1994 FORD ECONOLINE Problems & Recalls

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WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE TURN WHEEL TO LEFT HARD AT LOUD CRACKING SOUND AS IF SOMETHING WAS BREAKING. STOPPED GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER AND NOTICED A BOLT PULLED THROUGH AND BROKE THE FRAME WHERE THE BOTTOM BOLT WAS. GRABBED THE OTHER TWO AND THEY PULLED RIGHT OUT AND WE'RE SNAPPED OFF. H...

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE TURN WHEEL TO LEFT HARD AT LOUD CRACKING SOUND AS IF SOMETHING WAS BREAKING. STOPPED GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER AND NOTICED A BOLT PULLED THROUGH AND BROKE THE FRAME WHERE THE BOTTOM BOLT WAS. GRABBED THE OTHER TWO AND THEY PULLED RIGHT OUT AND WE'RE SNAPPED OFF. H...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,0...

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,0...

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ECONOLINE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY VEER TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING BOX NEEDED TO ...

Mileage: 72,000

YOU DON'T HAVE THE NINETIES! WHAT'S WITH THAT? I'D LIKE TO LOOK TO SEE IF THE CAR I HAVE WAS EVER RECALLED BEFORE I BOUGHT IT

PLEASE REOPEN NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10254031. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I POSTED A WEB SITE DETAILING THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, I HAVE RECEIVED DOZEN OF INQUIRIES FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE IDENTICAL ISSUE. THE LATEST ONE CAME TODAY 12/31/2013, 5 YEARS AFTER MY EVENT. SEVERAL HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. ...

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING BOX FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R...

Mileage: 181,000

MOVING TO NORTH CAROLINA IN A FORD ECONOLINE VAN, 1994. THE VAN STARTED SMOKING AND WHEN WE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE SMOKE BECAME SO THICK THAT WE STARTED TO WALK AWAY TO OUR SECOND VEHICLE PARKED THE VAN. WHEN WE TURNED AROUND WE SAW AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND REALIZED THE VA...

Mileage: 200,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE BUMPER IN PLACE HAVE RUSTED AND CAUSED THE FRONT BUMPER TO FALL OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ECONOLINE VAN. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT EXHIBITED A NO-START CONDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

FIRE TO VEHICLE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ECONOLINE VAN. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER WINTERMASTER TIRES, SIZE 235/75/R15. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR D...

Mileage: 74,800

FIRE CAUSED BY A 1994 FORD ECONOLINE 150 CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IGNITED. *TR

THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT THE BRAKE FLUID BOTTLE AND SOME SCORED PAINT UNDER THE HOOD AND SOME WIRING. WHEN WE CONTACTED FORD THEY SAID THIS VEHICLE DIDN'T FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. NOW FORD SAYS IT DOES AND WE HAD ALREADY REPAIRED IT AT OUR EXPENSE. WHEN WE LOO...

THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT THE BRAKE FLUID BOTTLE AND SOME SCORED PAINT UNDER THE HOOD AND SOME WIRING. WHEN WE CONTACTED FORD THEY SAID THIS VEHICLE DIDN'T FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. NOW FORD SAYS IT DOES AND WE HAD ALREADY REPAIRED IT AT OUR EXPENSE. WHEN WE LOO...

1994 FORD ECONOLINE VAN; MY OIL PAN RUSTED OUT. THIS WAS FOUND WHEN THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED,AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED FOR SERVICE, AND TOLD THEM I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL AFTER THE TOW TRUCK REMOVED IT. THEY FOUND THE OIL PAN HAD RUSTED OUT. THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR ...

Mileage: 89,600

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS ON HIGH RPMS WHEN VERY COLD/REAR SEAT BELTS RETRACTOR WILL NOT FEED OUT FREQUENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS ON HIGH RPMS WHEN VERY COLD/REAR SEAT BELTS RETRACTOR WILL NOT FEED OUT FREQUENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD ECONOLINE 150. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE CENTER BOLT HAD COME OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE FRAME WAS SPLIT. *AK UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

Mileage: 192,000

TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN 06V286000. HE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. THE VEHICLE'S THE SPEED CONTROL DE-ACTIVATION SWITCH WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THERE WASN'T ...

Mileage: 151,320

1994 FORD ECONOLINE REAR AXLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *KB *JB

1994 FORD ECONOLINE REAR AXLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *KB *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE A CHURCH. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND WAS LIKELY AN ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THERE WER...

Mileage: 136,000

1) NO PREVIOUS INDICATION WAS GIVEN OF ANY PROBLEM. 2) AT 3 AM ON AUGUST 8TH, 2005, I WAS AWAKEN BY A NEIGHBOR, WHO HAVING SMELLED SMOKE, LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW MY VAN ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, THIS ITEM HAVING BURNED, AS WELL...

Mileage: 146,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE GASOLINE HOSE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE BECAUSE OF THE CRACK IN THIS LINE THAT WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER EXAMINED SEVERAL OF THESE VEH...

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. WHILE ALL THE RESIDENCE WERE GONE FOR THE DAY, THE VEHICLE MYSTERIOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT L...

Mileage: 93,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. WHILE ALL THE RESIDENCE WERE GONE FOR THE DAY, THE VEHICLE MYSTERIOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT L...

Mileage: 93,000

STEERING COLUMN: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME, AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS IN A PATTERN, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN THE HIGHER GEARS.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

STEERING COLUMN: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME, AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS IN A PATTERN, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN THE HIGHER GEARS.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE MOTOR WOULD START TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. AT AROUND 62,000 MILES, THIS ISN'T NORMAL. FORD WON'T GIVE ME "HELP" WITH THE COST. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR! (5 MONTHS BEFORE THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED REPLACED) ANY IDEAS? DT

ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND THE WILL STAY ON FOR A WHILE BEFORE TURNING OFF. CONTACTED DEALER. *AKI

HEARD THUMPING AND STARTED TO SLOW WHEN TIRE BLEW AND VAN BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. VAN PULLED ONTO DIRT SHOULDER (OF TWO LANE HIGHWAY) AND ALMOST FLIPPED.MANAGED TO GET BACK ONTO ROAD, SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED. CHANGED TIRE. IT WAS DESTROYED. THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED, AND THE SIDEWALL BLOWN APART IN SE...

TWO HEATER SWITCHES WERE REPLACED WITHIN TWO YEARS. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEAT SWITCH BOUNCES IN ONE POSITION,CANNOT TURN SWITCH OFF OR ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED PART 4 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING GAS A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM MOTOR, AND BACK MANIFOLD IS LEAKING FUEL. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING GAS A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM MOTOR, AND BACK MANIFOLD IS LEAKING FUEL. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN FILLING UP TANK CAN SMELL GAS INSIDE THE CAB. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, MECHANIC STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING AROUND RETAINER STRAP DRIVE THAT HOLDS TANK TO VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS THROTTLE STARTED TO STICK, CAUSING A GRADUAL ACCELERATION TO 45 MPH. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RELEASE THROTTLE, DRIVER PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL ONCE WHICH ONLY CAUSED THROTTLE TO STICK AT A HIGHER SPEED, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BY TURNING IGNITION OFF. DE...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WILL SHUDDER, AND PULSATE. REPLACED ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. VEHICLE WAS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS AGAIN. THIS TIME CONSUMER COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. REPLACED CALIPERS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR BRAKES WITHIN WARRANTY PERIO...

PROBLEM GETTING KEY IN AND OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DURING OPERATION, NO SET PATTERN. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE IT WAS NEW, EACH TIME IT IS OK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THEN THE SITUATION CONTINUES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL FORD SERVICE MANAGERS, HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED LAST AT MAGIC CITY FORD ...

THIS IS THIRD TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED INTO THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TANK IS FULL AND VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE OR HILL FUEL WILL START TO LEAK, CAUSING FIRE HAZARD. *AK

WAS MAKING A TURN & HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC ALL 3 BOLTS THAT HELD STEERING BOX TO CHASSIS HAD SHEARED COMPLETELY OFF. *AK

WHEN WEATHER IS OVER 90 DEGREES VEHICLE WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC. PRIVATE SERVICE SHOP AND DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY RESTART ONCE ENGINE HAS COOLED DOWN.*AK

ENGINE OIL PAN HAD RUSTED, AND OIL WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE RUST. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK & REPLACE IF NEEDED.*AK

DURING SAFETY INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DECTECTED IN THE FUEL FILLER HOSE WHICH WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, VEHICLE WAS UNDER EXTRA CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT WARRANTY AND CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSED. *SLC

DRIVER'S SIDE BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT UNLATCH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF IT WARRANTY AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE UNLESS COST WENT TO CONSUMER. *AK

TREAD SEPERATED FROM CARCASS AT SPEAD CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF CAR CONTROL. COULD HAVE LED TO SERIOUS ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL FRW TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

OIL PAN HAS RUSTED AND CAUSING AN OIL LEAKAGE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN TO PARK, STEERING BOX RIPPED OFF THE FRAME, AND CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HOME # 732-613-1292, W# 212-272-0207. *AK

WHEN FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL OR ABOVE HALF, OWNER WOULD SMELL GAS FUMES OFF AND ON. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. AT THIS TIME THE FILLER TUBE AND THE FUEL TANK ATTACHING STRAPS. STRAPS WERE RUSTED. ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

WHEN FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL OR ABOVE HALF, OWNER WOULD SMELL GAS FUMES OFF AND ON. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. AT THIS TIME THE FILLER TUBE AND THE FUEL TANK ATTACHING STRAPS. STRAPS WERE RUSTED. ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

CORROSION AT THE SEAM OF THE FUEL TANK CAUSED FUEL LEAKAGE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. DEALER CONTACTED, BUT DIDN'T PROVIDED ANY HELP. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL, BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE, LIKE METAL TO METAL GRINDING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL, BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE, LIKE METAL TO METAL GRINDING. *AK

STEERING COLUMN: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME, AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS IN A PATTERN, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN THE HIGHER GEARS. *AK

STEERING COLUMN: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME, AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS IN A PATTERN, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN THE HIGHER GEARS. *AK

STEERING COLUMN: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME, AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS IN A PATTERN, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN THE HIGHER GEARS. *AK

STEERING COLUMN: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME, AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS IN A PATTERN, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN THE HIGHER GEARS. *AK

STEERING COLUMN: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME, AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS IN A PATTERN, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN THE HIGHER GEARS. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FUELED FULL, IT GIVES OUT FUMES AND FUEL LEAKS ON THE GROUND. YH

FAILED ABS,DIAGNOSTIC CODE C1206. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE & NOTICED THE BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE & NOTICED THE BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THROTTLE STICKING AT LOW SPEED FOR 2ND TIME IN THREE WEEK TIME.MECHANICS UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE NHTSA SITE AND THERE ARE MANY REPORTED SIMILAR INCIDENTS OF THROTTLE STICKING BY OTHER FORD TRUCK CONSUMERS. HOW MANY INCIDENTS DO YOU NEED TO DEMAND THAT FORD...

THIS VAN WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON IF ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN TWO YEARS. FIRST THE DOOR LOCK FELL OUT, THEN THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, THEN THE WRONG FUSE SIZE HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND THE THE CAR COULD NOT STARTED AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF O...

THIS VAN WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON IF ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN TWO YEARS. FIRST THE DOOR LOCK FELL OUT, THEN THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, THEN THE WRONG FUSE SIZE HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND THE THE CAR COULD NOT STARTED AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF O...

THIS VAN WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON IF ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN TWO YEARS. FIRST THE DOOR LOCK FELL OUT, THEN THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, THEN THE WRONG FUSE SIZE HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND THE THE CAR COULD NOT STARTED AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF O...

THIS VAN WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON IF ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN TWO YEARS. FIRST THE DOOR LOCK FELL OUT, THEN THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, THEN THE WRONG FUSE SIZE HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND THE THE CAR COULD NOT STARTED AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF O...

THIS VAN WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON IF ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN TWO YEARS. FIRST THE DOOR LOCK FELL OUT, THEN THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, THEN THE WRONG FUSE SIZE HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND THE THE CAR COULD NOT STARTED AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF O...

THIS VAN WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON IF ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN TWO YEARS. FIRST THE DOOR LOCK FELL OUT, THEN THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, THEN THE WRONG FUSE SIZE HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND THE THE CAR COULD NOT STARTED AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF O...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH GRILL COMING OFF WHILE DRIVING APPRX. 70 MPH AND HITTING FRONT WINDSHIELD, ALMOST CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION. THIS CONDITION WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ATTACHMENT AS A RESULT OF A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRAN...

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON A SURFACE STREET I PREPARED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE WENT INTO A FAST ACCELLERATION. I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RACING WHILE ACCELLERATING. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. ACCELLERATION WAS CONTINUING. I SHIFTED TO PARK IN ORDER TO ST...

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON A SURFACE STREET I PREPARED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE WENT INTO A FAST ACCELLERATION. I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RACING WHILE ACCELLERATING. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. ACCELLERATION WAS CONTINUING. I SHIFTED TO PARK IN ORDER TO ST...

WHEN VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A STATIONARY VEHICLE, TRAVELING BETWEEN 40-60 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. OWNER IS WAITING TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. DAMAGES TOTALL ABOUT $3,000.00. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AN DWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, FUSE KEPT BLOWING OUT, CAUSING RADIO/HEATED, AND EVERYTHING THAT IS RUNNING BY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO SHUT OFF. *AK

I AM ONLY 4FT10IN. THE SEAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD TO ADJUST TO MY HEIGHT. WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT WILL SUDDENLY FLY BACKWARDS. I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT TIMES. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS IS ALSO MY SECOND FORD VAN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THER PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE...

ABS BRAKES FAIL TO WORK. EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY DO NOT GRAB. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED THE COMPUTER CHIP IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MY PROBLEM ISN'T A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT I FEEL THAT WITH ONLY 34,000 MILES THE PAINT SHOULD NOT BE PEELING BACK ON THE ROOF! I WAS HOPING TO FIND OUT IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER PAINT SHOP THAT IT IS A PRIMER PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS....CAN YOU HELP ME FIND OUT? ...

MECHANIC INDICATES ABS COMPUTER MODULE HAS FAILED

ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON SINCE 30K MILES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH HAND BRAKES. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ALWAYS ENGAGE, BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT IS DIFFICULT TO RETURN IT TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. *AK *ML

ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON SINCE 30K MILES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH HAND BRAKES. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ALWAYS ENGAGE, BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT IS DIFFICULT TO RETURN IT TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. *AK *ML

ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON SINCE 30K MILES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH HAND BRAKES. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ALWAYS ENGAGE, BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT IS DIFFICULT TO RETURN IT TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. *AK *ML

ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON SINCE 30K MILES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH HAND BRAKES. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ALWAYS ENGAGE, BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT IS DIFFICULT TO RETURN IT TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. *AK *ML

FILLER NECK DISINTEGRATED CAUSING GAS TO LEAK.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES AND RELATING TO THE AIRBAG, THE HORN IS INOPERABLE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *AK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES AND RELATING TO THE AIRBAG, THE HORN IS INOPERABLE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON VERY INTERMITTENTLY, THE DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE REPLACED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED, THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. IT TOOK SIX TRIES FOR THE DEALER TO LOCATE AND CORRECT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. ALSO, EXPERIENCE TWO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHERE THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN LOW GEAR AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATS.

WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED, THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. IT TOOK SIX TRIES FOR THE DEALER TO LOCATE AND CORRECT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. ALSO, EXPERIENCE TWO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHERE THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN LOW GEAR AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATS.

THE OIL PAN GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN A CRACKING NOISE IS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. WHEN OWNER TOOK VAN TO BE CHECKED, A MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE FRAME HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS UNDER THE GEAR BOX. OWNER WILL HAVE THE VAN REPAIRED. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP BLAMED THE BRAKES FAILING ON UNEVEN TIRE WEAR FRPM WHEN TIRES WERE ROTATED. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP BLAMED THE BRAKES FAILING ON UNEVEN TIRE WEAR FRPM WHEN TIRES WERE ROTATED. *AK

THE WHEEL MOUNTING STUDS FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE STRESS.

WHEEL CAME OFF OF VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

ABS: BRAKING ON WET/DAMP PAVEMENT, VEHICLE WOULD PICK UP SPEED; DID NOT SLOW DOWN. HAPPENS AT 25 MPH OR LESS. TOOK TO DEALER & NOTHING WAS FOUND. *AK

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE USING ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN; IT WOULD PICK UP SPEED. ALTHOUGH THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS ONLY (30MPH OR LESS). TOOK TO DEALER 3TIMES & NOTHING WAS FOUND. *AK

LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF VEHICLE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

BRAKES FAILED.

BRAKE LINING FAILED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD/BACKWARDS.

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR BRAKE PADS BECAME UNGLUED FROM THE BRAKES SHOES AND JAMMED UP THE BRAKES, MAKING THE BRAKES HOT AND SMELLY. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR ON BRAKES. THE OWNER REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOES ON 10/8/97. *AK

TRIED TO BACK UP AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED, PULLED THE BRAKE DRUM AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BONDED BRAKE LINING WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE SHOE, CAUSING BRAKE LOST.

WHILE BACKING UP THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED, CONSUMER PULLED THE BRAKE DRUM AND FOUND THE THE BONDED LINING WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE SHOE CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY.

FRONT WHEELS PITTED PREMATURELY.

FRONT BALL JOINTS MALFUNCTIONED , CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE. IN ADDITION, TIRES WORE OUT DUE TO FRONT END VIBRATION. *AK

SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATED FROM 65 MPH TO 85MPH DUE TO A FAULTY SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 10-15 MPH THE RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, CAUSING A ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS FREON.

FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED, CAUSING TIRE FAILURE.

LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF VEHICLE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

VEHICLE WOULD PULL LEFT OR RIGHT ON ITS OWN. DEALER HAS CHANGED STEERING BOX. *AK

DEFECTIVE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING FIRE.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ENGINE, THE FAN BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND COULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATED FROM 65 TO 85 MPH AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE DUE TO SPPED CONTROL SWITCH FAILURE. *AK

FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BROKE OFF, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

DRIVING AT SPEED 45MPH, FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION , DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

FRONT/REAR SEAT BELTS LOOSEN AND RIDE UP ON OCCUPANTS. *AK

ABS: WHOLE FRONT END OF VAN SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING SEVERE PULSATION/VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

RUNNING BOARD LEAKS MUD/WATER BETWEEN BODY AND RUNNING BOARD. *DSH

WHILE TRAVELLING 65 MPH THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE STUDS COMPLETELY FAILED. *AK

THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

RIGHT REARVIEW MIRROR IS CONVEX WHICH CAUSES OBJECTS TO APPEAR MUCH CLOSER THAN INDICATED BY MIRROR. *SD

THE GEAR BOX IS HELD BY 3 BOLTS AND THEY ARE ALL SHEARED OFF AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE VEHICLE, DOES NOT HAVE CATCH TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN, WILL SWING BACK AND GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. TT

APPLIED BRAKES, THEY GRABBED SHORTLY, THEN PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT *SLC

BRAKES SQUEAL, ALSO GRAB WHEN APPLIED. *SD

BRAKES SQUEAL, ALSO GRAB WHEN APPLIED. *SD

BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO POOR QUALITY. *SD

COURTESY LIGHTS SHORTED, DEALER PLACED LARGER FUSE AND LIGHTS BEGAN TO SMOKE. *SD

THREE BOLTS HOLDING STEERING GEAR BOX IN PLACE AGAINST FRONT LEFT FRAME OF VEHICLE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. *SLC

THE BRAKE HAS FAILED TEN TIMES DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK . TT *JB

THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE, JAMS WITH SMOKING . TT

SEAT BELT WHEN BUCKLED DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. THE BUCKLE IS TOO LONG/COMES 2/3 OF THE WAY ACROSS THE LAP, CAUSING THE SHOULDER BELT TO LAY ACROSS THE ARM. *SD

AUTO VERY SLUGGISH IN 1ST & 2ND GEAR WHICH COULD CAUSE AN AUTO ACCIDENT. TT

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE WEAR DRUMS AND ROTORS, INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKES. TT

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE WEAR DRUMS AND ROTORS, INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKES. TT

WHEN REAR SEATS ARE IN FULL FORWARD POSITION THEN SEAT BELTS DO NOT REACH. *AK

THE BACK SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT TO FASTEN ON MOST PASSENGERS. TT

DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE FASTEN , BUT COMES LOOSE AS SOON AS THE DRIVER MAKES A MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT. TT

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, HAS DEFECTIVE ROTORS. TT

ELECTRICAL SHORT, FIRE STARTED IN DASH BOARD WHILE DRIVING, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TT

LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT FIT PROPERLY, BUCKLE FAILURE WILL NOT LATCH ON REAR SEATS AND BENCH SEAT. TT

LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT FIT PROPERLY, BUCKLE FAILURE WILL NOT LATCH ON REAR SEATS AND BENCH SEAT. TT

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FREEZE UP AND SMEAR WINDSHIELD IN 30/0 DEGREE WEATHER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD

HORN PAD IS HARD LOCATE BECAUSE OF IT SIZE. TT

IN ACCIDENT AT 12:00 POSITION AT 15MPH DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

REAR OF VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE, LEAVING CROOKED TRACKS WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROADS, ALSO HANDLES POORLY. *SKD

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 30-35MPH, SUDDENLY AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT, NO APPARENT REASON, RESULT LOST STEERING CAPABILITY RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. TT

STEEL PIPE TO AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *SKD

RADIATOR FAILED. *AK

ENGINE OIL LEAK.

POWER STEERING FAILURE.