Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||||
| 985A6 | 03/18/1998 | 601004 | Some vehicles may cycle when brakes are applied on rough roads or on an incline while making a sharp turn. *yc | 12/14/2000 | |
| 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 | |
| RCL/94E55 | 03/01/1995 | 3013100 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE LIGHT | |||||
| 02176 | 09/02/2002 | 10008580 | Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *mj | 08/05/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| 08/24/1994 | 1 | 10/01/1991 | |
| Anti- lock brake light comes on at all times. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 06/22/1994 | 5 | 10/14/1994 | |
| Calipers and rotors failed numerous times. | |||
| 04/22/1996 | 06/01/1992 | ||
| Vehicle brakes failed at 45,000 and 72,000 miles, due to seized rear calipers. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - PADS | |||
| 3 | 08/01/1992 | ||
| Brake pads and linings fail intermittently. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 06/22/1994 | 5 | 10/14/1994 | |
| Calipers and rotors failed numerous times. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DRUM - SHOES/LININGS | |||
| 3 | 08/01/1992 | ||
| Brake pads and linings fail intermittently. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - SUPPLY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 01/08/1997 | 2 | 03/01/1992 | |
| The brake power assist is inoperative. there is a plastic fitting that connects 3 pieces of rubber tubing & these rubber tubings connect engine vaccuum to the power brakes. the plastic fitting breaks in cold wheather because of the vibration of the engine and car body. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 09/12/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving about 65 mph on the highway applying the brake the pedal went all the way down to the floor. this caused the vehicle to stall and another vehicle hit the consumer from behind. the driver and passenger was transported by ambulance. there were no fatalities. please provide details. *ph | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 02/23/2001 | 0 | ||
| When putting on brakes vehicle pulls to right, and makes a grinding noise. took vehicle to dealer, and it was motor mounts. *ak | |||
| 01/23/2001 | |||
| While driving 70mph with cruise control abs brakes became stuck. brake assist failed. brakes were smoking. cruise control failed to disengage. check engine light came on. engine would rev very high. disconnected cruise control cable to throttle. *ak | |||
| 02/01/2000 | |||
| Abs will apply by themselves. brake pedal will have full hydraulic pressure while the vehicle is in braking motion. pushing real hard will release the pressure. problem is intermittent. dealer has tried to find the problem, but can't remdy one.*ak | |||
| After starting vehicle suddenly accelerated. applied brakes and emgerncy parking brake, which did stop vehicle . brake pedal went to the floor. to gain control of vehicle consumer turned it off. dealer replaced power booster which did not correct the problem. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 01/15/2000 | |||
| Was driving approximately 45mph with cruise control on. started to slow down by applying brakes. vehicle failed to slow down. tapped brakes harder & nothing happened. reapplied brakes & vehicle proceeded to speed up. shifted into lower gear & vehicle was slowed down & applied the brakes to stop vehicle. *ak | |||
| Leaks develop in the seals within the abs hydraulic control unit, causing brake fluid to leak, resulting in braking failure. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 1 | 03/01/1992 | ||
| Anti-lock brakes froze. | |||
| 08/12/1997 | 0 | 06/30/1992 | |
| Driving 40mph & heard grinding noise when brakes applied. happens periodically. at dealer & mechanic took for test drive. did not hear anything. took brakes apart & noticed one side needed replacing & changed pads & rotors on other side. *ak | |||
| 01/13/1997 | 1 | ||
| Antilock brakes grab. | |||
| 11/01/1996 | |||
| Abs brake failure, when brakes are applied, they pulsate and cause vibration after driving for a period of time, *ak | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 7 | 05/25/1992 | |
| Experienced intermittent abs failure from dead stop when accelerating at intersection, front brakes won't release, equipped with 4 wheel abs. *ak there is a tsb regarding this problem, the fix is a brake booster. *slc | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 10 | 12/14/1991 | |
| Brakes overheat and smell like burning and pedal becomes very hard, consumer states this is referred to as phantom vacuum obstruction, brakes still work, however vehicle will only accelerate up to about 45 mph. *slc | |||
| Abs brakes; sometimes after applying the brakes, the brake pedal does not come back to normal position. please describe. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Brake pedal goes to floor in emergency situations, abs does not pulsate as it is supposed to. *dsh | |||
| 01/19/1996 | |||
| The brakes stick or come out with no warning,this problem might be caused by the abs system.please describe. tt | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Abs, brake failure, abs pumps kicks in when driving cause sticking while driving have to pull brake pedal up. tt | |||
| 05/26/1995 | |||
| Abs system failure, floating calipers were binding, needed overhaul of rear brakes. tt | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Abs brakes lock up, resulting in failure to release when applied on highway. *ak | |||
| 02/10/1995 | |||
| Faulty abs module when brake pedal is touched it immediately stops. please explain. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FLUID | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1992 | ||
| Brake fluid leak. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 03/12/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states recall repairs were done, however on one occasion while driving consumer could hear a crunching noise and was told that the front subframe bolts were bad, consumer was informed that because of the recall with the rear bolts being bad it caused stress to the front since the frame is all one piece, ford stated that this was not part of the recall and repairs would be at the consumers expense. brakes were replaced. front wheel bearings were replaced. *slc | |||
| 12/05/1999 | 1 | ||
| While starting vehicle white smoke was coming out of tailpipe. heard popping noise, also water and antifreeze was coming from tailpipe. took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated engine head gaskets were blown.*ak blower fan blade had to be replaced. on several occasions, the starter had to be replaced. customer states temperature gauge goes up, low on water and loosing coolant. dealer replaced radiator, water pump and serpentine belt. brakes are grinding. dealer replaced front brakes had turned rotors. on one occasion, the throttle positioning sensor had to be replaced. *tt | |||
| 1 | 03/04/1998 | ||
| The front brakes failed due to the calipers locking up on the right side and cause vibration, the consumer had to replace the front brake calipers, rotors and shoes 8 times since purchased, one rotor on the right became so hot that it cracked the right front rotor. nlm | |||
| 06/06/2000 | 1 | 07/21/1997 | |
| Engine head gaskets blew out, causing coolant to leak onto the engine. dealer has been notified. *ak brake system totally rebuilt at 52,453, motor mounts and transmission mounts replaced at 35,771, transmission rebuilt at 62,188 miles. *yh | |||
| 09/16/1994 | 3 | 10/01/1991 | |
| Brakes lock up. | |||
| 06/08/1995 | 8 | ||
| Brakes fail intermittently. | |||
| 01/01/1992 | 1 | ||
| Brakes are defective. tt | |||
| 12/05/1995 | |||
| While driving, lost engine power; difficult steering/braking; low speed; wire that supplies power to eec/fuel pump broke. tt | |||
| 11/12/1991 | 2 | ||
| Brake cable harness loosened and wrapped around steering wheel, causing brakes to fade/steering difficulty. *skd | |||
| 06/16/1995 | 1 | ||
| Brakes have to be changed every 15,000 miles, car vibrates when brakes are applied. tt | |||
| 12/09/1994 | 1 | ||
| Front/rear brakes overheated/failed, causing hubcaps to overheat/burn. *skd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 06/14/2005 | 154553 | 7 | 06/14/2005 |
| Dt: 1992 ford taurus. the u shaped housing that holds up the engine rusted. consumer took vehicle to a mechanic, and they told him that it was an unsafe vehicle. the right outer tie rod, engine cradle rusted. also, the front, emergency, service and rear brakes were no good, the key broken in the ignition. there were other problems with the vehicle. the consumer acquired vehicle from an auction house. he had a mechanic inspect it, and found it was bad. he took it back the auction house and he kept the title. consumer believed that they might have tampered with the odometer . the incident date he took it to the mechanic and he rejected the vehicle. it was taken back to capital auction 603-622-9058.*ak | |||
| 12/05/1999 | 1 | ||
| While starting vehicle white smoke was coming out of tailpipe. heard popping noise, also water and antifreeze was coming from tailpipe. took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated engine head gaskets were blown.*ak blower fan blade had to be replaced. on several occasions, the starter had to be replaced. customer states temperature gauge goes up, low on water and loosing coolant. dealer replaced radiator, water pump and serpentine belt. brakes are grinding. dealer replaced front brakes had turned rotors. on one occasion, the throttle positioning sensor had to be replaced. *tt | |||
| 01/12/2002 | 1 | 12/01/2001 | |
| For a car with such low mileage, have had to replace or fix significant number items (serious safety items included!!) that failed. hope manufacturer can help reimburse costs. per research, these items should not break down at this mileage level! no safety defect mentioned. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 09/05/1995 | 2 | 02/01/1994 | |
| Brake calipers failed twice. | |||
| 09/17/1996 | 1 | 10/01/1991 | |
| Capliper assembly replaced. | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1992 | ||
| Brake calipers cracked. | |||
| 09/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Left front caliper seized, causing premature disc pad failure/scoring of rotors, also rust appears in brake reservoir. | |||
| 10/10/1996 | |||
| Failure on the brake rotors, pads, and calipers, the brake pads, rotors and calipers needed to be replaced too often. *ak | |||
| 05/05/1995 | |||
| Excessive wear of front brake rotors. problem occurs every two thousand miles.*ak | |||
| The front inside caliper lock up. tt | |||
| 02/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Brake calipers failed/replaced twice. | |||
| 11/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Brake calipers stick, causing premature wear on rotors and pads. *skd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 08/21/1998 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| Transaxle will not engage after coming to a stop. l/f brake pad stays partially engaged resulting in premature wearing of said pad; luckily, i was coming to a slow stop when it gave out completely. this problem was not analyzed until my second front brake job within 25 0r so months. with wipers in use, activating the turn signal in either direction causes the wipers to stop.this tends to bring on a slight sense of panic during a heavy rain. lights go off without warning. this switch has been replaced twice at my expenseas have all other before mentioned problems except the wiper issue. i have been unemployed for 4 months and can't afford fixing this inconvenience. *ak | |||
| 09/05/1995 | 1 | 02/01/1994 | |
| Brake pads failed. | |||
| 04/01/1992 | |||
| Warped front brake rotors, causing brakes to pulsate. also replaced front brake pads. *ak | |||
| 08/12/1997 | 0 | 06/30/1992 | |
| Driving 40mph & heard grinding noise when brakes applied. happens periodically. at dealer & mechanic took for test drive. did not hear anything. took brakes apart & noticed one side needed replacing & changed pads & rotors on other side. *ak | |||
| 08/19/1993 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle vibrates when braking, due to front rotors/pads, and rear drums. | |||
| 10/10/1996 | |||
| Failure on the brake rotors, pads, and calipers, the brake pads, rotors and calipers needed to be replaced too often. *ak | |||
| 01/21/1993 | 5 | 11/01/1992 | |
| When you apply force to the brake pedal the steering wheel shakes, replaced front brake rotors/pads. *ak | |||
| 04/27/1995 | 7 | ||
| Premature brake wear. *tw | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Replaced pads. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Brake pads failed/replaced twice. | |||
| 02/15/1995 | |||
| Brake failure, excessive wear of brake pads. tt | |||
| Brakes were grinding, had to have brake system replaced three times. pads wear prematurely. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| When brakes are applied would make grinding noises, like metal against metal. rotors were very bad. had deep grooves in them. cords were coming completely through & out of tires. also, ball bears are wearing out. | |||
| 08/07/1992 | |||
| Premature wear of front brake rotors, causing vehicle to shake upon application of brakes. *ak | |||
| 09/05/1995 | 1 | 02/01/1994 | |
| Brake rotors failed. | |||
| 09/17/1996 | 1 | 10/01/1991 | |
| Rear brake rotors need to be replaced. | |||
| 04/01/1992 | |||
| Warped front brake rotors, causing brakes to pulsate. also replaced front brake pads. *ak | |||
| 08/12/1997 | 0 | 06/30/1992 | |
| Driving 40mph & heard grinding noise when brakes applied. happens periodically. at dealer & mechanic took for test drive. did not hear anything. took brakes apart & noticed one side needed replacing & changed pads & rotors on other side. *ak | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1992 | ||
| Brake rotors cut due to cracked calipers. | |||
| 08/19/1993 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle vibrates when braking, due to front rotors/pads, and rear drums. | |||
| 10/10/1996 | |||
| Failure on the brake rotors, pads, and calipers, the brake pads, rotors and calipers needed to be replaced too often. *ak | |||
| 01/21/1993 | 5 | 11/01/1992 | |
| When you apply force to the brake pedal the steering wheel shakes, replaced front brake rotors/pads. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Front brake rotors caused vibration when brakes are applied. *sd | |||
| Purchased car new three times, dealer replaced rotors three times and on the fourth time they were turned. *ak | |||
| 06/09/1993 | 9 | ||
| Front brake rotors replaced due to squeak. | |||
| Rotor was replaced at 29,000 miles . tt | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Replaced rotors. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 3 | ||
| The rotors all over the car have had to be replaced every 10,000 miles. the car has abs system. the rotors have all been warped. tt | |||
| 02/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Front brake rotors failed/replaced twice. *skd | |||
| 07/14/1994 | 1 | ||
| Premautre brake rotor failure. *skd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM | |||
| 06/14/2005 | 154553 | 7 | 06/14/2005 |
| Dt: 1992 ford taurus. the u shaped housing that holds up the engine rusted. consumer took vehicle to a mechanic, and they told him that it was an unsafe vehicle. the right outer tie rod, engine cradle rusted. also, the front, emergency, service and rear brakes were no good, the key broken in the ignition. there were other problems with the vehicle. the consumer acquired vehicle from an auction house. he had a mechanic inspect it, and found it was bad. he took it back the auction house and he kept the title. consumer believed that they might have tampered with the odometer . the incident date he took it to the mechanic and he rejected the vehicle. it was taken back to capital auction 603-622-9058.*ak | |||
| 07/16/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1992 | |
| Brake shoe replaced due to steering wheel shimmying. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - DRUM | |||
| 1 | 03/12/1992 | ||
| Drums failed. | |||
| 08/19/1993 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle vibrates when braking, due to front rotors/pads, and rear drums. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 3 | 03/01/2000 | |
| My rear brake system keeps coming apart. this first happened while driving at 55 m.p.h. and i had to brake suddenly. i had to drive around vehicle in front of me to avoud a crash, i had a mechanic put them back together but the problem keeps persisting even though i have had the brake system completely redone. the problem with my cruise control is that when i use it and set it the car will go that speed and after a while will increase the speed on it's own.i have almost gotten a ticket because of this and since everytime i use it this happens i have stopped using the cruise control.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 10/24/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1992 | |||
| Experienced a complete failure of brakes when stopping at an intersection. brake pedal went all the way to floor with car failing to stop. brakes later reactivated as car was backed up. there was no loss of brake fluid. dealer repaired brakes by replacing master cylinder ,but was unable to explain why there was a complete failure of the brakes and the fact that the brakes later reactivated. *ask | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||
| 03/06/1992 | |||
| Brake pedal does not release completely after short periods of stop and go traffic. tapping pedal released hold. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST | |||
| 07/15/2000 | 3 | 03/01/1992 | |
| Vacuum braking power assist has broken 3 times, resulting in loss of power braking. manual braking is next to impossible.*ak | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 10 | 12/14/1991 | |
| Brakes overheat and smell like burning and pedal becomes very hard, consumer states this is referred to as phantom vacuum obstruction, brakes still work, however vehicle will only accelerate up to about 45 mph. *slc | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - HYDRAULIC | |||
| After starting vehicle suddenly accelerated. applied brakes and emgerncy parking brake, which did stop vehicle . brake pedal went to the floor. to gain control of vehicle consumer turned it off. dealer replaced power booster which did not correct the problem. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||
| 06/24/1996 | 1 | ||
| Defective brake booster. | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 7 | 05/25/1992 | |
| Experienced intermittent abs failure from dead stop when accelerating at intersection, front brakes won't release, equipped with 4 wheel abs. *ak there is a tsb regarding this problem, the fix is a brake booster. *slc | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Replaced brake booster. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 01/23/2001 | |||
| While driving 70mph with cruise control abs brakes became stuck. brake assist failed. brakes were smoking. cruise control failed to disengage. check engine light came on. engine would rev very high. disconnected cruise control cable to throttle. *ak | |||
| 01/07/1999 | |||
| While driving and applying the brakes, about 90% of the braking power was lost. upon the checking the vehicle, a valve on the brake vacuum hose was cracked. owner was able to replace the valve. the dealer is not aware of the problem. *ak | |||
| 01/03/1994 | 3 | ||
| Replaced power brake check valve due to brake pedal hardness. *sd | |||