Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Oct 25, 1997

CROSSMEMBER BAR CRACKED.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1997

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER.

SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS VERY POOR CAUSING STEERING TROUBLE.

Incident date: Jul 14, 1997

BEARINGS WITHIN THE FRONT AND REAR AXLES FAILED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO AXLES.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1997

THE RADIUS ARM BUSINGS DO NOT LAST DUE TO THEIR COMPOSITION AND THE POSITIONING NEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

Incident date: Jun 6, 1998

RIGHT AXLE AND WHEEL FELL OUT.

Incident date: Nov 27, 1997

AS SOON AS THE VEHCILE REACHES 66 TO 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECT BY TIRES, DRIVE SHAFT OR CHANGE OF TRANSFER CASE.

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR STRUT WENT OUT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE SAFELY. THE STRUT WAS REPLACED. IN MAY OR JUNE OF 1997 THE LEFT REAR STRUT WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. IN JANUARY OF 1998, ONE OF THE FRONT STRUTS WENT OUT. THE STRUT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED IN OWNER'S GARAGE SINCE JANUARY OF 1998. *AK

SUSPENSION ABILITY TO DEAL WITH ONE OF THE METHODS USED TO REPAIR DAMAGED SECTIONS OF THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, CAUSE VIBRATIONS IN THE TRUCK BECAUSE THE SUSPENSION WAS NOT DESIGNED TO PROPERLY DAMPEN THIS TYPE OF SHOCK.

Incident date: Feb 7, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65MPH THERE IS VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, AND STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH. ON BUMPY ROADS VIBRATION SEEMS WORSE. APPEARS TO BE LOOSE OR OUT OF BALANCE, DEALER ADJUSTED SUSPENSION/ NUTS AND BOLTS, AREAS WERE TIGHTENED. THEN THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. WHEN POPPING NOISE WENT AWAY, VIBRATION CAME BACK AND SO FORTH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 2, 1997

VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE AND WANDER FROM THE INTENDED STEADY STRAIGHT LINE PATH AND THAT HE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION WHILE ACCELERATING AND BRAKING.

MY CAR HAS HAD A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION SINCE NEW. THE 96 CAMARO HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN FOR VIBRATION OF DRIVE SHAFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE ONE ON MY 97 BECAUSE THERE IS NO BULLETIN ON THE 97 CAMAROS. IF THEY WERE BAD FOR 96 THEN THEY SHOULD ALSO BE INVESTIGATED ON THE 97 MODELS. IT SEEMS THAT A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS CAN LEAD TO MECHANICAL FAILURE OF DRIVE LINE COMP... Read more

Incident date: Feb 19, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: May 27, 1994

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT ON INITIAL BRAKING. MOST SEVERE ON SNOW AND ICE. OWNER REPLACED AN INOPERATIVE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ADJUSTING MECHANISM.

NO BAFFLES IN THE FUEL TANK. CANNOT FILL TANK WITH SPECIFIED 31 PLUS GALLONS. DIFFICULT TO PUT 27 GALLONS IN.

Incident date: May 27, 1994

REAR WINDOW WOULD PERIODICALLY CEASE GOING UP OR DOWN AND WOULD BLOW THE FUSE. CONTACT POINT HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.

Incident date: May 27, 1994

VEHICLE HAS A "X" SHAPE TEAR INSTEEL FLOOR PAN UNDER BOTH DRIVER SEAT REAR MOUNTS. FLOOR FLEXED ON BUMPSAND WELDS WERE STARTING TO LOOSEN.

Incident date: May 27, 1994

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. AN AFTERMARKET CAMBER KIT WAS INSTALLED.

Incident date: Feb 1, 1997

LEFT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER BRACKET WELD BROKE.

Incident date: May 27, 1994

VEHICLE PURCHASED WITH "X" SHAPED TEAR IN STEEL FLOOR PAN UNDER BOTH REAR MOUNTS OF THE DRIVER SEAT. THE FLOOR FLEXES OVER BUMPS AND THE MOUNTS WELDS BROKE. NO VISIBLE CORROSION.

Incident date: May 27, 1994

REAR WINDOW WOULD PERIODICALLY CEASE GOING UP OR DOWN AND WOULD BLOW THE FUSE. CONTACT POINTS HAD BROKEN AND WERE CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.

NO BAFFLES IN FUEL TANK. THE FINAL 8TH OF THE TANK IS UNUSABLE BECAUSE OWNER CAN ONLY PUT 27 OF 31 GALLONS OF FUEL IN TANK.

SUSPENSION CAMBER PROBLEM CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. UNEVEN TIRE WEAR RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING VEHICLE WHICH SPUN OUT IN A LIGHT RAIN.

WHEN DRIVING AT 35MPH AND UP THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY OUT OF CONTROL. NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. *AK

VEHICLE MAKES CLUNKING/SCRAPPING SOUNDS.

Incident date: May 18, 1998

FRONT LEFT TIE ROD FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING.

Incident date: Aug 15, 1997

STARTED SHAKING SUDDENLY AND GOT UNCONTROLLABLE, WENT OFF THE ROAD TOWARDS LEFT SIDE ON THE GRASS, APPLY BRAKES AND STEER IT AWAY FROM A CRASH, NOT CONTROL, RESULTED IN A CRASH.

STEEL COMPONENTS IN SUSPENSION ON THE TAG AXLE WER OFF TOO LIGHT A GAUGE MATERIAL AND FAILED, RESULTING IN A HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE BEING RUPTURED CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, ALSO DISCOVERED THE CALIPERS ON THE DRIVING AXLE WERE INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN FROM THE FACTORY.

Incident date: May 10, 1998

COIL SPRING/TORSION BAR/STEERING ARM AND MOUNTING TOWER, CAME LOOSE AND BROKE AWAY FROM AXLE DUE TO STREES/CRACKS/METAL FATIGUE AND BAD WELDING.

Incident date: Apr 25, 1998

WHILE DRIVING ON DRY STRAIGHT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH VEHICLE JERKED SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT STEERING, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE SPUN BACK TO THE LEFT. TURNED AROUND ON THE ROAD BACKWARDS AND FLIPPED ON PASSENGERS'S SIDE AND SLID INTO MEDIAN. ALSO, ABS BRAKES/SUSPENSION AND TRANSFER CASE FAILED.

Incident date: May 7, 1998

VEHICLE SHOOK BADLY WHENEVER HITTING A BUMP DURING 25 MPH OR MORE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

SUSPENSION FAILURE.

VEHICLE UNSTABLE WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD.

Incident date: Aug 9, 1997

DEFECTIVE TOP HEAVY VEHICLE ROLLED, DUE TO NO FAULT OF THE DRIVER OR OTHER VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

VEHICLE PULLS WHILE DRIVING.

VEHICLE SHAKES VERY BAD, POSSIBLE RECALL RELATED, IF IT IS RECALL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

VEHICLE VIBRATES CONTINUOUSLY.

OCCASIONALLY VIIBRATES ON SMOOTH OR ROUGH ROAD, WHEELS SPIN, BALANCE, ROTATED, REPLACE SHOCKS BUT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM.

Incident date: Apr 16, 1998

WHILE GOING IN REVERSE NOTICED RUBBING GRINDING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BUT NOISE CONTINUED.

VEHICLE HAS POOR SUSPENSION EVEN WITH NEW SHOCKS AND STRUTS.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTREME VIBRATION THAT STARTS AT AROUND 50 MPH, AND QUITS AT ABOUT 65 MPH. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING FASTER THAN 65 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP THE VIBRATION STARTS BACK UP AND CONTINUES. FORD KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM EARLIER, AND ISSUED A TECHICAL BULLETIN 96-4-15 IN FEBRUARY 1996.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1998

INTAKE MANIFOLD/SUSPENSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION/ABS BRAKES/SUSPENSION AND STEERING FAILED.

IN THE PAST TWO YEAR THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED.

WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE SWAYS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER SAYS CAR IS FINE. *AK

Incident date: Apr 1, 1997

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERE VIBRATION.

Incident date: Sep 3, 1996

FRONT END STRUT MOUNT REPLACED TWICE.

Incident date: Jul 10, 1996

VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT

Incident date: Jan 1, 1997

ACCIDENT CAUSED ALIGNMENT FAILURE.

SUSPENSION IS VERY UNSTABLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.