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 1991 record →
THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN,DEALER AND MANUFACTURE REFUSED TO DO REPAIRS.*AK CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED BEFORE RECALL, MANUFACTURER PAID FOR THAT REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN BUT MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. *JB
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE VEHICLE SEIZED WILL DRIVING BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER/STALLS REPEATEDLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO DESIGN NOT ALLOWING FOR PROPER LUBRICATION. *DH
WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER, OWNER SMELLS HOT ELECTRICAL WIRING WHEN FAN IS ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THREE OUT OF FOUR WHEELS ARE DISPLAYING STRESS CRACKS ON ORIGINAL WHEELS. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT, ENGINE COMPARTMART FIRE, VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED. *AK
REAR MOTOR MOUNT FLUID LEAKED OUT, CAUSING MOUNT TO FAIL, MAKING VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE.
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SET ON FIRE ,WAS AN ENGINE COMPARTMEN FIRE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FIRST RECALL HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FLUID THAT THE SHOULD BE THERE IS LEAKED OUT. *AK
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00, DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH SUCH A GREAT FORCE, CAUSING INJURIES TO HEAD AND EYES AND NOSE. *AK
VEHICLE SURGES PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. *SD
FRONT DISC BRAKE VIBRATES OUT OF ROUND, REPLACED DISC TWICE. TT
WHILE DRIVING GAS LINE GOT PUNCTURED JUST FROM DEBRIS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. TT
DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT REFLECTOR IS DULL, CAUSING POOR REFLECTION/REDUCED LIGHTING. *DSH
TWO OUT OF THREE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS TOTALLY FAILED, GEARS WILL NOT ENGAGE. TT
DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 5MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE CRACKED, TWO OUT OF THREE. TT
VEHICLE JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN SLOWED DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND CAN'T BE PUT BACK INTO GEAR UNTIL VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. *DSH
POOR LUBRICATION CAUSED FAILURE OF PLANETARY GEARS IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. *DSH
WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE CAR WILL NOT GO FORWARD UNLESS YOU GO IN REVERSE THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE CLEAR COAT IS DISCOLORING VERY BADLY. TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE NOTHING WAS DONE WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HOT LINE. TT
STEERING ROD FAILED, CAUSING MISALIGNMENT/IRREGUALAR WEAR ON TIRES. *SD
612-295-5164: AUTO-TRAN: WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR ENTERING INTERSECTION, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE, MAKES CLUNKING NOISE; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TT
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HWY SUDDENLY STOPPED ABRUPTLY. AUTO-TRANSMISSION CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT
INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF 3 TIMES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD
PURCHASE CAR USED TWO MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN . TT
TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO LOW GEAR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP, HESITATES TO TAKE OFF. *DSH
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
PURCHASE CAR USED AT 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT THROTTLE DECELERATION AT HWY. SPEEDS, ALSO DURING INCIDENT GEAR SHIFT SEEM TO GO INTO NEUTRAL, TRANS. BEEN REPLACED. TT
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT WILL NOT FIX. TT
DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK ANCHORS, SEAT BROKE FROM THE TRACK. TT
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE SPARK PLUG WIRE AREA, POSSIBLE DUE TO INTAKE BOLT BROKE OFF. TT
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FRONT DISC ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AFTER 44K MILES. TT
WHEN MOVING TILT STEERING WHEEL UP THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES. TT THE CONSUMER COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT EITHER IN THE MIDDLE OR ALL THE WAY DOWN, BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUOUSLY. *YH
LEAKAGE FROM POWER STEERING, IGNITING INTO A FIRE. TT
TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR; ACCELERATES, BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE; FORD ISSUED VOLUNTARY RECALL 11/94 FOR 6 MONTHS. TT
TWO OUT OF THE THREE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE EMERGENCY GAS TANK LOCKED UP, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COME ON . TT
THE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE IT MAKES NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING . TT *JB
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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