Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 01194 | 10/01/2001 | 627747 | This aritlce is to provide information on replacement of old style hood lamp switch to the rvised mechanical hood lamp switch. *tt | 02/22/2002 | |
| 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 - 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 | |||
| 07/21/1996 | |||
| Vehicle caught on fire in the area of the wiring around the alternator while driving. please describe. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 04/03/1996 | |||
| Vehicle caught on fire after turning the key, resulting in a totalled fire, possible due to electrical short in ignition. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 10/20/2000 | 2 | 01/27/1995 | |
| Vehicle has stalled 3 days in a row. dealer will agree to fix vehicle at the consumer's cost. but they cannot guarantee that it won't happen again.*ak the ignition module is placed too close to the engine resulting in the overheating of the module and causing the engine to stall. *yh | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 1 | |||
| Ignition switch failed, causing failure of radio, clock, air conditioner, turn signals, and windshield wipers. | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Ignition switch lets off a metalic odor. *sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| While driving a fire started near fuel pump assembly, causing vehicle to stop because power went out. dealer had to replaced wiring harness and fuel pump sender assembly. *ak | |||
| 02/18/1998 | 12/01/1995 | ||
| Car was off and started on fire. starter was attempting to start engine by itself. nobody was in the car. car burned to ground. *ak | |||
| While parked engine compartment caught on fire. the consumer said it looked like the fire started around the altenator wiring harness. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 07/02/1996 | |||
| Driving vehicle at speed of 30 mph, under the hood fire caused by an electrical short, will provide more information. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 1 | 08/26/1996 | ||
| Wiring harness under dash shorted. | |||