Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||||
| 982320 | 11/23/1998 | 603780 | Some vehicles with a very low odometer reading may experience a lack temperature control. *yc | 03/04/1999 | |
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - CONTROLS/WIRING | |||||
| 02236 | 11/25/2002 | 10008314 | Erratic operation of the cool/warm function of the temperature control system - repair procedure for stratification (secondary) temperature blend door. *tt | 07/27/2004 | |
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - HEATER CORE | |||||
| 01156 | 08/06/2001 | 623944 | Some vehicles may exhibit heater core leaks. *slc | 10/31/2001 | |
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||||
| 00263 | 12/22/2000 | 616828 | Some vehicles may exhibit a power window that will not operate downward because it's stuck / bound to the weathership header. *tt | 03/13/2001 | |
| 12238 | 12/01/1998 | 615496 | Some vehicles may exhibit an inoperative power window concerns. *tt | 01/17/2001 | |
| 5301 | 12/01/1998 | 615406 | Information on vehicles exhibiting an inoperative power window. *tt | 01/16/2001 | |
| 982513 | 12/21/1998 | 603651 | Exhibiting an inoperative power window. *yc | 03/01/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 12/17/2004 | 91000 | 9999 | 07/29/2004 |
| The cabin air filter equipment leaks rainwater into the vehicle on the passenger side. this creates an excessive amount of moisture in the vehicle, hence causing excessive fogging of the window glass, obstructing the driver's view of the road, presenting the opportunity for collision due to reduced visibility. *jb | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 03/15/2000 | |||
| Front windshield would fogged up first, and then unfogged when using defogger, which could lead to a vehicle crash due to poor visibility. dealer notified, and informed consumer that this was a normal concern, but unable to correct the problem at this time. please feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 07/29/2000 | 1 | 12/01/1998 | |
| Vehicle had been parked in garage. wife started car in order to back out when rear window shattered or exploded without warning. *ak glass exploded outward covering the intire rear half of the vehicle's interior. no injuries. *yh | |||
| 1 | 03/02/1998 | ||
| Key pad failed. yh | |||
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR | |||
| 07/22/1999 | 40 | ||
| While driving at 40 mph exterior mirror popped out and hit the window, and then popped out into the street. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| Windshield--lines in glass. dashboard--covering is bubbled. | |||
| 07/10/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Windshield failed. mjs | |||
| 03/29/1999 | 5 | ||
| Windshield has swirls inside of glass. this causes poor visibility, especially at night. alright during daylight. has to go back to dealer according to glass co. swirls are getting worse due to being more noticeable during the day. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1998 | |||
| The mercury sable has a serious safety defect in the design of the windshiel d. the front and rear windows leaves water on the windshield. the front window is particularily dangerous because when the windshield wippers it brings the water to the drivers side. at times you can not see out of the window. that minute the vision is blurred there could be an accident. i would like to know how many accidents there have been as a result of this design flaw. the rear window is not as bad because you can turn-on the rear defogger. i purchased a new set of wippers | |||
| 09/04/1998 | 1 | 07/14/1998 | |
| Rear left window explodes and satters and falls into car while traveling at 25 mph. police report states no evidence of anything causing window to break. ford refuses to take responsibility. | |||