Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| Power steering pump has been replaced three times within a three year period. pump leaked power steering fluid, causing loss of power steering control. please give any further details.*ak | |||
| 11/01/1999 | 5 | ||
| While driving power steering pump assembly became detached from frame. this made it impossible to steer. *ak power steering unit detaches from frame, pulls bolts through i-b mount position, fatigues metal, impossible to repair and is a continuous problem, ford refuses to correct. *slc | |||
| 11/01/1998 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| Power steering pump and front end suspension failed, on the first day of purchase. nlm | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 11/01/1999 | 5 | ||
| While driving power steering pump assembly became detached from frame. this made it impossible to steer. *ak power steering unit detaches from frame, pulls bolts through i-b mount position, fatigues metal, impossible to repair and is a continuous problem, ford refuses to correct. *slc | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/31/2003 | 80000 | 05/12/2000 | |
| Failure of ball joint in steering linkage attaching passenger side front wheel to steering linkage. the result was loss of control of the passenger side front wheel. this occured on a straight stretch of highway. the part was original equipment and had not been damaged. the ball came out of the socket, a potentialy fatal flaw. | |||