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 | |||
| 07/22/2004 | 40000 | 2 | 10/31/2001 |
| 2 days earlier had car at mechanic and he said my pads were a little low so they shoould be changed. the day i had the appointmnet to replace the pads the rear caliper frozen open and emergency brake would not work either. while in my driveway with foot on brake pedal, car started rolling forward. hit post in driveway and tore off driver mirror and dented door. brought car back to mechanic then towed car to dealer as i had extended warranty and didn't want to pay mechanic for parts or labor as mechanic stated caliper frozen. dealer would not fix damage to door/mirror. the pads still had something left otherwise rotors would be scratched up with metal digging in. there is no evidence of metal against metal what so ever. dealer also stated master cylinder needed replacing as it had leaked all fluid out of system. needed to bleed system and replace caliper. dealer said nobody would do anything about damage and it was my problem. i had the dealer put the new pads on that my mechanic had purchased for doing my brakes. dealer wanted to charge me $195.00 to do this. i knew someone there and they waived the fee but i had to pay $100.00 deductable for extended warranty coverage. do not buy a ford!!!!!*ak | |||
| 06/12/2003 | 20500 | 1 | |
| 2001 ford mustang cobra - parking brake failure. car rolled forward downhill, crashing into another parked vehicle. *nlm | |||
| Consumer stated while vehicle was parked up hill with parking brake engaged without any indication vehicle roll down hill. dealer was contacted. please provide further information. ts | |||