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 - WIRING | |||||
| 99222 | 10/18/1999 | 6089681 | Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 11/21/1995 | |||
| Vehicle caught on fire in alternator after being parked. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 01/13/2001 | |||
| When attempting to start vehicle by placing the key in vehicle ignition key will not fit in ignition, causing a no start situation. please provide any further details.*ak | |||
| The ingnition switch need to be replaced, dealer said ignition was burn out.please describe . *ak | |||
| 03/07/1996 | |||
| While parking the vehicle caught fire, caused by the ignition switch.please describe. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 09/01/1995 | |||
| Electrical system fire caused by wiring harness catching fire. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 12/01/1994 | |||
| Parked vehicle, ignition off, approximately 20 minutes later vehicle on fire started under hood. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 08/27/2002 | 3 | 01/01/2092 | |
| This is the third time i inhaled burnt wire and couldn't get it to stop, than lose light in the dark,and i did once have ford service to see to the problem and they only found battery clamp wasn't tight but no wieing burning, and i have discovery a two year later it losed the light and the plug of the light switch melted , after i repalce it, i still smell the burning wireing. i am getting nervous of if it does catch on fire after hearing of recalled .*ak | |||
| 08/21/1997 | |||
| While driving smoke came from under the dashboard and before driver could get out of vehicle, vehicle burst into flames. vehicle has been totalled. *ak | |||
| 04/06/1996 | |||
| Driving to store, noticed smoke, pulled over, fire coming from dashboard on driver's side, windshield shattered. *ak | |||
| 08/16/1995 | |||
| While driving, smeel of plastic burning, under the dash compartment electrical short vehicle burned, will provide more information. tt | |||
| 03/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Notice smoke coming from steering wheel and dash board area, possible electrical fire. tt | |||