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 1993 record →
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING, THE REPORT INDICATED THAT UNSPECIFIED SHORT (ELECTRICAL) STARTED THE FIRE THAT TOTALLED THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY THE ENIGTION SWITCH SHORTED OUT. *AK
POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. MJS
KEY SWITCH FAILED, REPLACEMENT IS FAILING, KEY COMES OUT OF IGNITION WHEN AT ANY POSITION. MJS
NO SUMMARY
BACK TANK STARTED LEAKING LAST SUMMER. REAR TANK STARTED IN JANUARY THIS YEAR. GASOLINE IN GARAGE CAUSED HAZARD. VEJHICLE WASHED REGULARLY. BOTH TANKS RUSTED AT SEAMS, POSSIBLY ON LEFT SIDE OF SADDLE. REPLACED TANKS AT MY COST BUT ADVISED WHERE IT WAS DON
SERVICE BULLETIN 95-5-24 WAS SENT TO ME 9 TO 12 MONTHS AGO ON A COOLING SYSTEM ADDITIVE TO ADD TO MY SYSTEM TO PREVENT CORROSION OF THE BLOCK AND EATING THROUGH THE CYLINDER WALLS. I ADDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF THIS ADDITIVE, AND HAVE NOT GIVEN IT MUCH THOUGHT UNTIL MY ENGINE SEIZED UP. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN IT WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY PIN HOLES THROUGH THE CYLINDER WALLS WHICH LET COOLANT WASH DOWN THE CYLINDER WALLS AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND BEND A ROD. CURRENTLY THE ENGINE IS APART UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. FORD TOLD ME THAT EVENTHOUGH THEY DESIGNED A FAULTY SYSTEM, THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING, AND THAT IS WHY I AM SENDING THIS TO YOU. ALSO THE BULLETIN CAME OUT IN 95 AND I NEVER RECEIVED A COPY UNTIL LATE 97. I WISH I STILL HAD A COPY OF THE BULLETIN. HOPE YOU CAN HELP!
IDLER PULLEY/TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER RECALL REPAIR WORK CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL.
THE ENGINE ELECTROLYSIS BETWEEN WATER & DIESEL, MADE HOLES IN CYLINDER WALLS FROM INSIDE OUT. IT HAD RUINED THE ENGINE. *AK
FUEL PUMPS FOR BOTH TANKS ON THE DUEL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING LEAKING OF GAS.
VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKE DRUMS AND ROTORS.
FUEL PUMP EMPTIES THE FUEL INTO THE OTHER TANK IMMEDIATELY. *AK
BRAKE CALIPERS STARTED TO FAIL AT 30,000 MILES. DID NOT GET FIXED UNTIL 40,000 MILES WHEN PROBLEM PROHIBITED THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THEN AT 52,000 THE ENTIRE BRAKE CALIPER SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN, WHICH IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHILE WHEN THIS LAST INCIDENT OCCURED, THEREBY, AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT.
CONSUMER FILLED BOTH TANKS ON VEHICLE. UPON DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPILL FUEL. RECALL 93V125000. *AK
CONSUMER FILLED BOTH TANKS ON TRUCK, BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND FUEL SPILLED ON THE ROAD, COULD HAVE CAUSED AN EXPLOSION. RECALL # 93V125.000. *AK
A PORTION OF UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK IS BEING RETURNED TO THE SECOND TANK, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK RECALL NUMBER IS 93S68. *SLC
THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY BUSHING THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH ARM THAT GOES THROUGH THE FIRE ARM PLASTIC PIECE, BREAKS/SNAPS AND CLUTCH GOES TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.
VEHICLE HAS DUAL FUEL TANKS. WHILE DRIVING FUEL OVERFLOWS TO THE OTHER TANK, CAUSING GAS TO RUN OUT. CONSUMER ALSO NOTES OF RECALL FOR PROBLEM BUT VIN NO. WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
THE CLUTCH LINKAGE COMES OFF THE CLUTCH ARM , CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS OR BRAKE, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
GOING 15MPH, PRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL. WENT TO FLOOR. STOPPED VEHICLE. CHECKED PROBLEM. NOTICED PIECE ON GROUND HAD BROKEN. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC SAID MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACING. COULD NOT ORDER SMALL PLASTIC PIECE FOR CLUTCH. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK, THE FUEL FROM THE FRONT FUEL TANK TRANSFERS TO THE REAR FUEL TANK, CAUSING THE FUEL TO OVERFLOW FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 93S68. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL GRABBED , THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, THE ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 55-60 MPH THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY WHEN GEARING THE TRUCK DOWN AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING OTHER COMPONENTS TO FAIL AS WELL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
FUEL INJECTOR FAILED.
A/C COMPRESSOR FROZE UP, DAMAGING SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GRAB AND CAUSE TRUCK TO JERK TO A STOP ALMOST, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
TRANSMISSION PARK ENGAGEMENT FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
ABS PROBLEMS; ON WET OR GRAVEL ROAD SURFACE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, LOSES BRAKES COMPLETELY AND SLIDES INTO INTERSECTION, ETC. DEALER STATES NOTHING IS WRONG WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
REPLACED DEFECTIVE SERPENTINE BELT; ALSO AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS FRONT VEHICLE SPRINGS HAVE WORN OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOTTOM OUT. ALSO PREMATURE FAILURE OF DRAG LINK AND TIE ROD ENDS. *AK
PREVIOUS RECALL ISSUED BY MANUFACTURER REGARDING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE DRIVE BELTS WHICH INCORPORATES WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND BRAKES. THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS IS THE FOURTH REPLACEMENT. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY ON SNOWY OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE ABS LOCKS UP AND GRABS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD. WHEN BRAKING AT 55 MPH THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK JUMPS UP AND DOWN. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 OR 5 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE ED BY AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR SEIZURE. *AK
RECALL RELATED, 93V125000, MALFUNCTIONING OF THE CHECK VALVE, CAUSING THE FUEL NOT TO SWITCH TANKS AND BUILD PRESSURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF FUEL. *AK
EQUIPPED W/REAR ABS BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE AN INCH CRACK, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK DEALER ALSO FOUND REAR WHEEL CYLINDER LEAKING, BOTH REAR CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BRAKE SHOES AND AXLE SEAL, FRONT ROTORS AND PUCKS. *SLC
METALLIC BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEAT/WARP.
UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILED.
FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL TANK WHILE DRIVING. *AK
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING REAR WHEEL BRAKE LOCK UP. THIS HAPPENS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND WET ROADS. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS.*AK SENSOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER ABS STILL LOCKS UP REAR TIRES. *SLC
SERPENTINE BELT BRACKET DESIGN CAUSES SERPENTINE BELTS TO FAIL.
WHEEL AXLE SEAL LEAKS OIL ONTO BRAKE SHOES, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.
CALIPER FAILURE, CAUSING RIGHT FRONT BRAKE FIRE.
ABS: WHEN APPLIED 40 MPH OR FASTER FRONT END VIBRATES SEVERELY, INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCES, DIFFICULT TO STEER. *SLC
LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY POLICE REPORT)*SD
REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK ONTO LEFT REAR BRAKE SHOES, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE/ACCIDENT. *SD
THE SERPENTINE BELT FALLS OFF AND CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING AND FAILURE OF THE POWER ASSISTED BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
IGNITION DOES NOT ALLOW KEY TO TURN AUTO ON-THE KEY JAMS SOMETIMES. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON GRAVEL SURFACES, THE REAR BRAKES FAIL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
SERPENTINE BELT FAIL PREMATURELY DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, FIXED BY NEW BRACKETS/TENSIONER. *DSH
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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