1995 Ford Econoline

Defect. DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

Defect. SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

Defect. FORD IS RECALLING 225,000 MY 1992-2003 ECONOLINE, MY 1993-1995 TAURUS SHO, MY 1992-1998 CROWN VICTORIA, MY 1993 BRONCO, F-SERIES, MY 1995-1997 F-SERIES SUPER DUTY STRIPPED CHASSIS, MY 1992-1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, AND MY 1992-1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED USING A WIRING HARNESS THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE CIRCUIT POLARITY.

Risk. AS A RESULT, THE FUSE IS LOCATED IN THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT RATHER THAN IN THE INTENDED INPUT POWER FEED CIRCUIT, AND MAY NOT OFFER THE INTENDED PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TO GROUND.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW WIRING HARNESS, OR REPLACE THE MATING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, GASOLINE OR NATURAL GAS ENGINES, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.

Risk. OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN SMOKE OR BURN AND AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 7, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017 AND 05V388)

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER VANS AND STRIPPED CHASSIS. THERE IS INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE AND THE FUEL LINE WHICH, OVER TIME, CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE.

Risk. IF THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FIRE COULD RESULT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE. IN ADDITION, A PIECE OF ANTI-ABRASION INSULATION WILL BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT ABRASION OF THE FUEL LINE.

Defect. THE PARKING BRAKE FRONT CABLES WERE BUILT LONGER THAN APPROPRIATE THAT REDUCES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PARKING BRAKE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND FAILS TO FULLY COMPLY WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS."

Risk. CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM ON A SEVERE GRADE MAY BE DIMINISHED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELL IN THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE CALIPERS, ROTORS , AND BRAKES PADS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CAN STILL SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

1995 FORD E150 BASED CONVERSION VAN HAS HAD THE BRAKING SYSTEMS/ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN 83000 MILES. BOTH REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE AT FORD DEALERS AND COPIES OF BOTH INVOICES CAN BE PROVIDED. SINCE THIS FAILURE DISABLES THE ABS SYSTEM AND PRODUCES A HOPPING IN THE REAR WHEELS I THINK THIS IS A HAZARD THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD 250 ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT WOULD MOVE IN REVERSE INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE VEHICLE IS BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE "ABS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 1/25/10 *CN UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F150 ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY OF 2008 REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. FORD STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL HIMSELF. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 5/13/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE. AFTER HAVING THE WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED DUE TO THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE'S HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THESE TWO COMPONENTS. HE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO NEEDED THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE ABS BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHT TO DIM. THE REPAIRS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1,200 - $2,000 FOR PARTS, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING DOWN A RAMP AND APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN AT 45MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE NOISE APPEARED TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DISPLAYED THAT IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND THEN STALLED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING GEAR WAS FRACTURED. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING GEAR. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND RECOMMENDED THAT A NEW CAMSHAFT BEARING BE INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

ORIGINALLY IN DEC 2004 WHILE RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO ST LOUIS, MO I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ABS LIGHT, MY SPEEDOMETER HAND INTERMITTENTLY GOING BACK TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE COMING OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. IT WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM SO THE SPEED SENSOR AND THE ABS MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE NEXT TIME I WENT OUT ON THE ROAD FOR THE 4TH OF JULY 2005 WEEKEND, WE GOT AS FAR AS CHARLESTON, SC AND HAD TO PUT THE RV IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER WERE BOTH MALFUNCTIONING; THE VEHICLE WOULD COME OUT OF CRUISE AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO FROM THE CORRECT SPEED TO ZERO. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE DOWNSHIFTING AND UPSHIFTING AT WILL. AFTER THAT WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE HOUSE AND PARKED IT ON THE DRIVEWAY. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I WENT OUT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND GIVE IT A WASH JOB AND CLEAN IT UP A BIT. IT WOULD NOT START UPON EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX HAD SOME MELTED RELAYS IN IT AND THE BOX ITSELF WAS MELTED MIN A COUPLE OF PLACES. WE HAD TO HAVE A DIFFERENT WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED TO GET THE VEHICLE RUNNING AGAIN. WE FELT THAT SOME OF THE GROUND WIRES HAD CAUSED A SHORT AND THAT WAS WHAT HAD MELTED THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. LATER WE SAW THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX IS LOCATED JUST BELOW THE RESERVOIR FOR THE VEHICLE BRAKE FLUID. THE LAST ITEM THAT BECAME FUNCTIONAL WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE FUSE FOR THE HORN WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE POWER DISTRIBU

DT:CONSUMER SAYS THAT 8 MONTHS AGO CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH BURNT THE WIRES ON THE WIRING HARNESS. CONSUMER HAD IT FIXED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. TWO AND HALF WEEKS AGO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FORD REPORTED ON THE NEWS AS HAVING A RECALL ON THE SAME THING. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND FORD TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. CONSUMER THEN HAD MECHANIC DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, SO THAT SHE WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FUTURE FIRE, ESPECIALLY WITH HANDICAP HUSBAND IN VAN. AFTER HAVING SWITCH DISCONNECTED THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THIS ALSO DISABLED THE HORN. CONSUMER SAID THAT FORD WAS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER THAT HAD THE CAPABILITIES OF MAKING A HIGH TOP CONVERSION VANS WITH LOWERED FLOORS FOR POWER WHEEL CHAIRS, WHICH ARE LARGER THAN REGULAR WHEEL CHAIRS. *AK *NM

MY 1995 ECONOLINE VAN BLEW UP IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE TURNED OFF. IT EXPLODED UNDER THE HOOD AND A HUGE FIREBALL WENT THROUGH THE CABIN. IT CAUGHT MY HOUSE AND GARAGE ON FIRE, ALONG WITH MY GIANT OAK TREE.*AK THIS IS THE SECOND ECONOLINE VAN THAT HAS BLOWN UP LIKE THIS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. BOTH TIMES WE WERE LUCKY; NO ONE WAS IN THE VAN AT THE TIME. THEY WOULD HAVE DIED OR BEEN SEVERELY BURNED. FORD ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS; THEY WERE NOT EVEN INTERESTED ENOUGH TO SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS, IT WILL EITHER SHIFT HARD AND LATE OR WILL GO OUT OF GEAR. DEALERSHIP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

THE FACTORY INSTALLED CAGE HAD BOLTS THAT WERE FASTENED TO THE SIDE WALL OF THE VAN. THE BOLTS HAD BROKEN THROUGH THE METAL, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE CAGE TO MOVE FOWARD IN A COLLISION. JG *JB

WHILE DRIVING WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A BARN. HAD NO BRAKES. JUST HAD BRAKES CHECKED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED AND TANK IS FULL THERE WOULD BE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GAS FUMES PRESENT. FORD SAYS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. MECHANIC HAS FIXED VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN IS VERY SMALL, CONSUMER STATES IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE CORRECT POSITION YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BLOW THE HORN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE HE IS UNABLE TO WARN THE NEXT DRIVER. *JB *YH

ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILED 1996 AND REPLACED. FAILED AGAIN DEC 2001 AND REPLACED FOR $761. A MULTI-TON 15 PASSENGER VAN SHOULD HAVE WORKING ABS BRAKES. WITH THE REPAIR COST, I SUSPECT MANY OWNERS ARE NOT FIXING THE DEFECTS AND IT IS UNDER-REPORTED. APPARENT PART NUMBER CHANGE SUGGESTS POSSIBILITY FORD KNOWS OF A PROBLEM AND HAS NOT REPORTED IT. NARROWLY AVOIDED MAJOR COLLISION WHEN ABS WERE INOP. *AK

DOT#MD11 520V 344; TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16 ONE OF FOUR TIRES FAILED WITH A SIGNIFICANT SIDEWALL BULDGE NOTICED BEFORE FINAL FAILURE. SEARS REPLACED TIRE PRO-RATED FOR WEAR, BUT REPAIR PERSON SEVERELY OVER-TORQUED LUG NUTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF LUG BOLTS AND NUTS. NOT CONFIDENT OF REMAINING THREE TIRES; NOR THE SERVICE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT REPLACE THE WHEELS. NOT ENOUGH SPACES ON YOUR ONLINE FORM FOR TIRE SIZE AND DOT#. MFG #? 272892GRF66 A 15 PASSENGER VAN SHOULD HAVE GOOD TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: MD11520V34 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

STALLED WHILE MOVING BECAUSE OF BLOWN 60 AMP FUSE. AUTO SERVICE HAD TO FIND WIRE THAT SHORTED (TOOK 6 HOURS) SPLICE THAT WIRE AND COVER IT. TOTAL COST WAS $585 INCLUDING TOW.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 65MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COMPRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND EVENTUALLY STALLED AS I PULLED OF ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO START ENGINE, IT WOULD RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AND SHUT DOWN. WEATHER THAT DAY WAS SUNNY WITH TEMPERATURES AT THE TIME OF TRAVEL ABOUT 90 TO 95 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I HAD DRIVEN ONLY 250 MILES OF A 730 MILE TRIP. I HAD DRIVEN THIS SAME ROUTE JUST FOUR DAYS PRIOR. I WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP RIGHT AT CLOSING TIME FOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT SO MY VEHICLE WAS NOT CHECKED OUT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF TROUBLESHOOTING, THE MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I PROCEEDED ON MY TRIP DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT OPERATING CONDITION WITH ALL REQUIRED PERIODICAL MAINTENANCE COMPLETED BY FORD SERVICE AND THE ONLY CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE WAS FOR A LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE AUTO SAFETY CENTER WEB SITE, I AM A BIT SUSPICIOUS OF A POTENTIAL HIDDEN PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE ENGAGED ONLY LEFT FRONT WORKS. HAVE REPLACED PROPORTIONING VALVE, REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS, ONLY GETTING 4,000 MILES ON FRONT PADS. CHECKED FUSES RELATING TO AREA-NO PROBLEMS.

SOME OF YOUR QUESTION MAY BE UNREATED TO MY PROBLEM, I AM COMPLAING ABOUT A DEFECTIVE BOTTOM TENNSION PULLEY THAT CONTROL THE POWER STEARING AND ALL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS QUITE IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A DUCE AND A 1/2 THAT DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEARING, VERY WIDE TURN. CAME TO REST BEFORE OVERHEADING IN E. FALMOUTH MASS. WAS TOWED OFF A FRIEND LAWN AT 9 PM SUNDAY. THE WHOLE THING OCCURED AT NOON ON SUNDAY, A NEIGHBOR TO MY FRIEEND CAME TO MY AID WITH HIS CELL PHONE, I CALLED MY MOTOR CLUB AND THERE COULD NOT HELP. AROUND 7 PM I FOUND SOME ONE THAT COULD TOW IT TO MY MACHINIC - AUTO TECH IN SANDWICH, MASS WHO DID THE REPAIRING AS IT WOULD HAVE COST DOUBLE TO TAKE IT TO TANNER FORD IN S. EASTON. AS IT WAS IT COST $80 FOR THE TOW(CASH) AND I SELDOM HAVE THAT MUCH LAYING AROUND. REPAIRS WERE $387. WHICH IS REPORTED UNDER PROPERTY DAMAGE IN YOUR FORM. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE HEADING FOR NH OR SOME WHERE ELSE, I COULD STILL BE THERE TODAY WAITING FOR HELP. THE TENNISON PULLY SNAPPED RIGHT OFF, RENDERING FANBELT USELESS, AND DISTROYING A NEW BELT THAT HAD JUST BEEN PUT IN THE VAN IN APRIL ON THE REQUIRE MANITANCE AT 60,000/61,000. I SPENT A LOT THEN, AND NOW TO HAVE $387 + 80 = $467 HURTS. I THINK I SHOULD GET SOME HELP FROM SOMEWHERE FOR THE FLAW OF THE TENNSION UNIT. AUTO TECH IN SANDWICH 508-833-0888, AS FOR LARRY HE'LL TELL YOU WHAT HE DID. YOU KNOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER DISASTER HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT 65, AM HAPPY I WAS JUST COMING OUT O

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HOOD FLEW UP AND CRACKED WINDSHIELD, HOOD LATCH HAD BROKEN.*AK

I HAVE A 1995 FORD E-150 SHERARD HI-TOP CONVERSION VAN AND JUST EXPERIENCED A SEVERE FUEL LEAK. I'M CURIOUS IF THE VEHICLE HAS EVER BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS. THE FUEL LEAK WAS ON THE VENT LINE TO THE FILL TUBE. THE VENT LINE IS ABOUT A 3/4 INCH HOSE WITH HOSE CLAMPS. ONE END OF THE HOSE ATTACHED TO A METAL TUBE NEAR THE TOP OF THE FILL TUBE AND THE OTHER IS NEXT TO THE FILL TUBE WHERE BOTH ENTER THE FUEL TANK. THE VENT HOSE DEVELOPED A MAJOR BREAK NEAR THE TANK. UPON REMOVE OF THE HOSE I FOUND THAT THE HOSE CLAMP IS BONDED TO THE HOSE AT THIS LOCATION (THE OTHER WAS NOT). I'M A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND IT LOOKS TO ME THAT THE BONDING PROCESS OF THE CLAMP TO THE HOSE HAS DETERIORATED THE TUBE AND SHORTENED THE LIFE OF THE HOSE. THE OTHER END OF THE HOSE THAT ATTACHED TO THE FILL TUBE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. THE CLAMP WAS STAMPED WITH SOME MARKINGS INDICATING CANADA AND ALSO HAS SOME PATENT NUMBERS ON IT. I'M GUESSING THAT THEY ATTEMPTED TO BOND THE CLAMP TO THE HOSE IN THIS AREA BECAUSE IT IS A VERY TIGHT AREA TO ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE. I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL AND YOU WENT UP OR DOWN AN KIND OF AN INCLINE FUEL POURED OUT OF THE TANK. WE'D BEEN SMELLING FUEL FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THE CONDITION FINALLY DETERIORATED ENOUGHT THAT WE COULD SEE THE FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE VAN WHEN WE PARKED ON AN INCLINE.*AK

4 GOODYEAR WRANGLER WRL HT FXNW TIRES P235/75R15, DOT 7276999510, HAD BUBBLES SHAPES OF GRAPEFRUIT ON THE SIDEWALL, NO SIGNS OF CRACKS/CUTS OR LEAKS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AIR TO GET INTO THE TIRE. *SLC

DEEP WIDE CRACKS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE 1 INCH FROM THE BEAD. I MANAGE A FLEET OF 135 VEHICLES AND ALL OF OUR FORD VANS HAVE SEVERELY CRACKED TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MD11520V24 TIRESIZE: P24575/R16)

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS ONLY ON WET SURFACE. *AK

THE VAN JUST STOPS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE DEALER SAYS IT IS FUSABLE LINKS THAT KEEP BRAKING. I AM A PARAPLEGIC AND I HAVE HAD TO TOW THIS VEHICLE 4 SEPERATE TIMES. ONCE ON VACATION IN GULFPORT, MS. I READ AN ARTICLE IN MY LOCAL NEWSPAPER(KINGSPORT TIME NEWS-THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE 12TH, 2000SECTION 3A THAT SOUNDED EXACLTY LIKE MY SITUATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME.

TIRE BLEW OUT IN THE TREAD AREA FOR NO APPARENT REASON THAT THE TOW COMPANY OR FORD COULD FIND.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT225/75 R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT225/75 R )

ALL 4 TIRES HAD PIECES OF THE TREAD PATTERN MISSING. THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE TIRE IN THE GROOVES BETWEEN THE PIECES OF TREAD. I HAD SEARS REPLACE THE TIRES BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED. I WAS DISSATISFIED WITH SEARS. THEY ONLY GAVE ME 54.5% FOR THE TIRES. I FELT THAT THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THEM AND WERE DEFECTIVE AND THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR FREE. THEIR ATTITUDE WAS WE GAVE YOU SOMETHING SHUT UP AND GO AWAY. WHEN I ASKED FOR THE TIRES BACK THE SALESMAN FIRST SAID THAT I COULD HAVE THEM THEN HE BACKED UP AND SAID THAT THE TIRES WOULD BE SENT BACK TO THE MANUFACTOR. I DID NOT GET THE SERIAL NUMBERS AT THAT TIME. I CAME BACK LATER TO GET THE NUMBERS AND THE ASSISTANT MANAGER C( DOT NUMBER: 7BA3 PUA 0 TIRE SIZE: 24575R16E )

VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT 4 TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND SINCE THEN I HAVE WORKED ON IT MYSELF, EVERY 6,TO 7000 MILES THE SAME THING SHOWS UP AGAIN, THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON , IF YOU SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT SOMETIMES IT WILL COME BACK ON DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. IT HAPPENS AFTER I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD ABOUT 200 MILES , I TALKED TO NUMEROUS OTHER FORD RV OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SIMILIAR PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALLON THESE SENSORS.

ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. NO CAUSE FOUND. TIRES WORN OUT AT 32000 MILES IN SPITE OF SCHEDULED BALANCE AND MAINTENANCE BEING PERFORMED. REPLACEMENT SET IS ALSO NEARING WEAR OUT PREMATURELY.( DOT NUMBER: )

BRAKE PADS DISCONNECTED WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH, AND CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

I BROUGHT IN VEHICLE IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER FOR ROUTINE AND ASKED ABOUT HEAD GASKETS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TEMPERATURE IN ENGINE, TOLD EVERYTHING OK. NOW AT 118,000 MILES IN JANUARY, TOLD BOTH HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN AND HIT WITH A $1200.00 BILL. NOW, MY VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AGAIN. I KNOW THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON HEAD GASKETS 7 YEARS OR 100,000, BUT I HAD BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN PREVIOUSLY. TO IT GOING OVER THE 100,000. PLEASE HELP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED BESIDE OUR HOUSE. IT WAS A 95 FOUR WINDS 5000 MOTORHOME ON A FORD ECONOLINE CHASIS, CHASIS YEAR WAS 1994. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PLUGGED INTO ELECTRICAL, BUT NOTHING WAS TURNED ON OR RUNNING. FIRE STARTED IN THE DASHBOARD AREA OR JUST UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. ONLY OTHER PROBLEM WITH UNIT WAS THE MULTIPURPOSE SWITCH FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE ARE STILL FIGHTING WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE US WITH A CAUSE OF THE FIRE. FIRE STARTED AT 3 AM. OUR NEIGHBOOR WAS ASLEEP ON HIS COACH AND HEARD A NOISE AND LOOKED OUT AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE MOTORHOME, HE CALLED 911, RAN OVER TO SEE IF ANYBODY WAS IN, GRABED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, THAN POUNDED ON OUR DOOR TO GET US UP. FIRE DEPT. GOT THERE JUST AS THE FIRE STARTED DOWN THE TOP AND STARTED BURNING THE SIDE OF OUR HOUSE. WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE SIDING ON THE HOUSE AND WINDOWS, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. CLASS C MOTORHOMES ARE NOT DESIGNED WITH ESCAPE ROUTES IF THE FIRE STARTS IN THE ENGINE AREA. HAD SOMEBODY BEEN IN THE BED ABOVE THE CAB, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO JUMP OVER THE FIRE TO GET OUT. WE HAD WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS, BUT THE IT BURNED VERY QUICKLY. ESCAPE ROUTES ARE THE DOORS, AND SIDE WINDOWS, NEVER PLANNING TO HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE BED ABOVE IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURES. TRUCK CAMPERS PROVIDE AN ESCAPE HATCH OVER THE BED. IF THIS HAPPENED TO US, T

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION. *ET

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY, FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST. *MJS

WHEN USING MULTI- PURPOSE SWITCH ON STEERING COLUMN AND PUT ITON HIGH BEAMS ,ALL OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF, BECOME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DO A SLOW CONTROL, WHICH MEANS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, NOT BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED AND TENISONER NEEDS REPLACEMENT.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH GETTING DEALER TO HONOR RECALL # 98S-08 FOR PARKING BRAKE CABLE/ FUEL LINE; INTERFERENCE BETWEEN PARKING BRAKE CABLE AND FUEL LINE WHICH, OVER TIME, CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO FUEL LINE, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE; LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION, CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. ALSO, THIS RECALL INVOLVED FOUR OTHER VEHICLES; ALL ARE 1995 ECONOLINE VANS : 1) [XXX], 2) [XXX], 3) [XXX] AND 4) [XXX]. THE 5TH ONE IS LOCATED IN VIN BOX. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

RECALL 98V062000, BRAKES. MANUFACTURER SAYS THE RECALL CAN'T BE SEVICED UNTIL OCT. 1998. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (398V062000) & NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE ON APPOINTED DATE. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR BRAKES. WAS TOLD WILL CALL WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. AS OF THIS DATE, HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING & IT HAS BEEN OVER 1 1/2 MONTHS. *AK

FUEL TANK LEAKS GAS WHEN FILLED. FUMES GETS INSIDE. DON'T KNOW CAUSE OF PROBLEM. TOOK BACK TO DEALER & TOLD WAS VENTS. HAD THEM REPLACED. FORD MFG. COULD NOT REPLACE TANK W/NEW TANK FROM ANOTHER MOTOR HOME.

CRUISE CONTROL SERVO REPLACED.

THE REMOTE POWER MIRROR SWITCH DESIGN MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A FIRE. MANUFACTURER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

PITMAN ARM WAS NOT TIGHTENED SECURELY DURING MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. ALSO, VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXCESSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BECOMES SOFT, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE AND THE CABLE BROKE DUE TO RUST. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD OWNER THAT BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OVER THE MILEAGE UNDER THE WARANTY THAT THE PROBLEM IS OUT OF THEIR HANDS. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO ABS LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. DEALER ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS DUE TO UNEVEN/SEVERE WEAR. *AK