Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 18383 | 01/01/2005 | 10013321 | Am/fm and cellular phone reception interference - service tip. *tt | 04/14/2005 | |
| 04174 | 09/06/2004 | 10013116 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated - system lean diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) - service tips. various models including 2004 f-series. *tt | 04/08/2005 | |
| 17899 | 06/01/2004 | 10008272 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with multiple diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *tt | 07/23/2004 | |
| 03203 | 10/13/2003 | 0398 | 10004886 | Malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0442, p0455, p0456, p0457 or p1442 or a check fuel cap lamp illuminated with dtc p0457 for the evaporative emission system. *tt | 01/14/2004 |
| 03181 | 09/15/2003 | 10004027 | Remote keyless entry (rke) - service tips. *tt | 11/14/2003 | |
| 14997 | 06/01/2001 | 622813 | Some vehicles may exhibit an inoperative keyless entry keypad, interior lights staying on or turning on by themselves, erratic cycling of the door lock actuators or a hard start / no-start due to a discharged battery (due to interior lights | 10/23/2001 | |
| 14974 | 06/01/2001 | 622781 | Some vehicles may exhibit an inoperative keyless entry keypad, interior lights staying on or turning on by themselves, erratic cycling of the door lock actuators or a hard start / no-start due to a discharged battery (due to interior lights | 10/22/2001 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| 0245 | 03/04/2002 | 636065 | Information regarding discharged battery charging service tips and guidelines. *tt | 11/05/2002 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | |||||
| 0162 | 04/02/2001 | 619266 | Vehicles equipped with passive anti-theft system (pats) may not start or crank. *tt | 05/22/2001 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||||
| 012113 | 10/29/2001 | 627774 | Some ignition switch lock cylinder assemblies may exhibit rougness and / or excess effort in turning, key does not fully return from start, a malfunction indicator lamp may illuminate with p0500, p1502 and u1039 stored in powertrian control | 02/22/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 08/23/2002 | 4 | 06/01/2001 | |
| I believe the intech system has failed. car does not start. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 06/06/2005 | 05/01/2004 | ||
| Concerned about fires identifed as being caused by the hot wired cruise control switch as recently reported on twice on television. i am affraid to put cars in garage. there are no incidents. can't proceed with this complaint without dates. cars: 2001 lincoln continental and 2004 sable ls | |||
| 11/10/2003 | 34146 | 1 | |
| While driving, the consumer saw smoke coming from under the steering column. the driver pulled over and let the vehicle cool down. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who could not find a problem. please provide further details. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 10/07/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was having dashboard light problems. the element that lit the dashboard lights up broke. consumer called ford, and was told that the part he needed was on back order. this has been going on since july 2003. consumer insisted that this was dangerous because he could not see anything, did not know how fast he was traveling, when he was low on fuel or whether he was having problems with any part of the vehicle, including battery. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Just bought a 2001 lincoln continental. just one small potential safety problem. emerging from the front of the center console are two black electrical or mechanical cables, each about one-quarter of an inch in diameter., that go up into the bottom of the dashboard. they obstruct the top of the accelerator pedal. consequently, depending on the position of the driver's right foot on the accelerator pedal, these cables prevent moving the right foot from moving from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal quickly. this has ahppened to me several times, but fortunately has not resulted in an accident. the cable's slack is too great. it needs to be shortened, or the cables need to be held up out of the way with a clip or some other device.*ak | |||