Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
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 | |
9848 | 03/02/1998 | 601269 | Announcing the ford oem air conditioning retrofit kit availability. *yc | 07/16/1998 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
07/04/1999 | |||
Discharge line to air conditioner was not installed correctly. it came loose & released freeon into atmosphere of vehicle. independent inspector had check it. took to dealer & mechanic was going to replace with same part. had refused to have old part replaced new part, just liked old. *ak | |||
06/25/1996 | |||
Complete failure of air conditioner; needs new compressor. *ak | |||
Owner spends an exhorbitant amount of money to keep freon in the vehicle. service technicians stated that the poor design of snap fit lines using o rings with the air conditioning system causes the a/c system to leak in enough places to cause loss of freon into the atmosphere. other manufacturers use threaded connections. | |||
Paint on hood, trunk lid and roof has discolored severly. | |||
03/01/1993 | 2 | 03/01/1993 | |
Air conditioner hoses leak. *dh | |||
12/14/1996 | 1 | ||
The rear sub-frame bolt came out and caused the engine to fall onto the steering and the driver lost control of the steering. *ak consumer states also need to have air condition repaired a line was rubbed through.*jb | |||
05/01/1994 | 1 | ||
Air conditioner acculumator installed due a/c blowing warm air. *sd |