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 - 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 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| PE91128 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/17/1991 | 01/27/1992 | FIRES IN IGNITION SWITCH | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 09/25/1996 | 1 | 02/25/1995 | |
| Electrical system failure, resulting in clock, radio, and power window failure. | |||
| Vehicle caught fire and bured bumper to bumper. fire dept. told consumer that it was an eletrical fire. *ak | |||
| 07/28/1996 | |||
| When entering mall vehicle shut off. several minutes later vehicle caught fire without key in ignition. delaware county fire dept says fire wasn't related to fuel. please describe details.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 3 | 05/01/1999 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| While driving experienced electrical sys. alternator failure which caused vehicle to shut down, as result from running on only battery, it malfunctioned/ overwhelmed battery, rendering it inoperative.*ak | |||
| 07/26/1995 | 6 | ||
| Starter switch replaced. *sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| While driving experienced electrical sys. alternator failure which caused vehicle to shut down, as result from running on only battery, it malfunctioned/ overwhelmed battery, rendering it inoperative.*ak | |||
| 04/28/1994 | 4 | ||
| Replaced battery 4 times. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||
| 07/25/1995 | 5 | ||
| Battery cables replaced. *sd | |||
| 12/10/1994 | 1 | ||
| Battery cable shorted out, resulting in a fire. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 11/15/1998 | 1 | ||
| The parking lights and intrument panel lights did not function when headlights were on because of overheating contacts in the wiring. *ak *ml | |||
| 06/12/1998 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle dashboard lights flickered, and went black because the fuse burned, the instrument panel and rear lights did not work, required replacement of parts sw-1975. dealer cannot duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| When driving at any speed and without prior warning vehicle cut off, causing loss of all power steering/brakes, making it very difficult to operate control vehicle. consumer has contacted dealer, dealer unable to determine cause. please provide any further details.*ak | |||
| 06/15/2000 | 5 | 11/01/1993 | |
| This is a second identical incident during the last 2 years. when starting the car the starter relay got stuck and continued to crank the engine even after taking the key out of ignition. i stopped it by diconnecting the battery, but meanwhile the battery started boiling and leaking. the incident occured 4-5 times during 3 days. i replaced the starter relay and the battery. after this, the incident occured only one more time, about 5 days after the starter relay was replaced. the same incident occured for the first time two years before (1998), with the original starter relay. i that time i replaced the relay, and for 2 years everyting seemd ok. this is a matter of concern because it also happened with a new starter relay installed, which seems to indicate some other problem in the ignition system. | |||
| 06/28/1998 | 2 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Won't pass smog and egr plug and wire are not available to purchase from dealer or any other auto parts store. how do i get it smogged when parts are melted and i can't get the parts to replace the burned ones? | |||
| 04/30/1999 | 1 | 08/01/1989 | |
| Car had been parked in custofoam corporation, mauston, wi., parking lot for one and a half days. received call on friday, april 30, 1999 at 2:30 pm that the office manager and other employees had to break the driver's side front window in order to open the hood and disconnect the battery cables. interior of car was filling with heavy smoke and car was trying to start itself. investigation revealed the ignition switch and wiring was badly burned. *ak | |||
| 0 | |||
| Consumer's t.i.f ignition marginal burned approximately in 1995. *ak | |||
| 07/30/1996 | 12 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Ignition of engine shuts down at intermitant and unusual times usually going uphill to the right. | |||
| 09/10/1998 | 1 | 02/16/1989 | |
| Defect within the igniton wiring, causing the wiring to burn and vehicle to lock up. this happened while vehicle was in park position. dealer and ford has been notified. *ak | |||
| 03/29/1998 | 1 | 02/01/1990 | |
| Ignition failure causing vehicle fire. | |||
| When ignition was turned, smoke roared from steering column. al packer lincoln mercury in baltimore replaced ignition switch. please describe details.*ak | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Ignition wires melts due to short. *sd | |||
| Vehicle has characteristics for surging but mostly results in vehicle stalling, w/dealership unable to detect cause. please describe details. | |||
| 04/11/1996 | |||
| Ignition fire. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 07/17/1998 | |||
| Vehicle cut off. mechanic worked on car, put on computer for diagnostics, and stated the computer brain was gone out on the car. could be many reasons that cause cascade problems. dealer cannot duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| 04/22/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1990 | |
| The consumer has been experiencing problems with engine surge and computer system. in one instance, the engine surged and ran into a concrete wall, causing the vehicle to be totaled. the mechanic stated that the incident was caused by an engine surge, which was the result of a computer malfunction. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Ignition electric assembly sparked and caused a small fire. | |||
| 05/12/1996 | |||
| Electrical short, loss all electrical devices, smeel wiring burning, *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 11/01/1996 | 2 | 10/01/1989 | |
| Ignition switch shorted out, causing fire. | |||
| 07/01/1995 | |||
| Started vehicle, immediately smelled smoke and turned my head forward to see smoke billowing out of the steering column, push car out of driveway and disconnected battery. | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Faulty ignition switch, causing smoke. | |||
| 09/01/1996 | |||
| Electrical short, steering column compartment fire, ignition switch shorted, causing a fire. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Ignition switch had to be forced to start, shortly after attempting to start, smoke came from under the dash, a black wire connector attached to the steering column burned off. *ak | |||
| 01/03/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| Ignition switch shorted, burning wires in the dash, causing the heater to fail. | |||
| 09/02/1996 | |||
| Consumer states that when she went to turn off the vehicle that the key got stuck in the ignition and when the vehicle was turned off by unhooking the wires under the steering column noticed that they were melted.*ak | |||
| 07/28/1996 | |||
| When entering mall vehicle shut off. several minutes later vehicle caught fire without key in ignition. delaware county fire dept says fire wasn't related to fuel. please describe details.*ak | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Car wa sparked and caught on fire in the ignition switch area. *ak | |||
| Experienced smoke coming from ignition switch, no fire. *ak | |||
| 02/26/1996 | |||
| Electrical short in the ignition switch, causing the vehicle to catch on fire. *ak | |||
| 04/22/1996 | |||
| Noticed smoke coming from the ignition after turning it on, then turned it off, replaced ignition switch. *ak | |||
| Fire started in ignition underneath car port after sitting for (2) hours. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 11/08/1995 | |||
| Electrical short, overheated and melted the ignition switch. *ak | |||
| The ignition switch plug has rubbed on the wires around it, causing the wires to melt. *ak | |||
| 09/30/1995 | 0 | ||
| Ignition switch failed. *sd | |||
| 03/03/1995 | |||
| Wiring in steering column caught on fire, replace ignition switch box and wires. tt | |||
| 04/28/1994 | 1 | ||
| Replaced ignition switch, also replaced electronic control module. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/20/1989 | |||
| Too much play in the crankshaft has resulted in the replacement of 6 starters. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 05/01/1999 | |||
| Key was out of ignition and vehicle was not driven for about an hour when a fire started in the engine compartment due to an electrical short. *ak | |||
| After auto was driven about one mile and parked consumer noticed smoke coming from steering column. jumped out then noticed wires were burned. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 02/24/2000 | 02/01/2000 | ||
| Underhood fire near wiring harness in center back of engine compartment near heater relay. *ak | |||
| 05/16/1998 | |||
| The vehicle was parked, and the driver noticed that the vehicle was smoking. driver called the fire department, and the steering column was on fire. the fire department opened the hood, and the wire was melted in the harness in the steering wheel. everything was melted, and the vehicle did not start up with the key in. it was an electrical shortage in the vehicle. *ak | |||
| 08/19/1997 | |||
| Driving the vehicle noticed smoke from under the hood, and opened the hood up and there was a fire in the engine compartment. there was a investigation, but it is closed pe 911 128. the whole vehicle was burned up. *ak | |||
| While parking, suddenly heard load noise, then saw smoke coming from underhood, passerby saw that vehicle was on fire, moments later flames shut up from engine compartment, fire dept suspected electrical system front wiring harness as culprit. *ak | |||
| 12/30/1996 | |||
| While the vehicle was parked it started smoking from under the hood and then went up in flames. *ak | |||
| 06/10/1996 | 1 | 01/02/1996 | |
| While driving vehicle towards work, noticed smoke in front, thought vehicle was overheating, brakes started failing, pulled vehicle over, lifted hood, flames shot out unexpectedly.*ak *slc | |||
| 06/12/1996 | |||
| Vehicle caught on fire underhood while parked, according to insurance co, could have started from alternator or leaking power steering fluid. *ak | |||
| 11/20/1995 | |||
| Electrical system fire, engine compartment fire. tt | |||
| 09/02/1995 | |||
| While driving vehicle and parked with engine off, engine compartment fire, under hood, electrical short, will provide more information. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 01/02/2004 | 1 | 04/10/2003 | |
| We parked in the driveway, gathered our things and went in to the house. the next morning i went to brush the snow off of the car and noticed the windshield was broken, i opened the driver door and discovered the whole dashboard was melted like a candle, we had just filled up the tank the previous day and were very lucky we didn't lose our home also. we figure the reason the car didn't become fully involved was because the windows were rolled up tight and it suffocated the flames, the car is still a complete loss. the wiring in that car had never been touched,cut or modified. there was no reason for this to happen except for a manufacturer defect. the way we see it mercury should owe us one car or blue book value. any help would be appreciated. *la | |||
| 12/13/2001 | 1 | 08/31/2000 | |
| After the vehicle was parked, the consumer saw smoke coming from under the hood, consumer opened the hood and saw fire, consumer states that the fire was caused by the part that controls the heater underneath the dashboard. *slc | |||
| 01/10/1997 | |||
| Car was parked and car caught on fire from the dash . *ak | |||
| 01/03/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| Ignition switch shorted, burning wires in the dash, causing the heater to fail. | |||
| 06/17/1996 | |||
| With cause unknown, vehicle caught on fire in dashboard which was consumed quickly. please describe details. *ak | |||