Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 98216 | 11/01/1998 | 603669 | A steering wheel movement felt when driving over rough surfaces. | 03/01/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 1 | |||
| The shudder in the steering is bad when braking from higher speeds and causes loss of directional control, the replacement of the pre-load spring in the rack as per ford's tsb did not work to correct the shuddering.*et | |||
| 03/11/1999 | |||
| While driving down the road steering was stiff and then loosened up noticeably. problem when making a right or left hand turn. car would hesitate after turning. would hear a grinding or popping noise while making turns. contacted dealer and manufacturer, not able to help. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1997 | 4 | 02/01/1997 | |
| Had to replace tires twice due to the car causing a tire separation on the front, right side. i've again, replaced the tires 5000 miles ago and they are severely feathered to the point where it is visible to the eye. the car is with-in the alignment specs but it still pulls to the right - the faster the speed, the harder the pull. have had 4 or more front end brake jobs (rotors & pads) in under 40,000 miles. the steering wheel shakes at 40 mph and the tires have been balanced. this has been a problem ever since i bought the car and the dealer can't find anything wrong.( dot number: tire size: p215/70r15 ) | |||
| 12/04/1998 | 1 | 06/01/1997 | |
| Prior to failure, car pull to the left during braking, and steering did not return to center after left or right turn. | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 09/12/2007 | 1 | ||
| My wife drove her 1997 ford thunderbird to work today. she parked her car in the company garage and walked into work. the car then began to burn and totaled the car. after having it towed to a local garage, based upon the knowledge of the mechanic, to whom, i have used to service my vehicles for over 10 years, told me that the intensity of the fire was near the steering column, and and power steering switches. upon researching the above facts, found the recall about the various ford trucks and this similar problem. we have liability insurance on this car, and now we have lost the car to no fault of our own. are there other ford cars with the same problem? | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | |||
| 3 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| The anti theft failed. yh | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 10/15/1997 | 4 | 09/01/1997 | |
| Brake rotors warping, new replacements warping also. steering box was repaired but front end still shudders at highway speeds after 3 attempts by dealer to correct. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 08/30/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states his power steering motor failed while he was backing out of driveway. he had his auto towed to a dealer, who replaced the power steering pump.*jb | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| When driving at highway speed consumer noticed vibration in the steering which caused poor steering control. consumer has contacted the dealer. please provide any further details. *ak | |||