READ BRAKE DRUMS HAVE WARPED 3 OR 4 TIMES EACH SIDE, MAKES BRAKE PEDAL PULSATE. TURNED BY DEALER ONCE AND POSSIBLY REPLACED ONCE, CONSTANT PROBLEM. HAVE SMELLED MELTING WIRE INSULATION SEVERAL TIMES. OUTSIDE MIRRORS FOLD BACK OVER 55 MPH. REPLACED ONCE, STILL PROBLEM. GAS TANK DRIPS GAS, PLASTIC TANK IN CONTACT WITH METAL CROS…
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READ BRAKE DRUMS HAVE WARPED 3 OR 4 TIMES EACH SIDE, MAKES BRAKE PEDAL PULSATE. TURNED BY DEALER ONCE AND POSSIBLY REPLACED ONCE, CONSTANT PROBLEM. HAVE SMELLED MELTING WIRE INSULATION SEVERAL TIMES. OUTSIDE MIRRORS FOLD BACK OVER 55 MPH. REPLACED ONCE, STILL PROBLEM. GAS TANK DRIPS GAS, PLASTIC TANK IN CONTACT WITH METAL CROSSBAR. APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION PROBLEM. NEED WARRANTY FIX ON THIS.
NHTSA ODI #704102
Mileage unknown · Mar 1, 1999
Power Train
MAIN SHAFT WENT THROUGH TRANSMISSION CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA ODI #544164
Mileage unknown · Feb 22, 1999
Electrical SystemFire
WHILE DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE, SMOKE UNDER DASH, TURNED TO FLAMES, MELTED DASH AND COMPONETS
NHTSA ODI #703570
Mileage unknown · Feb 11, 1999
Vehicle Speed Control
IN TWO OCCURRENCES WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND TAPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING AT A HIGHER SPEED, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS OCCUR WHEN BOTH THE ABS AND PARKING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
NHTSA ODI #834756
Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 1999
Electrical SystemFire
ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER PARKING TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIRE TO BE ELECTRICAL. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #833974
Mileage unknown · Jan 6, 1999
SeatsInjury
WHILE DRIVING THE BACK SUPPORT ON DRIVERS SEAT GAVE OUT, FALLING BACKWARDS.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE NEXT MONTH THE PASSENGERS SEAT BROKE IN THE SAME LOCATION CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE ALSO. *AK
NHTSA ODI #833066
Mileage unknown · Nov 25, 1998
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE OIL PUMP GETS CLOGGED WITH DETERIORATED RUBBER FROM THE OIL PAN GASKET, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ODI #831340
Mileage unknown · Nov 13, 1998
Seats
BOTH SEAT LATCHES ARE BROKEN (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) CAUSING SEATS TO FALL BACK.
NHTSA ODI #542586
Mileage unknown · Oct 30, 1998
Fuel System, Gasoline
A LEAK IN THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEMS WAS FOUND DURING THE ANNUAL CHECK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED IN THE AREA OF THE SUPPORTING STRAPS AND THAT THE FUEL FILLER WAS ALSO CRACKED.
NHTSA ODI #700217
Mileage unknown · Oct 14, 1998
Visibility
WHILE GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WOULD NOT BE A ABLE TO SEE A LARGE VEHICLE COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. DUE TO BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS FLAPPING INWARD. *AK
THE STUDS WHICH ATTACH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION CRACKING AFTER BEING OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A CRACK OCCURS, IT COULD RESULT IN ONE OR BOTH STUDS FRACTURING. THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD THEN SEPARATE FROM THE VACUUM BOOSTER, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PREVENTING THE SERVICE BRAKES FROM ACTIVATING INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY.
WATER CAN ENTER THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE WATER IN THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE CAN FREEZE AND CAUSE THE LATCH MECHANISM TO MALFUNCTION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CAN RESULT INTHREE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: 1) THE DOOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE RELATCHED, 2) THEINSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND 3) THE DOOR COULD APPEAR TO BELATCHED WHEN IT IS NOT, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY IF IT IS JARRED,AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE ADJACENT SEAT OCCUPANT.
Remedy: REVISED DOOR RELEASE CABLES AND WATER SHIELDS WILL BE INSTALLED.
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EA95018 · Separation Of Master Cylinder
Opened Jun 19, 1995 · Closed Apr 2, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
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