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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | ||||||||||||||||
| 86V142000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1986 to 09/01/1986 | V (Vehicle) | 19811 | 10/10/1986 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 10/24/1986 | 10/27/1986 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Wiring harness in the engine compartment may be misrouted and subject to damage. consequence of defect: a short circuit could occur (during use or when parked) which could result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Properly route wiring harnesses, as necessary. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: electrical/wiring harness.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 99222 | 10/18/1999 | 6089681 | Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| 96246 | 11/18/1996 | 50905 | Wiring - electrical diode identification and service replacements. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 03/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Electrical problem. (attorney for client) | |||
| 03/06/1996 | 6 | ||
| Electrical problems. (attorney for client)*sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 12/01/2003 | 25880 | 1 | |
| Four minutes after the engine was shut off, black smoke was seen coming from under the hood. the owner opened the hood and noticed the alternator was on fire. *ak a mechanic extinguished the fire and no police report was made. consumer would like ford to recall all vehicles with the same type alternator and other componets as his. *ph | |||
| 1 | 08/01/1992 | ||
| Please send signature form to send to manufacturer | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| Vehicle caught on fire in the steering column due to faulty ignition switch . consumer noticed that tailights had turned on by themselves. 1 week prior to incident, radio had started to smoke and then failed. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 4 | 04/01/2000 | |
| Ongoing tfi ignition module problem, all ignition components replaced, tfi 3+ times, still happens, car stalls and won't start. california has done something about this, when are you!? now i have had an accident due to this ongoing problem. do i have to get seriously injured or what???????? | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 04/01/2000 | ||
| Vehicle stalls, fails to start, after first 30 to 45 mins driving during 95f plus outside air temp, dry weather conditions, dallas, tx. tfi replaced twice, coil replaced, tps replaced, and tune up still has not resolved problem. potential for serious accident, injury, or death exists with this problem as vehicle stalls with no warning. once stall contition exists vehicle cannot be started for at least 1.5 to 2 hours, until engine has cooled enough to allow for a restart. engine temp guage remains in normal range during this entire process. also both coolant temp sensors, guage, and computer coolant sensor, have been replaced. | |||
| 06/16/1996 | |||
| Ignition caught on fire. *ak | |||
| 04/30/1996 | 0 | ||
| Ignition fire. *sd | |||
| 11/10/1995 | 0 | ||
| Intermittent stalling. *ak | |||
| 12/15/1993 | |||
| Electrical short in the ignition switch the vehicle caught on fire. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| Vehicle caught on fire in the steering column due to faulty ignition switch . consumer noticed that tailights had turned on by themselves. 1 week prior to incident, radio had started to smoke and then failed. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 11/03/1997 | |||
| Consumer started vehicle, smelled burning, steering column caught on fire,faulty ignition switch, dealer claims bad iginition switch was installed. *ak | |||
| 06/16/1996 | 1 | ||
| While car was in park, car caught on fire caused by ingition switch. *ak | |||
| 03/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Ignition switch failed. *sd | |||
| 03/02/1996 | |||
| Possible ignition short while car was parked in the garage, resulting in burning up the garage. *al | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 11/02/1999 | 0 | ||
| While sitting in the house consumer heard a strange noise that souded like a car starting. when going to investigate consumer then noticed that the garage was full of smoke. consumer opened car hood and there were flames coming out. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1995 | |||
| Electrical system fire caused by the wiring harness under the hood catching fire. tt | |||