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Showing 375,982 complaints for FORD
Incident date: Jan 22, 1995
BRAKE MAKES NOISE TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT NOISE STOPPED NOW ITS BACK AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCK UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE PASSENGER. TT
Incident date: Jan 22, 1995
BRAKE MAKES NOISE TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT NOISE STOPPED NOW ITS BACK AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCK UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE PASSENGER. TT
FORD
THUNDERBIRD
(1992) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Jan 25, 1995
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLAMPS GO OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DUE TO WIRING HARNESS CHAFFING AGAINST RADIATOR SUPPORTS. DEALER TWICE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT IT. TT
Incident date: Jan 25, 1995
FUEL INJECTOR SPILLING GAS. TT
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
ENGINE RAN OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN PASSING GEAR. TT
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
REAR DOOR HINGE HAD MISSING BOLT. TT
Incident date: Jan 24, 1995
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jun 24, 1992
DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. TT
FORD
AEROSTAR
(1990) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Jan 25, 1995
Incident date: Sep 12, 1994
PLACED VEHICLE INTO PARK VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. TT
Crash
Incident date: Sep 12, 1994
REPLACED RADIATOR. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Jan 24, 1995
WHILE TURNING SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH. FLUID RAN ONTO HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SERVICE MANAGER STATES RACK AND PINION AND COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
MOISTURE INSIDE HEADLIGHT, HEADLIGHT BULB GOES OUT WHEN IT GET WET. TT
Incident date: Jan 24, 1995
FUEL IS BEING PULLED FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER AND THEN SPILLS ONTO THE GROUND. TT
Incident date: Jan 24, 1995
BUMPERS ARE LOOSE ON FRAME WHILE DRIVING SHAKES VERY HARD AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. TT
FORD
F-350
(1993) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jan 24, 1995
Incident date: Jan 24, 1995
ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING PULSATION, ALSO ABS LIGHT COMES ON. *AK
FORD
MUSTANG
(1994) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jan 24, 1995
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
IN RAINY WEATHER NO RESPONSE FROM THE ANTI LOCK AND BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT CABLE POPPED OUT OF TRACK WHILE IN USE; GREASE LEAKED OUT OF CABLE; SPEED 50 MPH; SHOULDER HARNESS NO LONGER WORKS. TT
DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WILL EITHER FAIL OR FLUCTUATE IN MILEAGE 15,000 MORE. SPEED WAS OFF SAYING LESS THAN TRAVELING. TT
VEHICLES DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE IS CONSTANTLY BREAKING AND PASSENGERS DOOR HANDLE ALSO. TT
FORD
F-150
(1993) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jan 24, 1995
Incident date: Apr 1, 1994
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES REPLACED NUMEROUSLY FRONT/REAR. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SKIDED TO RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. TT
Incident date: Jan 20, 1995
WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Dec 29, 1994
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON HITTING A MEDIAN WALL. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jan 24, 1993
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNLATCHES PREMATURELY. TT
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1987) — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Jan 24, 1995
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. TT
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1989) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jan 24, 1995
Incident date: Dec 23, 1994
THE OIL PAN IS RUSTING OUT FROM THE INSIDE OUT. TT
Incident date: Jan 16, 1995
IGNITION OFF WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED FORWARD. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jan 16, 1995
IGNITION OFF WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED FORWARD. TT
Crash
Incident date: Dec 25, 1994
HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING; AT SAME TIME; DOORS KEPT LOCKING/UNLOCKING; HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS MELTED/BURNT; EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Incident date: Jan 7, 1995
VEHICLES REAR AXLE BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
SPARE TIRE HOLDER CABLE BROKE LOOSE AND CAUSED THE SPARE TO BE LOST AT AN UNKNOWN DATE. TT
Incident date: Jan 10, 1995
OIL LIGHT/AIR PUMP NEVER HOOKED UP. TT
Incident date: Jan 10, 1995
O1L PUMP MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISE. TT
Incident date: Jan 10, 1995
HEAD GASKET BOLT SNAPPED OFF WHILE ASSEMBLES. TT
Incident date: Jan 21, 1995
RIGHT FRONT INNER TIE ROD PRESSURE PIN BACKED OFF ALLOWING THE NUT TO COMPLETELY UNSCREW; LOSS CONTROL OF FRONT WHEELS; SPEED 2 MPH; NO WARNING. TT
Incident date: Nov 22, 1994
HEAD GASKET REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. TT
FORD
F-150
(1995) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jan 23, 1995
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING IS OPERATING ERRATICALLY WITH SOFT PEDAL VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND A POOPPING SOUND OCCURED AT ONE POINT. TT
FORD
BRONCO
(1994) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jan 23, 1995
VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS INTERMITTENT FAILURES WHILE DRIVING. TT
Incident date: Jan 5, 1995
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STUCK IN HALF WAY POSITION, DEALER SAID THAT A NEW TRACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED. TT
Incident date: Nov 21, 1994
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK
FORD
F-150
(1994) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jan 23, 1995
Incident date: Jan 8, 1995
ANTI LOCK BRAKES STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. TT
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
WANDERS AND THERE IS A THUMPING SOUND IN THE BACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF DISC ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS AND FITTINGS IN THE FRONT, STILL EXPERIENCE PEDAL FADING. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT PLASTIC COVERS ON THE MALE PART OF SAFETY BELT BUCKLE CRACKS, SEATBELT FALLS APART. TT
Incident date: Sep 9, 1991
WOULD ACCELERATE AT NORMAL SPEED AND THEN DROP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. TT
Incident date: Sep 1, 1992
REPLACED STARTER MOTOR TWICE. *AK
Incident date: Nov 1, 1992
REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE. *AK
Incident date: Sep 1, 1992
TRANSMISSION MOUNTS FAILED, ALSO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. *AK
Incident date: Jun 1, 1993
REPLACED RADIATOR FAN MOTOR DUE TO A LEAK. *AK
Incident date: Oct 1, 1992
PCV VALVE FAILED TWICE, CAUSING SURGING; ALSO REPLACED CANISTER PURGE/VACUUM RESISTOR/CONNECTOR SENSOR. *AK
Incident date: Oct 1, 1992
REPLACED ALTERNATOR. *AK