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. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||||
| 00201 | 10/02/2000 | 618539 | Some vehicles may exhibit hesitation on acceleration or while turning. *jb | 04/16/2001 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||||
| 15532 | 01/01/2002 | 630018 | Information on vehicles exhibitng fuel line damage due to pinching/squeezing of the fuel return line. *tt | 04/11/2002 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||||
| 17316 | 11/01/2003 | 10008166 | Fuel signal to instrument cluster service tip. *tt | 07/22/2004 | |
| 0398 | 05/12/2003 | 10002780 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illumination with diagnostic trouble codes p0442, p0455, p0456, p0457, p1442 or check fuel cap lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble code p0457. *tt | 09/17/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 07/10/2002 | 2 | 05/01/2000 | |
| The car wouldn't start so i had it towed to the dealership. the technician tried it and it started right up for him. they couldn't find anything wrong with it. i'm not sure if i have it right but i was told the reason it didn't start was i had the wrong type of fuel, winter verses summer. the temperature dropped after thunder storms during the night. there's been quite a few times when the car didn't start up on the first turn of the key but i didn't think anything of it. there was another time when it didn't want to start but eventually did. it was a rainy, snowy night. this last time when it didn't start it had rained also. i'm wondering if it has more to do with the rain and not the fuel.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 08/26/2005 | 0 | 0 | 11/17/2000 |
| Intermittent airbag light would come on. when i took to dealership, it was always out, and instead of paying extravagant diagnostic fees they said may not show problem, i did not get it looked at. it was repaired today....a harness electrical shortage which i feel should not be charged to the customer. the short is for something that only a certified tech repairs. airbags harnesses on this vehicle per the repair tech go out regularly, which sounds like a defect to me. the repair passed on to me was more than $300! also, iac attached with too little silicone, which causes the iac to burn and malfunction. it was also repaired. i do not have parts.....dealership kept them. *nm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 02/09/2000 | 1 | 12/01/1999 | |
| The fuel gauge is not reading correctly. *mjs | |||