 90% of the fuel pump failures have had nothing to really due with the fuel pump. it was either the hose inside the gas tank rubbing through or the wires inside rubbing through. why is there no recall for this? i would ask for a push for the hoses but if the wiring in the gas tank is wearing through also it needs to be changed before someone gets killed if they have not yet! *nlm | |||
| 03/12/2001 | 1 | 08/01/1998 | |
| Vehicle would hesitate, cut off or not start back up. dealer had to replace fuel pump because no gas was getting to fuel injectors. consumer has had the vehicle for 2 years, and was responsible for $607.19.*ak *tt | |||
| 04/02/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1998 | |
| 1. convertible roof was out of alignment when car was received, .25# gaps between seals of front section of folding roof. 2. harsh noise was heard when braking and turning, diagnosed to be water dripping on exhaust pipe by dealer(?!!) a/c also not strong-possibly replaced (never fully told) brake shoes/pads also worked on. 3. while driving on highway, going uphill, car began slowing down, pulled onto shoulder as car stopped. diagnosed as fuel pump failure. *ak | |||
| 09/20/1998 | 2 | ||
| Electric fuel pump failed twice. | |||
| 11/04/1997 | 1 | 09/24/1997 | |
| Fuel pump failed. | |||
| 11/04/1997 | 1 | 09/24/1997 | |
| Fuel pump failed causing engine to shut down in traffic. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 08/01/2004 | 1 | 05/27/1998 | |
| Problems with gas leaking from vehicle. *mr everytime the gas tank was filled 1/2 to full, gas leaked at the connector where the intake pipe meets the tank. the rubber seal at the connector was very loose and wet when gas leaked. there was a smell of gas. *sc *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving up hill between 30-45 mph vehicle bottomed out. cause of problem fuel relay cut off switch failed. owner had no control vehicle when problem occurred. manufacturer has not been notified. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 01/01/2099 | |||
| Vehicle is hard to start. sometimes has alot of hesitation or missing on takeoff or reverse. also, normally have to kill engine 1-2 times before proper engine idle occures. dt | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - FUEL RAIL | |||
| 04/12/2001 | |||
| Consumer had been smelling fuel. took vehicle to dealer who found a leak in fuel lines, and all 6 injectors were leaking. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE | |||
| 05/03/2004 | 1 | 02/15/2002 | |
| I hit a tree after driving off the road and the car became ingulfed in flames and soon burned the car to nuthing but straight metal loss of everything even rims were melted and windows too all that was left was hard metal surfaces i was almost burned alive plus the airbags deployed to late and my head actually impacted the steering wheel breaking my nose and splitting my forehead open and almost lost my left eye due to the impact the seatbelt worked too good it sperated my left shoulder and broke my collar bone stretching all my tendons in my left shoulder breaking my clavical and shoulder blade.*ak | |||
| Consumer received recall letter contacted dealer for appointment in december, no parts available to remedy recall problem. recall 97v216000. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/28/1998 | 2 | 12/24/1998 | |
| On two occasions noticed fuel on ground, and vehicle was out of gas. vehicle been to the dealer's shop, and consumer was informed that nothing could be found. leaks were noticed on driver's side underneath vehicle with other witness. can nhtsa help in this matter this can be a pottenial fire hazard if come in contact to a ignition source. *ak | |||
| 12/29/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1998 | |
| Vehicle only had 4500 miles on on the odometer when i detected a fuel leak. the fuel was dripping out of the gas tank where the filler pipe connected to the tank. i was on vacation and had just driven the vehicle about 2000 miles from ohio to florida an explosion could have occured if the vehicle would have encountered any sparks or a cigarette was discarded. the vehicle was taken to a dealership in homestead, florida where it remained overnight. the dealership stated that this vehicle was the third vehicle they encountered leaking fuel that week. i contacted the manufacturer however no recall has been issued. this is a very dangerous situation that can cause fatalities or serious injury. i would like ford to reimburse me for the rental car that i obtained and take this vehicle back because i do not feel that it is safe. i work at an auto manufacturer and i do not feel like ford wants to stand behind the safety of their product. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | |||
| 08/30/2001 | 1 | 07/06/1998 | |
| Consumer filled tank up, and approximately 15 minutes later fuel started leaking out. fuel overflowed, passing by rubber grommet and spilling out. consumer is having vehicle inspected. *please add additional information to the form.**ak | |||
| 07/07/1999 | 1 | 03/16/1999 | |
| Filler tube had a tear resulting in gas leakage. mjs | |||