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 | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - JACKS | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V200000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 06/10/1997 to 06/14/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 875000 | 08/03/2000 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/18/2000 | 07/20/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles have jacking instructions which, if followed, could cause the vehicle operator to place the jack on a frame weld when attempting to raise a rear wheel. if the vehicle is jacked up with the jack placed on the frame weld and if the vehicle is free to roll (wheels not blocked or chocked), the jack could yield and the vehicle may drop suddenly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this occurs and any portion of the operator's body is under the vehicle, the potential for personal injury exists. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners will be provided with a revised jack instruction and stowage card and jack warning label, as well as a supplement to the owner guide. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began august 3, 2000.owners who do not receive the free instructions and label within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 00E11 | 12/01/2000 | 616814 | Service action bulletin regarding on-board diagnostic system upgrade. *tt | 03/13/2001 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||||
| 13057 | 08/01/1999 | 6091852 | Concerns with cellular phones not ringing when receiving calls. *tt | 11/15/2000 | |
| 996785 | 08/01/1999 | 608473 | Vehicles equipped with a cellular phone may exhibit a condition in which the cellular phone does not ring when receiving incoming calls. *tt | 12/02/1999 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 02208 | 10/14/2002 | 10013060 | Climate control a/c service tech tips. *eh | 04/07/2005 | |
| 15889 | 05/01/2002 | 637765 | Some vehicles equipped with the electronic automatic temperature control (eatc) will not cycle the ai conditioner compressor when the floor mode is selected. *tt | 12/06/2002 | |
| 00213 | 10/16/2000 | 618546 | Subject regarding climate control - eatc - blower motor control service tips. *jb | 04/16/2001 | |
| 13355 | 10/01/1999 | 6092160 | Information regarding a/c peanut o-ring color. *tt | 11/27/2000 | |
| 12816 | 06/01/1999 | 6091995 | Concerns with hot air from side demister ducts. *tt | 11/17/2000 | |
| 13065 | 08/01/1999 | 6091867 | Some vehicles may exhibit poor a/c performance and / or a pop / click noise in max a/c. *tt | 11/15/2000 | |
| 9811480 | 04/01/1998 | 613389 | Climate control is investigating concerns of broken blend doors on some vehicles. *tt | 07/10/2000 | |
| 0031 | 02/07/2000 | 612316 | Vehicles may experience the a/c blower motor inoperative. *mjs | 06/07/2000 | |
| 13330 | 10/01/1999 | 609616 | Subject regarding hot air from side demister ducts. *tt | 04/04/2000 | |
| 7249 | 10/01/1999 | 6090834 | Information on using peanut style a/c fittings. *tt | 03/30/2000 | |
| 992310 | 11/15/1999 | 6090178 | Vehicles built through 4/16/1998 may exhibit improper, erratic, or no temperature control or poor a/c performance and / or a popping / clicking noise in max a/c on vehicles built thorugh 4/1/1999. *tt | 03/09/2000 | |
| 99196 | 09/20/1999 | 6090087 | Information on identifying non-approved / alternate refrigerants which could cause safety, and performance concerns if installed in ford a/c systems. *tt | 03/08/2000 | |
| 99195 | 09/20/1999 | 6090085 | Service information for musty and mildew type odors coming from the air conditioning / heating system. *tt | 03/06/2000 | |
| 996799 | 08/01/1999 | 608771 | Concerns with vehicles built from job #1 through 4/1/1999 exhibiting poor a/c performance and / or a pop / click noise in mas a/c. *tt | 12/03/1999 | |
| 6400 | 06/01/1999 | 606827 | Vehicles may dispense hot air from side demister ducts in all climate control operating modes. *tt | 09/03/1999 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 986001 | 01/01/1998 | 605797 | Information regarding publication cd update. *ak | 06/12/2000 | |
| 983083 | 02/26/1998 | 607376 | Information pertaining to the 6 disc magazine for the cd player. *tt | 09/21/1999 | |
| 98-4828 | 09/01/1998 | 607243 | Subject pertaining to the service manual not having a pinpoint test for degraded am reception or continuous seek in am in the diagnosis and testing portion of the audio chapter. *tt | 09/15/1999 | |
| 99129 | 06/14/1999 | 606460 | Experiencing a whine / buzz type noise in the speakers of the entertainment radio or two-way radio on vehicles with an in-tank electric fuel pump. *tt | 08/24/1999 | |
| 9873 | 04/13/1998 | 601341 | Experiencing a whining / buzzing noise in the speakers of the entertainment radio or two-way radio. *tt | 07/24/1998 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||||
| 9811334 | 02/01/1998 | 607504 | Information pertaining to the premium fuel recommended label. *tt | 09/24/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 48000 | 5 | 05/01/1998 |
| 1) leak from manifold, involved replacing whole manifold. 2) paint peeling from bumpers. 3) air conditioner blower motor failure. 4) special switch device located under dashboard that controls cooling/heating for the vents in the dashboard failure. 5) generator warning lamp failure. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 09/24/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that the a/c blows hot air. *mr | |||
| 08/30/1998 | 08/01/1998 | ||
| 1. the climate control system blows out 150+ degree hot air at all times. this hot air bounces off the side glass and into the driver's face. the result is blurred vision, drousiness, and fatigue. the problem is especially onerous in the south and gulf coast states. ford is aware of the problem. the dealer is aware of the problem. ford refers the problem to the dealer; the dealer says the problem is an engineering defect for which ther is no cure. the dealer said the chief of climate control for the lincoln-mercury division says no fix will be forth coming until the complaint level begins to affect sales. the fomoco/dealer pass-the-buck scam is well rehearsed and beautifully executed. do we have to wait until there are deaths to correct this problem? 2. the transmission fails to upshift under full-throttle acceleration. the problem is life- threatening when trying to accelerate onto the freeway and up the on-ramp. i have been nearly hit by on-coming traffic several times because of the transmission's failure to upshift to allow me to gain sufficient speed to safely enter the freeway. the transmission gives no forewarning that it is not going to shift. i have complained to ford. they refer to the dealer. the dealer says the computer shows all systems normal. the runaround, again. please help me correct this before it costs a life. i can send you copies of the correspondence to ford, if you need them. *ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 05/22/2000 | 8 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Vehicle would pull to the right in bad wet weather conditions. when the pads were replaced vehicle would pull to the left at anytime. dealer resolved the problem . vehicle has been to the dealer 8 different times. *ak consumer also states very difficult to steer wheel and when aking turns there would be a noise from the front end. also when pressing brakes radio makes a static sound, and when playing tapes there is also a squealing noise powre mirror switch sticks in the down position.*jb | |||
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| Radio and tape player malfunctions. yh | |||