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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports32 fire reports4 injury reports

What owners actually said

108 reports

Mileage unknown · Oct 3, 2002

Seat Belts

THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. NLM

NHTSA ODI #567728

Mileage unknown · Jun 24, 2002

Engine And Engine CoolingSteering

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE VEHICLE WAS EVACUATED AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED, POSSIBLE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS ENGINE OIL HAD LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT 10-90-256)*JB

NHTSA ODI #566198

Mileage unknown · Aug 21, 2001

Electrical System

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I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW SOMETIME IN 1988. OVER THE YEARS IT HAS OFTEN STALLED AT THE WORST TIMES. HAD I NOT KNOWN DEFENSIVE MILITARY DRIVING THESE EVENTS MAY HAVE HAD FATAL RESULTS. IT USUALLY SEEMED TO TAKE PLACE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD HEATED CONSIDERABLY. WHEN IT WAS COLD I WAS OFTEN ABLE TO START IT UP. I HAVE SPENT YEARS, MONEY AND GRIEF TRYING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM PISSED TO FIND OUT THAT FORD KNEW ALL ALONG. MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME [XXX] THING, WHAT ABOUT MY CAR? FORD MADE A COMMENT ABOUT REPLACING THOSE UNDER 100K MILES; WHAT CARS FROM THIS TIME FRAME ARE REALLY UNDER 100K MILES? WILL IT AFFECT ME IN ANY REGARD? CAN YOU ANSWER ANY OF MY QUESTIONS?*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #750842

Mileage unknown · Jan 2, 2001

Exterior Lighting

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SINCE CAR NEW HAD PROBLEM WHEN USING FOG LIGHTS, ALL LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT FOR 5 MINUTES OR MORE WHILST DRIVING. DEALER AT THAT TIME SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS. I DID NOT REALIZE AT THAT TIME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE FOG LIGHTS. I HAD USED FOGS FREQUENTLY ON LONG DISTANCE DRIVING AND HAD INITALLY GONE OFF ROAD ON FLA TURNPIKE. AFTER WARRANTY OVER, SPOKE TO OTHER GT OWNERS WHO INFORMED ME OF THE SAME PROBLEM. STOPPED USING FOGS AFTER REALIZING WIRING HARNESS AT SWITCH WAS OVERHEATING. (GLOWING RED). *AK

NHTSA ODI #738639

Mileage unknown · Dec 14, 2000

Electrical System

THE IGNITION SYSTEM FAILS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUALLY STALL, CONSUMER IS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE ON EVERY OCCASION SO FAR. *MJS

NHTSA ODI #558129

Mileage unknown · Dec 12, 2000

Tires

OHTSU TIRES (P225 65 R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS, THE CONSUMER DID NOT GET COMPENSATED FOR EITHER TIRE. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #558110

Mileage unknown · Oct 24, 2000

Electrical SystemFire

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM DASH. CAR CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #735028

Mileage unknown · Oct 18, 2000

Electrical System

MY CAR HAS IGNITION STALLING PROBLEMS AND FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL.

NHTSA ODI #734692

Mileage unknown · Oct 12, 2000

Electrical System

CAR CAME TO A STOP ON A HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP. TOWED TO SERVICE STATION. FAULTY TFI MODULE

NHTSA ODI #734167

Mileage unknown · Oct 5, 2000

Exterior Lighting

HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECTORS IN DASH MELTED AND CAUSED A SHORT CIRCUIT EXTINGUISHING THE LIGHTS

NHTSA ODI #733492

Official recalls

96V071000 · Electrical System:ignition

Apr 25, 1996

THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗