Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 98246 | 12/07/1998 | 604059 | Ford motor company has released a new electrical grease ( f8az - 19g208-aa ) to reduce the possibility of moisture corrosion at the terminals. *yc | 03/16/1999 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| BC4018941201 | 12/01/1994 | 37783 | Dead batteries due to a current drain in the charging system. *tw | 01/10/1995 | |
| BC0532941201 | 12/01/1994 | 37780 | Current drain in charging system causing dead batteries. *tw | 01/10/1995 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||||
| 95102 | 05/01/1995 | 42087 | Vehicles may have a disconnect of the ignition control module (icm) connector or moisture buildup within the connector. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||||
| 95714 | 04/01/1995 | 41014 | Rough idle after cold start during first minute of operation. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 99222 | 10/18/1999 | 6089681 | Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| 96246 | 11/18/1996 | 50905 | Wiring - electrical diode identification and service replacements. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/27/2000 | |||
| Vehicle experienced a under hood fire while traveling at 30 mph on the street, local fire dept. arrived to extinguish the fire. dealer/mfr's was not notified at this time. please provide any further details: | |||
| 1 | 12/26/1996 | ||
| Electrical system failure. | |||
| 06/26/1996 | 6 | ||
| Starting problems. *sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 10/15/1997 | |||
| When driving and upon turning the headlights on, the headlights will flash off and on for no apparent resason. consumer has yet to contact the dealer. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 02/15/2008 | 163000 | 1 | 06/20/1999 |
| Truck caught on fire for no reaosn. it was being warmed up. *tr | |||
| 05/01/1997 | 1 | 04/01/1993 | |
| While driving vehicle will stop, and there are no power brakes or power steering. consumer took vehicle to deaelr, and they replaced parts for camshaft and distibutor . second time a mechanic said it was same problem, and that those parts that were replaced should never have been replaced unless there was a manufacturer's defect. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1997 | |||
| A short in ignition coil, resulted in an electrical fire. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 09/24/1998 | |||
| It is very hard to get the key into the ignition and hard to get key out of ignition. the ignition switch is very loose and moves in and out. the dealer has not been notified about the problem. *ak | |||
| 02/24/1998 | 20 | 01/01/1993 | |
| Ignition system died without warning, sensor and module failed | |||
| 12/01/1995 | |||
| Electrical short or shock in the ignition switch, when you turn the switch off the switch stay on causing the battery to die. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY - RELAY | |||
| 04/25/2001 | |||
| Vehicle keeps engaging trying to start itself without a key. vehicle bounces forward until it hits something to stop it. manufacturer, and dealer never heard of problem to find a remedy. consumer added a toggle switch on wire that runs from solenoid relay to starter to keep it from starting itself.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 02/09/2001 | 50000 | 1 | 06/01/1993 |
| Vehicled had been parked for about 7 hours and engine caught on fire. fire inspector said it may have been blower resistor. *ak | |||
| 07/31/1998 | 4 | 11/01/1992 | |
| Wiring harness shorted out. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 10/27/1998 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle continually experiences electrical problems causing light flickering, on two occasions the dashboard harness showed signs of melting and burning due to failure. *mjs | |||
| 03/24/1999 | 1 | ||
| Had parked & left vehicle. windows were rolled up. vehicle caught on fire over night & was totaled. dashboard was burned badly. *ak | |||
| 01/04/1999 | 1 | 08/01/1996 | |
| While driving, smoke in passenger compartment, no interior lights or radio. later discovered no stop lights or running lights. replaced headlight switch and underdash fuses. headlight switch burned and broken, vehicle headlight wire harness melted near one connector. ford service shop had to replace headlight switch twice because of first replacement dimmer rheostat failure. | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1993 | ||
| Short in steering column wiring causes turn signals to operate on an intermittent basis. *aw | |||
| 05/13/1996 | 3 | ||
| Smoke odor from wiring harness, causing vehicle to fill with smoke/poor visibility. *sd | |||