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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E056000 | UFI FILTERS USA | E (Equipment) | 58640 | 08/04/2006 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/13/2006 | 06/23/2006 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain aftermarket fuel filters sold under the purolator brand name, p/n f65277, shipped from january 16 through june 2, 2006, for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. due to incorrect design, the quick connectors may not fully seat with the tube interface, even though the person making the connection may believe that the quick connector is fully attached. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Failure of this connection could lead to fuel spillage and, in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Ufi will notify owners and replace the filters free of charge. the recall began on august 4, 2006. owners may contact ufi filters usa at 800-230-5876. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to ufi filters usa (purolator) aftermarket fuel filters and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 03/21/2012 | 162000 | ||
| Vehicle stalls leaving family stranded in traffic (numerous events). dealer tested and replaced fuel rail pressure sensor and vehicle was driven home, approx 8 miles. vehicle failed to start following morning. based on articles and testing procedures found online, owner replaced crankshaft position sensor, vehicle started and ran for about 5 min. engine died and produced error code p0320. evidence of water has been detected in the pcm connector and fault has not yet been corrected. other items replaced on vehicle; transmission, egr, fuel filter, plug wires and plugs. | |||
| 11/05/2011 | 89251 | ||
| While driving down the road, the engine died without warning, no power. it had no power steering, it had shut off completely. it was hard to restart and then after going again it died again as i was trying to pull over. | |||
| 07/22/2007 | 1 | ||
| 2004 mercury monterey caught a fire. consumer states that the fire started while the engine was cold and wants an explanation why. *nj the consumer first thought that a liquid had been poured over the vehicle. however, the consumer was informed that there was enough fuel under pressure to exploded into flames 5 feet high and enough pressure to coat the hood with fuel. *jb | |||