Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| BC0308970201 | 01/02/1997 | 51108 | Thump/clunk noise from front suspension area. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC0153970201 | 01/02/1997 | 51047 | The suspension tuning may be firmer and convey more road noise than customers are accustomed to in lincoln products. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC0013972301 | 01/23/1997 | 51388 | Clunking noise from front suspension due to early wear of sway bar link(s), replace the sway bar link(s) with new revised design part(s). *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| 9714 | 01/02/1997 | 51359 | Harsh ride quality complaints may occur on some vehicles- caused by: firmer suspension or over-inflation of tires. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC0308961101 | 11/01/1996 | 50716 | Thump/clunk noise from front suspension area. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| BC2081950705 | 07/01/1995 | 45055 | Vehicles may have a sagging or low suspension height . *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| BC8985950705 | 07/01/1995 | 45062 | Vehicle may have a sagging or low suspension height. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - TORSION BAR | |||||
| BC1016597020 | 01/02/1997 | 51233 | Clunking noise from front suspension due to early wear of sway bar link(s), replace the sway bar link(s) with new revised design part(s). *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||||
| 8199 | 02/01/2000 | 612411 | Some vehicles may exhibit a rattling or clunking noise from the front end (front stabilizer link) under normal driving conditions. | 06/08/2000 | |
| BC0308972301 | 01/23/1997 | 51416 | Thump/clunk noise from front suspension area. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| 983571 | 01/01/1998 | 607839 | Information pertaining to incorrect part numbers for rear control arm assemblys. *tt | 10/13/1999 | |
| 9813 | 01/19/1998 | 605560 | Vehicles may exhibit noise from underbody / rear suspension which sounds as if suspension is bottoming or the shock absorbers are loose. *tt | 07/09/1999 | |
| BC0013970201 | 01/02/1997 | 51013 | Clunking noise from front suspension due to early wear of sway bar link(s). *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||||
| BC3412972301 | 01/23/1997 | 51459 | Vehicles may exhibit a noise from the rear suspension which sounds like the suspension is bottoming or loose shock absorbers. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC1021697230 | 01/23/1997 | 51578 | Some vehicles may exhibit a noise from the rear suspension which sounds like the suspension of is bottoming or loose shock absorbers. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | |||||
| BC3504972301 | 01/23/1997 | 51492 | Vehicles that exhibit a rattle in the rear suspension and the noise can be isolated to the rear height sensor. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC1018597230 | 01/23/1997 | 51541 | Vehicles that exhibit a rattle in the rear suspension and the noise can be isolated to the rear height sensor. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 11/15/2002 | 0 | ||
| Driver side front door window moves out of chanel and jams. driver side front power window motor failed. driver side front door fails to lock automatically. air conditioning vents fail to open. air conditioning blows on windshield only. irratic shifting of transmission from 1st to 2nd gear. slipping of transmission when power is applied. failure of all 4 suspension. failure of brakes senting car into uncontrolable fish tailing and 360 degree spinout at 40 mile/per hour. | |||
| 03/03/1996 | 30 | 03/01/2096 | |
| The camber adjustment on this car and all others this make model are welded so it cannot be made, we are getting ripped off due to paying for alignmnt that cant be performed, this situation is wearing out hundrds of thousands of dollars worth of tires everyday,, ford denies wont make it good please help. the camber is soo far out of whack it wears the tires, it is welded in this position, 2 dgrees off and welded at that point, this is horrid. *ak | |||
| 09/06/1998 | 8 | 01/01/1996 | |
| Bumper to bumper warrenty motor company failure to honor and implement their bumper to bumper warrenty. my 1995 lincoln developed left front ecessive win noise while under warrenty.the ecessive left frint wind noise started after a local lincoln dealership made repairs to the window on 9/6/98. i had brought the vehicle, while under warrenty,to dearlership for repairs (( customer states popping noise left front window when lowering)). ford local dearership, zone representative,and customer assistance have verified the excessive wind noise, have attempted repairs and paid for under warrenty. mark hutchins,president of lincoln mercury, now indicates ford staff was incorrect in their diagnosis and that the excessive noise did notdevelope while under warranty but is a normal characteristic of this $42000 vehicle. your assistance is requested in correcting this problem and enforcing dearlerships responsibility to live up to bumper to bumper warranty or to make the consumer aware of the weakness of the warrenty.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 100 | 03/01/2096 | |
| Strut towers are welded so alignment cannot be done, wears tires and ball joints, dealer and ford refused to repair, or make good, this problem is with ranger as well as taurus and extends to 99 from 95, most front wheels drives have this problem, a recall is warranted and class action ought to be sought, thousands of dollars were spent to correct this defect.*jb | |||
| 02/01/1996 | |||
| Ntire right side of the vehicle is lower than the left side due to suspension failure. also, doors operate intermittently/ radio doesn't work/ motor keeps moving when consumer stops vehicle/ in the daytime consumer is unable to read anything on dashboard. due the structure of the vehicle, and consumer has to turn on the inside lights to read dashboard. *ak | |||
| 04/23/1998 | 2 | 01/10/1998 | |
| Two tires worn out at inside corner because of faulty front end alignment. yh | |||
| 02/18/1997 | |||
| There is a persistent loud clunking noise which has developed in the front end. could cause rear axle to become loose. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 03/01/1996 | 6 | ||
| Since march 1996 has had ball joints replaced 6 times. first time at 6000 miles . both front/ left rear, first 5 under warranty. consumer believed this to be a design problem. *ak transmission blew up twice. *yh | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| The steering started to shake, took to dealer the strut and inner tie rod malfunctioned and strut kit needs to be replaced . *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | |||
| 06/22/2002 | 1 | 02/01/2002 | |
| Air suspension will intermittently go out and cause suspension to fail, creating a rough ride while consumer is driving. contacted dealer, and the dealer was taking a look at vehicle.*ak *mj | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||
| Stabilizer bar broke, causing the vehicle to bottom out. dealer has ordered the part. however, it is on back order. manufacturer has been notified. *ak | |||