Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 06/06/1995 | |||
| There is brass or copper ring that are in the steering fall apart peice fall out and horn don't work. tt | |||
| 12/29/1994 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle went out of control for no apparent reason. tt | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 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 $$$$$ i had payed them for diagnoses and they said it needed injector cleaned @495.00for #4 inj. well i installed new one for $40.00 and price of gaskets car passed smog but still surges at all speeds..........the seat belt buckle stopped latching about the time of ingnition recall ford said tuff luck go to a junkyard | |||
| 06/19/1996 | 1 | 07/01/1988 | |
| Outer tie rod end broke, causing loss of steering. *dh | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| 01/01/1994 | 2 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Bought car frm old lady who rarely drove it. after bought noticed frnt end clunk all speeds replaced struts clunk stillthere replaced strut bearings and all bushings in front end. clunking still there rear end clunking bad when put into gear and when car shifts replaced rear shocks....still there ....at front also ...was told by santa maria ford the front clunk is from the rear somewhere?...i finally found it in steering rack the rod ends were dry (no lube from factory) the ball sockets in them were just short of a wreck wear wise ....replaced them and behold no clunk from front....rear still clunks to this day.recall for ing switch after this was replaced the enging surges and sometimes stalls at speed and idle the dealer (jim burke in bakersfield) says its my problem and they could check it out for $$$$$ 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 | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 1 | 12/01/1987 | ||
| Steering wheel melts and drips hot black substance during hot weather. | |||