Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||||
| 16892 | 06/01/2003 | 10002607 | Squeal noise from the rear brakes on vehicles produced before 5/15/2003. *tt | 09/08/2003 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||||
| 042213 | 11/15/2004 | 10013401 | Diagnostic trouble code (dtc) c1145 and/or c1155 stored in anti-lock brake system (abs) module. *tt | 04/18/2005 | |
| 17946 | 07/01/2004 | 10009344 | Abs warning indicator on with diagnostic trouble code c1145 and/or c1155. *tt | 09/24/2004 | |
| 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, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 02/19/2004 | 11000 | 1 | |
| While driving at 25 mph driver applied the brakes and vehicle accelerated. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 27000 | 1 | ||
| The abs did not work properly, when the brakes were applied, the vehicle hopped over the road. *jb | |||
| 27000 | 1 | ||
| The seat belt locked up when a turn was made, also the abs did not work. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 11/13/2006 | 14000 | 1 | 01/06/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while applying the brake pedal, there was a noise as though the wheel was going to come off. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined the driver side rear caliper, brake shoe and rotor needed to be replaced. updated 12/12/2006 - *nm | |||
| 01/01/2004 | 300 | 1 | 12/29/2003 |
| Complaint received via e-mail. front right brake caliper came off and locked up wheel and slid my car sideways when brakes were applied. 2003, ford, thunderbird on the day of delivery with 300 miles on the car caliper bolt fell out, and when brakes applied the caliper turned up into the wheel, and jammed wheel. at 6:30 pm. moved from left to right lane, and applied brakes to slow down approximately 25 mph to turn into a parking lot. original speed was between 35 and 40 mph. released brakes, and heard a clung under the car as if we ran over something. immediately looked back, but saw nothing in the road. continued to parking lot, applied brakes, and front right wheel locked up, car slid to an angled stop, released brakes ,and rolled forward with very strong clanking noise. we continued into the parking lot. my wife called ford roadside assistance to repair front right caliper bolts, and wheel was replaced. the proper caliper bolt was not available at the time of replacement. service used bolt they could find. 1 failure, no one hurt, no police report, just very lucky.*ak the failure caused damage to the vehicle. *tc | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 11/13/2006 | 14000 | 1 | 01/06/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while applying the brake pedal, there was a noise as though the wheel was going to come off. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined the driver side rear caliper, brake shoe and rotor needed to be replaced. updated 12/12/2006 - *nm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - SHOES/LININGS | |||
| 11/13/2006 | 14000 | 1 | 01/06/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while applying the brake pedal, there was a noise as though the wheel was going to come off. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined the driver side rear caliper, brake shoe and rotor needed to be replaced. updated 12/12/2006 - *nm | |||