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 - 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 | |||
| 06/09/1995 | 1 | 08/30/1993 | |
| Alternator failed. | |||
| Was driving and saw smoke, pulled over and opened hood, there was a fire, took to mechanic who said that the fire came from the alternator . *ak | |||
| 4 | |||
| Replaced the alternator 4 times and there has been 3 fires. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 12/24/1996 | 13 | ||
| The vehicle has had 3 altenator fires since 1991. the last fire was on christmas eve this year. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 06/21/1993 | 1 | ||
| Battery failed. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 09/25/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1986 | |
| Fuse links failed to open causing wires to burn i am a e.t.. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 12/22/1997 | 1 | 08/30/1993 | |
| Ignition coil replaced. | |||
| 04/14/1996 | |||
| On several occasions, vehicle will shut down. owner was told possible ignition failure. weeks later vehicle caught on fire while parked. please describe. *ak | |||
| Colony park station wagen; steering column started smoking. owner raised hood and saw nothing. steering column ignited w/owner using fire extinguisher. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 08/22/1995 | 2 | ||
| Ignition switch fire. *sd | |||
| 04/28/1996 | |||
| Drove vehicle for shopping, parked vehicle, 11:10 placed packages in back seat & left, later returned & saw vehicle had caught fire, fire dept put out fire. *ak | |||
| 03/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Ignition switch overheated. *sd | |||
| 02/12/1996 | |||
| The vehicle started smoking from steering column. please describe. *ak | |||
| 06/15/1993 | |||
| Vehicle parked, turned on ignition switch, smoke came out of ignition switch, turned off switch, smoking stopped; switch replaced; no fire. *ak | |||
| 02/12/1996 | |||
| The vehicle started smoking from steering column. please describe. *ak | |||
| 06/15/1993 | |||
| Vehicle parked, turned on ignition switch, smoke came out of ignition switch, turned off switch, smoking stopped; switch replaced; no fire. *ak | |||
| While driving, noticed smoke coming from steering column, then flames. *ak | |||
| 10/04/1995 | |||
| 15 minutes after parking the car, noticed a fire while parked inside the garage, possible due to ignition switch short. *ak | |||
| 10/09/1995 | |||
| Electrical short in the ingniton switch, caused the vehicle to catch fire. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 09/20/2000 | 1 | 12/01/1986 | |
| Wiring cable harness fuse links. *ak | |||
| 04/18/1995 | 1 | 08/30/1993 | |
| Wiring link at starter solonoid burnt up. | |||
| Vehicle caught fire after off sitting still an hour. vehicle completely melted down. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 07/03/1995 | |||
| The wiring harness caught fire. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 01/04/1999 | 1 | 07/31/1996 | |
| Vehicle parked for sometime. started vehicle & was driving when odor of burning rubber was inside vehicle. had noticed smoke coming from under hood. stopped & lifted hood. flames shut out. called fire department who put flames out. indcation of electrical wires. *ak | |||