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 1994 record →
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 20MPH, WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO STOP, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, RESULT, ALLOWED VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD. TT *JB
THE HOOD FLEW OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CONSUMER REAR WINDOW OPENED EXPLODED IN HIS FACE. HE CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THIS WAS A FLUKE . TT ONE OF THE TWO REAR WINDOW CYLINDERS FROZE, CAUSING TORSIONAL STRAIN ON WINDOW WHICH SHATTERED WINDOW. *YH
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH
THE POWER CONTROL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ELECTRICAL SHORT. TT
SMELLED BURNING INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, ONCE VEHICLE WAS PARKED NOTICE FIRE, POSSIBLE DUE TO ELECTRICAL FIRE. TT
WHEN REAR ENDED THE FRONT SEATS WENT FORWARD AND BACKWARDS AND THEN BROKE COMPLETELY OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS FAILS, REAR WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID. *DSH
ABS, MASTER CYLINDER DUST INTO LINING WHILE DRIVING CAUSING OVER HEATING OF BRAKES. TT
UPON APPLYING BRAKE ON WET PAVEMENT, PEDAL BECOMES HARD, MUST STAND UP ON BRAKE, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INEFFECTIVE. TT
FRONT END SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING OVER A DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A TURN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. *DSH
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLY THE BRAKE MAKES NOISE TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM . TT
THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS, THE BRAKE MAKES NOISE REPLACED PADS AND THE SENSOR WHEN OUT CAR RAN BUT DIDN'T RUN RIGHT THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON TRUCK BURNS TO MUCH OIL .
THE REAR HATCH THE POST THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE TRUCK LOOSENED UP THE HATCH WILL NOT CLOSE TIGHT . TT
REAR BRAKE FAILURE, PARKING BRAKES FAILS TO RELEASE ON REAR RIGHT WHEEL. TT
PE95-032 ACTIVE, REAR HATCH LIFT GATE FAILED, WHEN OPENING WOULD NOT STAY UP. TT
THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF TWO TIMES . TT
WHEN TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THERE ARE GAS FUMES IN AND OUT OF THE CAR . TT
#PE95-032 THE REAR HATCH LATCH DOOR FRAME BROKE . TT
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. RESULTING FROM BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER BOOSTER SEPERATION. TT
WHILE DRIVING ALONG WHEN TOUCHED BRAKES THERE WERE NONE AND HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. TT
#PE95-032 THE HATCH DOOR SUPPORT BRACKET IS CRACKED. TT
PE95-032 ACTIVE, LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET FAILED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE HEAD. *AK
# PE95-001 CONSUMER REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TWO WEEKS AGO . TT
ABS: WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT SIDE FRONT/REAR BRAKES OVERHEATED; COULD SMELL AND SEE SMOKE COMING FROM WHERE TIRES MOUNT TO HUB;STOP/GO TRAFFIC. TT
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL W/DELAY IN RESPONSE. OTHER OCCURANCE BRAKES FAILED W/VIBRATION AND LOCKING UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHEN DRIVING AT 60 OR 65 MPH THERE IS A FROM VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK . TT
WHEN DRIVING COME TO A STOP SIGN BRAKES GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN VAN BEEN BACK TO DEALER TWICE THERE IS NO WARNING . TT CONSUMER STATES DELAER SIGNED A PAPER STATING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER ON THE 3RD OCCASION THE BRAKES WENT OUT AGAIN, THIS TIME THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND FELT THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME.*JB
BRAKES SQUEAKS AND LOCKS UP. TT
EQUIPPED W/ABS; BRAKE ARE LOW AND HAVE POOR POTENTIAL FOR STOPPING. FRONT PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
EXT 2534: WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER DASHBOARD; OPENED HOOD, ENGINE ON FIRE. TT
THE ROTORS CRACK ALL THE WAY THROUGH DUE TO HEAT PRESSURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKES FAIL WHILE MOVING UP AT STOP LIGHT-WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT-NO ONE WAS HURT. TT
FRONT DRIVE AXLE WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *DH
ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT LOW SPEED, BRAKES GRIND, STEERING WHEEL/WHOLE FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATES; ROTORS WARPED; REPLACED 4 TIMES; PROBLEM STILL EXIST. TT
GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE HOOD POPPED OPEN AND FOLDED OVER THE WINDSHIELD IT IS FELT THAT THE HOOD LATCH WAS AT FAULT. TT
REAR DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE GLASS SHATTERED W/SHARP EDGES WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. TT
BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING ABS TO ENGAGE/BRAKES TO FADE/BRAKE PEDAL TO REACH FLOOR. *SKD
THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AFTER BEING PARKED, AND HIT A RETAINING WALL. TT
GOING 65 MPH WHEN HOOD LATCH FAILED AND HOOD BLEW OPEN. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WHEN DRIVING COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE CAUSING INJURIES. *AK
RIGHT REAR WHEEL CYLINDER LOCKS UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT TWICE AND THEN TO THE LEFT, ALSO NOISY.
FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE, CAUSES DIFFICULTY STEERING, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. *AK
THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN WET; HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TRIED TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE .
REAR SPLIT MIDDLE SEAT BELT MOUNTED TOO CLOSE WHICH INHIBITS OCCUPANT FROM RELEASING SIDE MOUNTED MECHANISM. TT
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PRESSURE IS WEAK, RESULTING IN SOFT PEDAL OR LOW PEDAL APPLICATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PURCHASE CAR NEW AT 9,000 MILES THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEED TO BE REPAIR . TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING PROBLEMS RIGHT SIDE FRONT/REAR LOCK UP. TT
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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