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 - 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 | |||||
| 98246 | 12/07/1998 | 604059 | Ford motor company has released a new electrical grease ( f8az - 19g208-aa ) to reduce the possibility of moisture corrosion at the terminals. *yc | 03/16/1999 | |
| 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 - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 09/15/2004 | 29000 | 1 | |
| When attempting to install a brand new craft silver 651 battery it started sparking. the retail store was contacted, and they indicated that the battery will stop sparking once installed. consumer installed the battery and it blew up the alternator. retail store district manager was contacted. he inspected the alternator, and acknowledged the damage, but did not admit that the battery destroyed it.*ak | |||
| 07/06/1996 | 1 | 10/11/1989 | |
| An electrical short caused the alternator to catch 0n fire while driving the vehicle.*ak | |||
| 06/17/1996 | |||
| Electrical short in the alternator, causing the vehicle to cut off.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 09/15/2004 | 29000 | 1 | |
| When attempting to install a brand new craft silver 651 battery it started sparking. the retail store was contacted, and they indicated that the battery will stop sparking once installed. consumer installed the battery and it blew up the alternator. retail store district manager was contacted. he inspected the alternator, and acknowledged the damage, but did not admit that the battery destroyed it.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 06/10/2001 | 1 | 06/01/1989 | |
| Stop light switch connector. connector overheated/melted and lost stop lights. i saved the defective connector. *ak | |||
| 02/16/2000 | 12 | 07/01/1998 | |
| While driving at night with the headlights on high-beam the lights start to go on and off repeatedly. i have to put the head-lights on low-beam and then they stay on. if i put them back on high-beam they start to go on and off again. it seems as if there is a short in the electrical system. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 01/10/1997 | 4 | 11/01/1988 | |
| I have a stalling ford and would like to force a recall. for several weeks in 1997 my car stalled for no reason. mechanic tried many things--even kept my car to drive around for over a week. i was without a car and spent several hundreds in repairs, though the real problem was never found as car would stall out many times, then would be ok the next. problem is occuring again and i do not wish to spend more money when i have since learned that my car is on the list that has defective distributor mounted tfi modules. fortunately i was never doing high speeds when the car stalled, although i was nearly rear-ended several times as a result of the unpredictable stalling. i would like to prevent myself and others from being killed or crippled because of an issue that should have been dealt with by ford many years ago. | |||
| 04/11/1996 | |||
| Ignition fire, while parked. | |||
| 04/03/1996 | |||
| Electrical short or shock in the ignition switch causing the vehicle to catch fire around the steering column. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| Ignition switch shorted out, causing fire in steering column. melted wires and plastic covering on steering column. *ak | |||
| 01/25/1997 | 1 | 09/20/1989 | |
| Ignition switch fire. | |||
| 10/20/1994 | |||
| Vehicle was parked, saw black smoke, under the hood fire, electrical short. *ak | |||
| 10/12/1993 | |||
| The vehicle was parked and went up in flames due to the igniton switch. please describe. *ak | |||
| 10/04/1995 | |||
| After parking the car in the garage, next morning, noticed inside of the vehicle burnt completly. *ak | |||
| 07/13/1995 | 3 | ||
| Car spontaneously caught fire when key was turned in ignition switch. *sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 10/15/1992 | |||
| While stopping at an intersection, the vehicle started smoking which was the results of a vehicle fire. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 10/04/1995 | |||
| Vehicle caught on fire after sitting due to short in the steering column or dash. *ak | |||