1992 Ford Bronco

Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

Defect. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: FORD IS REPLACING ALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 15, 16, AND 17 INCH TIRES MOUNTED ON FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS. FORD REPORTS TREAD SEPARATION CAN OCCUR DUE TO A COMBINATION OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THE TIRE DESIGN TO STRESS, AGING, AND MANUFACTURING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLANTS. FORD IS REPLACING THESE TIRES TO PREVENT POSSIBLE PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: THE VEHICLES LISTED BELOW MAY HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES OR MAY HAVE HAD WILDERNESS AT TIRES INSTALLED DURING THE FIRESTONE RECALL LAUNCHED IN AUGUST 2000. CERTAIN 1991 THROUGHT 2002 FORD EXPLORER CERTAIN 2001 THROUGHT 2002 EXPLORER SPORT, AND SPORT TRAC CERTAIN 1997 THROUGH 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 2001 RANGER CERTAIN 1999 THROUGH 2001 EXPEDITION CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 1994, AND 1997 MODEL YEAR F-SERIES CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 1994 BRONCO NOTE: BOTH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND REPLACEMENT TIRES ARE AFFECTED.

Risk. SHOULD THE TREAD SEPARATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. THE REPLACEMENT/REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS CAMPAIGN EXPIRED ON MARCH 31, 2002. HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT FORD AT 1-877-917-3673 OR GO ON-LINE TO WWW.FORD.COM FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE.

Defect. THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUST PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE SELF-ADJUST RACHET CAUSING THE PAWL TO SLIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN THE RACHET.

Risk. WHEN THE ABOVE OCCURS, IT CAN RESULT IN PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM INEFFECTIVENESS. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT LEFT IN GEAR.

Remedy. A WEDGE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE SELF-ADJUST MECHANISM PAWL INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RACHET. ALSO, OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHENEVER TOOTH SKIP OCCURS AND WILL BE REMINDED TO ALWAYS TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.

Defect. 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.

Risk. 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.

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 92 FORD BRONCO ON MY WAY TO WORK WITH A CO-WORKER WITH ME, I WAS PULLING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND WENT TO DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST BUT IT WASN'T THERE, TRIED SECOND NOT THERE EITHER,I HAS TO GIMP ME BRONCO HOME IN THIRD GEAR THERE BY SMOKING AND BURNING UP THE CLUTCH,AFTER GETTING THE POS(PIECE OF ?!@#$%) HOME I CALLED A FEW SHOPS AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL FORD TRUCKS USING A MAZDA MANUAL TRANSMISSION,BEING A MECHANIC MYSELF I PROCEEDED TO BUY A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND INSTALL IT MYSELF, NOW IT IS OUT AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NO FIRST OR SECOND. NOW UNTIL I BOUGHT THIS POS I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD MAN BUT NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT MANUFACTURER TO TRUST, CHEVY HAS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BLAZER TRANSMISSIONS TOO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH LESS THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND ON THE ODOMETER AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ORIGINAL WHEN I CHANGED IT LAST TIME NOW AFTER I FIX IT I WILL SELL IT A DRIVE IT THROUGH THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SHOW ROOM,MAYBE THAT WOULD MAKE THEM ANSWER FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE HAS WITH THESE PROBLEMS. MAYBE WHAT MY BROTHER SAYS IS TRUE FORD MEANS F%*@ED OVER REBUILT DODGE. *JB

FUEL TANK DEVELOPED LEAKS DUE TO RUST CAUSED BY WATER TRAPPED BETWEEN BRUSH GUARD AND TANK BOTTOM. BRUSH GUARD DESIGNED WITHOUT HOLES TO ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN PROPERLY THUS TRAPPING WATER BETWEEN THE GUARD AND TANK BOTTOM. *NLM

THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOOKED ON NHTSA SITE AND DISCOVERED A RECALL (94V-169001) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER WHO INDICATED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NLM *NLM

CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME DEFECT WITH THERE VEHICLE'S EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKES, AS STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 94 V 169 000 BUT THERE VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. PH

TAILGATE RUSTS EXCESSIVELY, AND IT IS THE ONLY PART OF THE CAR TO DO SO.

BOTH DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE FIRST PASSENGER SIDE, MONTHS LATER DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

I DONT KNOW IF RECALL IS STILL VALID, DEALER DOES NOT SHOW ON COMPUTER. *AK

REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A FORD, BRONCO 1992, VNHL P23575R15. TWO FRONT TIRES HAVE CRACKS GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT TREAD WAS ABOUT TO SEPARATE. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES, METALLIC DISC PADS WERE INSTALLED, AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED, RESURFACED, AND MACHINED. *SLC

VEHICLE STALLS LIKE A VAPOR LOCK IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SOMETHING TELLS THE CAR THAT IT OVERHEATING AND IT WILL JUST STOP RUNNING.*AK

THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE DUNLOP/RV RADIAL ROVER 30X9.5 R15 LT INSURED SAID THAT THE TIRE CAME APART LIKE A RE-TREAD. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE. THANKS! (CLAIM 06-5307-091) *MW

OWNED 5 BRONCO'S AND 3 OUT OF THE 5 ALL HAD A GAS TANK LEAKAGE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

RECALL 94V169 000/PARKING BRAKE: VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILING TO HOLD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK

REPORTED PROBLEMS TO MANUFACTURER DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE. WAS TOLD BY DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE THAT NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN BY THEM, AS NO RECALL WAS IN EFFECT. *AK

FUEL LEAK FROM GAS TANK, GAS TANK SHIELD RUSTED RESULTING IN LEAK. (2ND VEHICLE ON DOC# 607560)

WINDOW MOTOR/BUFFER WIND MECH HAS FAILED TWICE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND THEN MANUFACTURER. HAD TO "FIGHT" FFOR THE REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME. HAD TO "FIGHT" W/ FOMOCO IN ADDITION. HAS FAILED FOR SECOND TIME, THREE MONTHS AGO. ALONG W/ A/C. A/C 1200.00 WINDOW 210.00

WHILE DRVING 35 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. CAUSE UNKNOWN, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

BOLTS THAT HOLD THE BUMPER TO THE SUSPENSION BRACKET BROKE OFF, CAUSING BUMPER TO DROP.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK

MUFFLER MALFUNCTIONED, ALSO REPLACED POWER DOOR LOCKS. *AK

THE DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK AND GAS TANK BRUSH GUARD ALLOWED WATER AND ROAD DEBRIS TO BECOME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE PARTS, CAUSING RUST AND SUBSEQUENT HOLES IN THE TWO PARTS, RESULTING IN GASOLINE LEAKAGE.

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MALFUNCTION, AND AN INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER.

TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT SLIPPED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.

HEARD A POPPING AND HISSING NOISE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE EXHAUST AIR SUPPLY CHECK VALVE CAME OFF, ALLOWING THE FUMES TO COME THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK *JB

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO SMOKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

GAS TANK LEAK.

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK CAUSED THE VEHICLE WIRES TO BURN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

PARKING EMERGENCY CABLE RUBBED A HOLE INTO THE BRAKE LINE AND CAUSED BRAKE AND FLUID LOSS. TT

PARKING BRAKE OPERATION INTERMITTENT.

POOR PERFORMACE OF THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE FRAME NEEDS TO BE BOLTED. TT

HYDRAULIC ADJUSTER LATCH IN ENGINE HAS MALFUNCTION. TT

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERTY, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. *AK

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHEN MAKING TURN. TT

BRAKES GRAB WHEN FIRST APPLIED, CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO BE LUNGED FORWARD. TT