Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 10/30/2000 | |||
| Steering system failure. *ak | |||
| 7 | |||
| When driving the vehicle at any given time and speed the engine will stall out and the power brakes and steering will also cut off. dealer has seen vehicle about 7 times, and problem can't be duplicated. *ak | |||
| 04/05/1999 | |||
| While driving at 80 mph making a left turn, vehicle kept going straight down the road. consumer applied brakes, and the side of vehicle hit a ditch. vehicle skidded across the road, and then vehicle hit a tree, and went back into the ditch. driver's and passenger's side air bags didn't deploy. *ak | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | |||
| 05/01/2002 | 1 | 01/01/2099 | |
| Passive anti-theft system had transceiver malfunction (broken wires). *ak | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT SECTOR | |||
| 04/30/2002 | |||
| Front end of vehicle was backed into, damage was $ 1100.00. a couple of days later, driver's seatback fell back.*ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - KNUCKLE - SPINDLE - ARM | |||
| 07/06/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1999 | |
| I took the car in to have the rear suspension knuckle replaced and my vehicle comes out with a faulty brake calliper. something is wrong wtih the proceedure in fixing this knuckle or the technicians working on the vehicles are carless. i have read different messages on on blue oval message board about individuals have problems with their rear wheel brakes involving the caliper assembly and or rotor locking up.*ak | |||
| 02/19/2001 | 1 | 07/01/1999 | |
| I was in reverse traveling atbout 3-5 miles per hour. there was a loud hop and then the front passenger side dropped about 6 inche down .both fp/s ball joints hopped out. this could have been a very bad thing at 55/70 miles per hour! ford repaired this under warranty but i qustion how many others and if the drivers side could come apart as well?*ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/21/1999 | 1 | ||
| While making a right turn, the vehicle would make an awful grinding noise, vehicle was taken to the dealership and they replaced the rack and pinion steering assembly and the outer tie rod. *cj. | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| 06/21/1999 | 1 | ||
| While making a right turn, the vehicle would make an awful grinding noise, vehicle was taken to the dealership and they replaced the rack and pinion steering assembly and the outer tie rod. *cj. | |||
| 11/01/1998 | |||
| Recall 00s33 having to do with steering gear retaining bolts. states this can cause misalignment. brought in to have fixed. my tires on the front were bald on outside. told by dealer this is caused by misalignment. misalignment caused by recall. dealer or ford motor co., should pay for new tires and alignment which was caused by recall to begin with. i would like to know my rights and course of action as dealer is hedging about picking up cost. | |||
| 06/21/1999 | 1 | ||
| While making a right turn, the vehicle would make an awful grinding noise, vehicle was taken to the dealership and they replaced the rack and pinion steering assembly and the outer tie rod. *cj. | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was trying to make a left turn at about 10-15 mph, and suddenly wheel would not turn. vehicle accelerated and ran into some trash cans, and some other stuff on sidewalk. contacted dealer, and dealer tried to fix problem but with no success.*ak | |||