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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VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | ||||||||||||||||
05V520000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 09/12/2000 to 10/17/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 199942 | 11/22/2005 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 11/09/2005 | 11/15/2005 | |||||||
Defect Summary | On certain trucks, passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, the windshield wiper motor may have been produced without grease being applied to the output shaft gear. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | After a period of continuous use on the high speed setting, lack of grease on the output shaft gear may cause the gear to distort or fracture during operation resulting in a loss of wiper function. inoperative wipers under inclement weather conditions could cause a crash due to impaired visibility. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the wiper motor for the presence of grease and grease the wiper motor gears if necessary. the recall began on november 22, 2005. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or lincoln/mercury at 1-800-521-4140. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Ford recall no. 05s40. customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration |
Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||||
05227 | 11/14/2005 | 10018742 | Power window concerns - service tip. *tt | 01/12/2006 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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VISIBILITY | |||
09/04/2008 | 37000 | 1 | |
Cowl leak on 2006 ford taurus which allows water leak in on passenger side to contact electrical parts including hvac blower motor and resistor. blower can stop working and if windows are fogged or need to be defrosted it creates a very hazardous condition impossible to correct. i am told by dealerships this is very common with the taurus'. if it is so common why don't they (ford) publicize this or tell you this before you buy a taurus? *tr | |||
VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
08/01/2006 | 25000 | 3 | 02/01/2006 |
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the air bag indicator light illuminated intermittently and the service engine light remained illuminated. the mechanic performed a tune-up; however, the lights remained illuminated. in addition, the driver's side power window would go down but would not rise up. as of december 27, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. the failure mileage was 25,000 and current mileage was 77,000. | |||
VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR | |||
09/04/2006 | 8 | ||
Tl* - the contact stated that passenger's side mirror appeared to show objects further than it should. the contact took vehicle back to the dealership, and they told him that the mirror was the standard regulation mirror for all vehicles, and that they could not remove it and replace with a regular mirror. the contact stated that the passenger side mirror should be the same as the driver's side mirror. *ak updated 1/26/2007 - *nm | |||
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
07/01/2008 | 43000 | 1 | |
I have a 03 taurus which leaked water onto the passenger floor board also causing my ac blower motor to short out. i could not get ford to act even though a related recall existed under 03v087000. i have found many others with this problem. *tr | |||
VISIBILITY/WIPER | |||
05/01/2011 | 128000 | ||
Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that during precipitation, water would leak into the vehicle through the windshield, causing the heater and air conditioning motor to shorten. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that the windshield failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 128,000. kmj |