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Mileage unknown · Feb 21, 2001

Structure

BROKEN TRANSMISSION MOUNT BRACKETS AND BROKEN BOLT BROKE THE VACUUM HOSE RESULTING IN NO POWER BRAKES, THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

NHTSA ODI #559779

Mileage unknown · Oct 13, 2000

Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingPower TrainCrashInjury

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2 YEARS AFTER CAR WAS PURCHASED, ENGINE REPLACED 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY BROKE 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR. CAR DRIVES EXTREMELY HOT - TO NEAR OVER HEATING POINT. TRUNK LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONING. INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED (WAS FIXED BEFORE RECALL).…

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NHTSA ODI #734274

Mileage unknown · May 12, 2000

Structure

REAR REFLECTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STILL FILLS UP WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN YOU WASH CAR/TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY/BUT NEVER FIXED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #722613

Mileage unknown · Jan 13, 2000

StructureSuspensionVisibility

RAIN WATER CONTINUALLY SEEPS INTO THE TRUNK AREA CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SHORT. YH

NHTSA ODI #550409

Mileage unknown · Oct 22, 1999

Electrical SystemStructure

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THE OTHER PROBLEMS, THE TRUNK HAVING WATER DAMAGE DUE TO A SEVERE LEAK, MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NO GOOD. I HAVE A LOOSE ROD UNDERNEATH CAR APART OF THE STEERING/ I DROVE AROUND WITHOUT THE CAR BEING PROPERLY INSPECTED AND REGISTERED/ NO ADMISSION STICKER/ENGINE MAKES THIS WEIRD SOUND A RATTLING NOISE/ DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 45-50 SOMETIMES AT NO GIVEN MOMENT THE CAR WILL TAKE OFF UP THE HIGHWAY/ WHEN YOU PUT CAR IN GEAR IT JERKS SO HARD YOU THINK THE CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN. THE FUEL TANK DOES NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE SPEAKERS AND RADIO HAS ALSO NEVER PLAYED PROPERLY. I TRYED AND HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS PLUS. WHEN I FOUND OUT ALL THE THINGS WERE GOING ON I WAS VERY FURIOUS BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE KNEW THAT I WAS DISABLED, WITH A TERRIBLE INJURY, THIS WAS WHY I WAS TRADING IN MY CAR BECAUSE IT HAD OVER 100,000 MILES AND I NEEDED SOMETHING EXTRA DEPENDABLE. I VOICED THIS TO THEM, BECAUSE I HAD TROUBLE GETTING AROUND. I HAVE TRYED MANY TIMES TO RESOLVE THIS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO RECTIFY THIS. THEY TOLD ME ALOT OF LIES TO STALL ME DURING THE WINDOW TO RETURN THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD ME THE CAR COULD DO THE PAPERWORK ON THE RETURN, THEN I WAS TOLD THIS SAME SALESMAN HAD GONE TO WORK ELSEWHERE. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT THE MANAGER WAS ON VACATION AND ONLY HE COULD DO THIS. I LEFT MESSAGE FOR THE OWNER TO CALL ME. I WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. LEFT ON HOLD, HUNG UP ON. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS SO RUDE TO ME ABOUT FIXING THE RECALLS HE BROUGHT ME TO TEARS ALL THREE TIMES THAT I CALLED. HE WAS VERY MEAN TO ME AND TOLD ME HE DID NOT CARE WHAT FORD HAD SENT OUT ABOUT RECALLS HE WAS NOT GOING TO PUT MY CAR UP UNLESS I PAID FOR IT. AND, THAT IF HE PUT IT UP AND FIXED IT I WOULD NOT GET MY VEHICLE UNTIL HE WAS PAID FOR IT. AT THAT POINT I MADE UP MY MIND NOT TO GO THERE AND BE HUMILIATED AGAIN. THE DATES 07/14/1999 ARE ACTUALLY 07/14/1997, (MISTAKE) THERE'S MORE NO ROOM!

NHTSA ODI #713675

Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 1999

Structure

POOR DESIGN OF TRUNK IS EXPERIENCING LEAK. *YC

NHTSA ODI #548382

Mileage unknown · Jul 30, 1999

Structure

VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE SPLASH SHIELDS, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN VEHICLE DRIVES OVER 2 INCH PUDDLE OF WATER. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #843898

Mileage unknown · May 8, 1998

Structure

PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF AND FLAKING AWAY ON DRIVER'S DOOR AND BEHIND ALL WHEELS.

NHTSA ODI #535357

Official recalls

01V230000 · Electrical System

Jul 9, 2001

ON CERTAIN MY 1996-1998 PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT AT THE KANSAS CITY, CUAUTITLAN ASSEMBLY PLANTS OR ON MY 1999 PASSENGER VEHCLES BUILT AT THE AUTOMOTIVE ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY PLANTS, THE ROUGH SURFACE OF THE HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR'S STAINLESS STEEL BLADES CAN DAMAGE THE COPPER SURFACE OF THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. THE DAMAGE COULD, OVER TIME, CAUSE INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE CONNECTOR AND, DUE TO SUBSEQUENT TERMINAL RELAXATION, RESULT IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE OPEN CIRCUIT COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL ARCING THAT COULD MELT THE CONNECTOR HOUSING MATERIAL CREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR AND A NEW WIRE JUMPER HARNESS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 29, 2001. 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.

00V367000 · Engine And Engine Cooling

Nov 6, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1995 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.0L AND 2.5L ENGINES, AND 1996 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES. TIGHTENING OF THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR BEARINGS, UP TO AND INCLUDING MOTOR STALL, CAN RESULT IN INCREASED MOTOR TORQUE AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL MOTOR CURRENT AND ACCOMPANYING HIGH MOTOR TEMPERATURES.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: OVERHEATING OF THE COOLING FAN MOTOR DUE TO EXCESSIVE CURRENT CAN RESULT IN SMOKE AND ODORS FROM BEARING GREASE, INSULATION AND OTHER INTERNAL MOTOR COMPONENTS. IF ELECTRICAL CURRENT CONTINUES TO BE APPLIED TO THE MOTOR, INTERNAL MOTOR COMPONENTS COULD IGNITE POSSIBLY IGNITING OTHER ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT DEVICE IN-LINE WITH EACH FAN MOTOR. FORD WILL ALSO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY TO A TOTAL OF 8 YEARS OF SERVICE OR 100,000 MILES FROM THE WARRANTY START DATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. IF THE VEHICLE ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES, THIS COVERAGE WILL LAST UNTIL JULY 31, 2001.

00V075000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components

Mar 9, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS). A PRESSURE CONSCIOUS REDUCING VALVE (PCRV) IN THE REAR BRAKES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CORROSION AND RESULT IN MALFUNCTION, WHEN OPERATED IN AREAS THAT USE SALT COMPOUNDS ON THE ROADWAY FOR DE-ICING OR DUST CONTROL.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF BOTH PCRV'S MALFUNCTION, VEHICLE HANDLING COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED DURING BRAKING AS A RESULT OF THE REAR WHEELS LOCKING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL IMPROVED PCRV'S IN THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS RECALL WAS EXPANDED IN SEPTEMBER 2000 TO INCLUDE 1999 AND 2000 FORD CONTOUR, MERCURY MYSTIQUE AND COUGAR VEHICLES.

99V247000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap

Sep 13, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FUEL FILLER PIPE VENT HOSE MAY HAVE LESS THAN THE INTENDED LEVEL OF OZONE RESISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE HOSE BECOMING BRITTLE AND CRACKING.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A CRACKED HOSE COULD RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING FUELED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUEL FILLER VENT HOSE CONTACTING THE APPROPRIATE BLEND OF PVC AND NITRILE RUBBER.

99V103000 · Exterior Lighting:headlights:switch

May 5, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE TERMINALS AT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN EXPERIENCE HEAT DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE DAMAGE COULD RESULT IN DISTORTION OF THE TERMINAL CAUSING AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION, PARKING LAMP, AND TAIL LAMP CIRCUITS.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HEADLAMP SWITCH WIRING CONNECTOR CONTAINING BRONZE TERMINALS AND AN INSPECTION, AND REPLACEMENT IF NECESSARY, OF THE HEADLAMP SWITCH.

98V233000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift

Sep 18, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FLOOR SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL CAN BE DAMAGED IF SUBJECTED TO CERTAIN INTERIOR CLEANING PRODUCTS. THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR CAN DETERIORATE AND NOT CORRECTLY INDICATE THE ACTUAL GEAR POSITION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INCORRECT GEAR SELECTION.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT CONTROL.

97V225000 · Vehicle Speed Control:cables

Dec 8, 1997

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL OPTION. THE THROTTLE CABLES WERE DAMAGED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY LEADING TO FRAYING OR SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE WITH A REVISED DESIGN THAT IS LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BENDING OR KINKING DURING INSTALLATION.

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