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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 88V030000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 10/01/1987 to 02/01/1988 | V (Vehicle) | 8848 | 04/19/1988 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/11/1988 | 03/18/1988 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Two torsion springs attached to rear suspension control arms may fracture and rub against a rear tire. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in sudden loss of tire inflationpressure with potential for an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Install torsion spring seats to restrict the springs from contacting the tire if they should fracture. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: suspension/torsion springs.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 9534 | 02/01/1995 | 39217 | Rattling or clunking noise from the fron suspension. *tw | 03/30/1995 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| 95165 | 08/01/1995 | 45949 | Suspension-rear-availability of camber kit to improve inner edge wear on rear rear tires. tires-rear-inner edge wear-availability of camber kit to improve wear. *sd | 04/25/1996 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | ||||||
| PE89026 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 12/20/1988 | 04/12/1989 | AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| Vehicle keeps bottoming out. has replaced front tires twice in 6 month period. *ak | |||
| 06/18/1995 | |||
| Bolt and washer fell through front suspension causing power steering to collapse. tt | |||
| 07/30/1994 | 1 | ||
| Front suspension bolts fell off while driving, resulting in loss of steering control/accident/injuries. tt | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | |||
| 04/16/2002 | 04/01/2002 | ||
| From what i understand, almost all lincoln's with this air suspension has experienced costly repairs.*ak | |||
| 05/16/1996 | 3 | 03/01/1988 | |
| Air suspension system repairs on several occasions, which caused alignment problems. | |||
| 10/27/1997 | 03/01/1997 | ||
| Consumer states that vehicle was at the dealer for repair , while on the alignment rack , the front air suspension assembly blew abruptly. the owner contacted the manufacturer about the problem. *ak | |||
| 05/04/1994 | 1 | ||
| Air suspension system failed, causing frame of vehicle to collapse, resulting in loss 0f control, also replaced front and rear springs/shock absorbers. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 05/01/2000 | 2 | 12/01/1988 | |
| Fuel line from gas tank to engine is leaking at right door pillar undrbody. inspection reveals the gas line to be plastic of some type, and the leak is at the junction of where 2 lenghts of fuel line are joined together at the factory. imminent fire hazard. have seen this problem before on mecury sables and ford taurus' second problem, rear sway bar, rear sway bar is attached to the body, but the 2 suspension links that attach to the ends of the sway bar are broken or rusted. vehicle handles diffently while manuevering, feel this to be major concern as well . *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | |||
| 06/20/1999 | 2 | 05/17/1999 | |
| Rear air shocks failed. yh | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 05/27/1994 | 1 | ||
| Torsion springs recall repairs refused because manufacturer indicated that problem was taken care of before and recent recall does not apply (88v-030). *ak | |||