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 | |||||
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - DRUM | ||||||||||||||||
| 93E035000 | MIDAS INTERNATIONAL CORP. | from 09/01/1991 to 03/01/1992 | E (Equipment) | 300 | 09/30/1993 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 10/13/1993 | 10/25/1993 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The groove for the rear wheel bearing retainer ring was incorrectly machined. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the retaining ring does not sit correctly in thegroove, the axle lug nuts will break, causing the brake drum, wheel, and tireassembly to separate from the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Midas shops will replace the brake drums with other brake drums from another supplier. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: brakes; hydraulic; shoe and drum systems; drum.equipment description: replacement brake drums for passenger vehicles, midaspart no. bd 1552.notes: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and freeof charge or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, pleasecontact the national highway traffic safety administration'sauto safety at1-800-424-9393.empire motor company, ltd., of tokyo, japan manufactured these brake drums. theu.s.a. representative is emc of america, los angeles, ca.these brake drums were installed on vehicles from july 13, 1993 throughseptember 30, 1993. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||||
| 95212 | 10/01/1995 | 46478 | The use of petroleum-based grease as a lubricant in servicing disc brakes is no longer acceptable because it may be incompatible with the rubber material used in the disc brake system. if petroleum-based grease is used to lubricate any par | 04/25/1996 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||||
| 985A13 | 03/18/1998 | 601012 | The use of petroleum-based grease as a lubricant in servicing disc brakes is no longer acceptable. *yc | 06/17/1998 | |
| 9562 | 03/01/1995 | 39900 | Roughness concern during brake application. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC8914950401 | 04/01/1995 | 3013200 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 06/29/2002 | 1 | ||
| While going through an intersection at 25 mph, the consumer applied the brakes, and the pedal went to the floor, without any braking action. consumer used park brake to slow down vehicle.*ak consumer added that the dealer who sold him the vehicle, had gotten the brake line fixed, but not the grease cap for the enigne. *scc | |||
| 05/31/2000 | 8 | 05/31/2000 | |
| While driving down the street went to apply the brakes to slow down, and the pedal felt very hard. despite additional pressure being applied no braking action occurred. contacted the dealer to try to have it repaired, problem is still reoccurring. *ak *ml | |||
| 02/03/1997 | 1 | 06/05/1990 | |
| Abs brakes locked up prematurely, causing skidding and an accident. | |||
| 01/15/1997 | 0 | ||
| Weather bad, went to apply brakes (abs), vehicle slid into another vehicle, automatic seat belts did not restrain, head hit ceiling, seat belt came loose from tract. under recall 96v172000. dealer has no parts. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 08/20/1998 | 1 | 02/01/1990 | |
| Consumer was involved in an accidentat at approximately 50-60 mph. consumer had to apply brakes in an emrgency situation which caused consumer to lose control of vehicle. vehicle hit the divider wall, causing lap belt to fail and consumer's head hit passenger's side window. dealer/manufacturer were not notified. seat belts recall after failure (96s48 and 96s99). *ak | |||
| 1 | 02/01/1997 | ||
| Brakes do not stop vehicle , unable to control stopping distance. | |||
| 10/24/1990 | 1 | ||
| Noisy brakes. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 10/01/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| The brake system seems to be a common problem among probes. i've checked with other owners and they report very similar problems. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST | |||
| 07/01/1990 | |||
| Driving on highway car stops running and then just starts up again.on two separate occasions car would not start after being shut down for over 1 hour lastest incident car stopped running on road anb we coasted off road and then we restarted car these problems have occured about 8/9 times in the past year local ford dealer has no clue as to why this is occurring only to try and replace this or that component to no avail this is an unsafe condition when going down road at 60 mph in traffic or downhill with no assisted braking. *ak | |||