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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V071000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1987 to 09/30/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 7900000 | 06/07/1996 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 04/25/1996 | 05/01/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The ignition switch could experience an internal short circuit. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition could cause overheating, smoke, and possibly fire in the steering column area of the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the ignition switch. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: electrical; ignition switch. vehicle description: passenger and multi-purpose vehicles and light duty trucks. note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
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 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 06/15/1999 | 3 | ||
| Alternator had three sets of wires replaced. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 12/18/1999 | |||
| While driving vehicle & noticed an odor inside vehicle. the battery light flashed on. at home checked under hood. noticed smoke coming from wire harness near the alternator. the plastic wire harness had melted down. was able to drive vehicle to repair shop. the mechanic replaced the wire harness & the alternator due to being shorted out. *ak | |||
| 10/24/1996 | |||
| While driving vehicle smoke came from under the hood and the wiring to the alternator burned up. the alternator has been replaced (5) times. needs to be replaced again. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 03/14/2008 | 10 | 02/28/2008 | |
| I saw on schucks.com that my car was part of a recall for an internal ignition short circuit and my car has had the same symptoms such as smoke coming out of the engine and my car is fine it only has 65,000+ miles on it and it turns off 2-3 secs after turning it on the only way to keep it on is if i give it gas. *tr | |||
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| 02/09/1996 | |||
| The car started to cut off and was parked in a lot. when it was retrieved the car was towed because it caught on fire. please describe. tt | |||
| 07/19/1995 | 1 | ||
| Intermittent stalling/hesitation. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 05/01/1993 | 1 | 03/10/1993 | |
| Defective ignition switch, causing vehicle to stall when stopped at a light/accelerating from a stop. | |||
| 12/12/1996 | |||
| Received letter from manufacturer for ignition switch sept.1996. had recall work done, had alternator and wiring harness put in dec. 1996. inside was a warning label stating that alternator could cause fire. *ak | |||
| 08/13/1996 | |||
| The dealership will not fix the cruise control that the ignition switch burned out, also the radio light. *ak | |||
| Car was parked and it caught on fire. please describe . | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 12/18/1999 | |||
| While driving vehicle & noticed an odor inside vehicle. the battery light flashed on. at home checked under hood. noticed smoke coming from wire harness near the alternator. the plastic wire harness had melted down. was able to drive vehicle to repair shop. the mechanic replaced the wire harness & the alternator due to being shorted out. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 11/07/1997 | |||
| 15-20 minutes after parking the vehicle, the vehicle caught on fire under the hood. under investigations at this time. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 01/07/1995 | 1 | ||
| Instrument panel fire. tt | |||