Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →
VEHICLE PROCEEDING AND OPERATING NORMALLY - ENGINE CUT OUT WHEN DECELERATING TO GO INTO A TURN - COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CONTACTED LOCAL FORD GARAGE AND THEY SAID NO SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS. *AK
A PIECE OF THE BLENDER TO THE MOTOR FOR THE HEATER HAS BROKEN, SO THAT THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETE HEAT OR NO HEAT, NOTHING IN BETWEEN. DEALER SAYS HEATER CASE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY FAIL TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. THIS CAUSES AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED,VEHICLE JUST TOOK OFF WITHOUT A DRIVER, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION TO OCCUR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
COVER FOR THE LEFT SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. MJS
DOOR HINGE FAILED. NLM
STEERING PULLS LEFT ON ALL ROAD SURFACES AND AT ALL SPEEDS. ALLIGNMENT CHECKED TWICE BY TWO DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND CONFIRMED IN SPECS. TIRES ROTATED AND CHECKED ALSO. *MJS
VEHICLES HEATING SYSTEM DID NOT WARM DRIVING COMPARTMENT ADEQUATELY.
WHILE THE ENGINE IDLES IT MAKES NOISE, MOTOR REPLACED HOWEVER NOISE PERSISTS.
A THERMACTOR CHECK VALVE FAILED, CAUSING EXHAUST GASES TO BURN A HOLE IN A/C HOSE, ALLOWING FREON AND REFRIGERANT OIL TO SPRAY ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING A FIRE. THIS HAPPENED TO A24-PASSENGER BUS CARRYING 10 ELDERLY WHEEL CHAIR BOUND RESIDENTS OF A NURSING HOME. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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