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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V071000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1987 to 09/30/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 7900000 | 06/07/1996 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 04/25/1996 | 05/01/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The ignition switch could experience an internal short circuit. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition could cause overheating, smoke, and possibly fire in the steering column area of the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the ignition switch. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: electrical; ignition switch. vehicle description: passenger and multi-purpose vehicles and light duty trucks. note: 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 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| PE89125 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/01/1989 | 10/31/1989 | PWR SEAT MALFUNC - FIRE | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 4 | |||
| Alternator overheated, and has been replaced four times due to an electrical shortage within ignition switch. *ak two dealers had differing openion about the problem. the consumer believes something within the vehicle's design excites the electrical changing system. *yh | |||
| 2 | 07/03/1988 | ||
| While driving the alternator caught on fire. dealer said it was defective wiring in the alternator. *ak *ml | |||
| 08/24/1996 | 2 | ||
| While driving the alternator caught on fire. *ak *slc | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 08/16/1998 | 03/01/1998 | ||
| Headlights and fog lights go out intermittently: immediately, or up to 20-30 minutes after turning them on, has almost caused several accidents.. have replaced 3 turn signal/bright light switches, due to them overheating and melting. when headlights go out, interior fills with burning plastic smell, but no fire. almost every power accessory inside car doesn't work, or only works sometimes. driver's power seat sometimes shorts out and has a burning smell: no fire detected. at times, interior of car fills with burning plastic smell so strong that you have to exit the car: have not been able to find the source of overheating/smoldering, no fires. abs brakes fail when stopping suddenly. brakes lock and car skids, steering very difficult when brakes lock. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 05/17/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1988 | |
| Consumer was driving and pulling into a parking lot and there was a burn/ electrical smell, but no smoke. consumer turned to start vehicle back up, and nothing would happen. a mechanic found that ignition switch burned out from overheating. recall 96v071000/ manufacturer's recall 95s28 was serviced in january 1997. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1994 | 2 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Bought car frm old lady who rarely drove it. after bought noticed frnt end clunk all speeds replaced struts clunk stillthere replaced strut bearings and all bushings in front end. clunking still there rear end clunking bad when put into gear and when car shifts replaced rear shocks....still there ....at front also ...was told by santa maria ford the front clunk is from the rear somewhere?...i finally found it in steering rack the rod ends were dry (no lube from factory) the ball sockets in them were just short of a wreck wear wise ....replaced them and behold no clunk from front....rear still clunks to this day.recall for ing switch after this was replaced the enging surges and sometimes stalls at speed and idle the dealer (jim burke in bakersfield) says its my problem and they could check it out for $$$$$ i had payed them for diagnoses and they said it needed injector cleaned @495.00for #4 inj. well i installed new one for $40.00 and price of gaskets car passed smog but still surges at all speeds..........the seat belt buckle stopped latching about the time of ingnition recall ford said tuff luck go to a junkyard | |||
| 03/09/1999 | |||
| Had received recall notice 96v071000 in the mail. contacted dealer. had the ignition repaired at dealer. problem with smoking occurred. took vehicle back & paid for another ignition. having the same problem with smoking of the ignition. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1997 | |||
| After the repairs were completed the car would start cutting and sparks in the steering column from the bottom half way down to the column, other day after being parked for 5mins. the car started cranking itself and then caught fire on the floor on the driver side. *ak | |||
| The dealership paul o'baugh staunton has had the car for 26 days and the car has not been worked on for 21 days and now the dealership will be taking the rental car. please give more information. | |||
| 1 | 07/01/1988 | ||
| After having recall repair work done three months ago, the vehicle would not start and the ignition was starting to get hot recall#96v071000. *ak new ignition switch was replaced at no charge to consumer. *slc | |||
| 05/15/1996 | 5 | ||
| When starting vehicle jumped/halt also key gets hot. *sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 06/19/2004 | 170000 | 1 | |
| When the key was turned in the ignition steering column started smoking. this was due to the defect described in the ignition recall 96v071000. however, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. *ak | |||
| 08/17/2002 | 1 | 04/01/2088 | |
| Ignition switch was recalled in 1999. car was returned to ted britt ford for compliance.invoice states pn f29z-11572d installed.ignition switch failed 8/17/02 engine running fine but abs inop-loss of brake power boost not just anti lock.defective switch found to be pn f29a11572da not f29z11572d as stated on recall invoice.per jerry's ford parts dept these part numbers interchange.the removed part showed signs of melting and charring.*ak | |||
| Ignition switch is causing vehicle to stall out in middle of traffic when driving at various speeds.*ak | |||
| 4 | |||
| Alternator overheated, and has been replaced four times due to an electrical shortage within ignition switch. *ak two dealers had differing openion about the problem. the consumer believes something within the vehicle's design excites the electrical changing system. *yh | |||
| 04/12/1999 | 2 | 02/01/1996 | |
| This switch was replaced w/ recall @ dealer! called dealer, wouldn't do anything because of time lapse. same problem as recall! they replaced a faulty electrical element with another faulty electrical element (i have switch) and let me drive away, 7 months pregnant! (plus, my baby & i were on the road late when event occurred. shorted everything, smoked us out, disconnected battery to stop fire ignition, by myself w/ only lighting a sparking column inside!connected again & it reset so we could get home, but had no brakes (booster is electronic) called dealer after recall install because when i'd turn the key, wouldn't seat properly in ignition. said, don't worry about it, it's just breaking in exact words--it will learn your key assembly was that suppose to happen before or after it burned to the ground?? i got no help from the dealer here in plant city, florida. *ak | |||
| 08/09/1996 | 1 | ||
| Before recall repair work was completed vehicle experienced failure of the ignition switch which destroyed vehicle due to fire. | |||
| 08/09/1996 | |||
| Vehicle destroyed in a fire, due to faulty ignition. | |||
| 11/09/1995 | 3 | 12/15/1990 | |
| The vehicle has had a recall on the ignition switch. when the first failure on the switch occurred there was no brake power and instrument panel gauges or turn signals. after recall failure happened again with same consequences, loss of brakes and gauges, with overheating of the ignition switch causes the wire harness in the steering column to burn. | |||
| 08/09/1996 | 1 | ||
| Ignition switch fire prior to recall. | |||
| 12/06/1996 | |||
| Received recall notice for ignition switch, had ignition switch replaced aug.22, 1996. dec 6, 1996 car parked in garage for half hour, heard a noise, car was in flames. fire department said it seemed to be electrical. vehicle was totaled, vehicle is at a salvage lot. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Purchased car used, the electrical system burned up , took to dealer is only going to replace the the ignition switch # 96v071000. *ak consumer received recall and took car to dealership, dealer informed consumer that the ignition switch had burned wires through the steering column to the wire harness behind the dashboard, ford wanted to total vehicle and offer consumer a very low price, consumer owed much more than what was offered so consumer requested to have vehicle repaired, ford denied request and stated the only thing they would do is replaced the ignition switch, not the other damages, when consumer recieved vehicle from dealership it had 2 cracks in the dash, broked odometer reading frame, engine noises over radio frequency, wires hanging below the dash, and lights began flickering, battery had failed two times, a mechanice stated that there was a short somewhere causing battery to drain. clutch failed. *slc | |||
| The ignition short circuts and the whole car filled with smoke. please describe.*ak | |||
| 03/19/1996 | |||
| Electrical short or shock in the ignition switch, causing the switch to melt had to replace the switch twice. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 09/02/2002 | |||
| Vehicle caught on fire while parked.contacted dealer. reason unknown.*ak | |||
| 05/01/1996 | |||
| Driving when experienced an electrical short which caused a fire. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 09/02/2002 | 05/01/2001 | ||
| Car off. fire under hood due to electrical short-per fire dept. | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Wiring to hoods courtesy light insulation worn away, causing fire. *dh | |||
| 05/12/1995 | |||
| The vehicle caught on fire while it was parked. the fire started under the hood. please describe. *ak | |||
| 07/25/1995 | |||
| Wiring harness underhood caught fire and had to be replaced. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 01/01/1994 | 2 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Bought car frm old lady who rarely drove it. after bought noticed frnt end clunk all speeds replaced struts clunk stillthere replaced strut bearings and all bushings in front end. clunking still there rear end clunking bad when put into gear and when car shifts replaced rear shocks....still there ....at front also ...was told by santa maria ford the front clunk is from the rear somewhere?...i finally found it in steering rack the rod ends were dry (no lube from factory) the ball sockets in them were just short of a wreck wear wise ....replaced them and behold no clunk from front....rear still clunks to this day.recall for ing switch after this was replaced the enging surges and sometimes stalls at speed and idle the dealer (jim burke in bakersfield) says its my problem and they could check it out for $$$$$ i had payed them for diagnoses and they said it needed injector cleaned @495.00for #4 inj. well i installed new one for $40.00 and price of gaskets car passed smog but still surges at all speeds..........the seat belt buckle stopped latching about the time of ingnition recall ford said tuff luck go to a junkyard | |||