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 - BATTERY - CABLES | ||||||||||||||||
| 90V026000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 01/01/1990 to 01/01/1990 | V (Vehicle) | 72 | 03/09/1990 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 02/12/1990 | 02/22/1990 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Battery to starter cables are longer than specified; excessive cable length could contact engine damper pulley. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Cable protective covering and insulation could wear through and cause a direct short to ground, resulting in overheating of the cable insulation and possibly a underhood fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace battery to starter cable with correct length cable. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: battery to starter cable.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with 3.8 liter engines. | |||||||||||||||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V071000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1987 to 09/30/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 7900000 | 06/07/1996 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 04/25/1996 | 05/01/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The ignition switch could experience an internal short circuit. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition could cause overheating, smoke, and possibly fire in the steering column area of the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the ignition switch. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: electrical; ignition switch. vehicle description: passenger and multi-purpose vehicles and light duty trucks. note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy 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 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 97111097234 | 11/10/1997 | 53660 | Vehicles exhibiting a squeaking or chirping from the blower motor at low blower motor speeds. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
| 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 | |||
| 02/22/1994 | |||
| Electrical system malufunction causing the odometer reading to be inadequate. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 12/24/1998 | 2 | ||
| Alternator caught on fire twice, could have caused injuries. cause unknown. please provide further information and vin#. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 06/30/1992 | 10 | 03/01/1990 | |
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| 4 | |||
| Battery malfunctioned 4 times. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Battery failure. *ak | |||
| 08/19/1993 | 9 | ||
| Defective key assembly causes factory installed alarm to malfuncton/vehicle will not start/stalls. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 07/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| Two years ago the consumer received a recall letter nhtsa # 96v071000. dealer replaced the ignition switch. one year later the recalled component failed and this time an independent shop replaced the ignition switch. once again the ignition switch needs to be replaced. the dealer has been notified. *nm | |||
| 1 | |||
| The vehicle's ignition module was replaced because it was defective. *yh | |||
| Ignition went bad. ford no longer makes the part. please provide details. *ak | |||
| 05/02/2000 | 100 | 05/01/2000 | |
| No summary | |||
| Recall 96v071000; before the recall work was performed the vehicle started with no problem. now, after the work had been performed the vehicle stalls before starting properly. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 01/15/1999 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle experienced engine fire due to possible recall component (ignition switch) failure, no notice of recall sent to consumer prior to fire (#95s28). | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 08/15/1996 | |||
| Consumer was driving under normal operation when the vehicle caught on fire in the firewall area of the vehicle, consumer note the fire spread rapidly, cause of the fire is unknown. *ak | |||
| 08/26/1996 | 0 | ||
| Vehicle parked in driveway, friend drove by, noticed smoke coming from vehicle, notified friend, called fire dept who put flames out. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 06/06/1994 | |||
| While vehicle was parked with the ignition off a fire started under the hood. this happened about 15 minutes after the vehicle had been driven. the vehicle has not been repaired. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 06/30/1992 | 10 | 03/01/1990 | |
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||