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 1992 record →
BRAKES OVERHEAT AND SMELL LIKE BURNING AND PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS REFERRED TO AS PHANTOM VACUUM OBSTRUCTION, BRAKES STILL WORK, HOWEVER VEHICLE WILL ONLY ACCELERATE UP TO ABOUT 45 MPH. *SLC
PURCHASED CAR NEW, THE ENGINE MOUNT CRACKED , CALLED FORD, THERE IS A RECALL AND THE LETTER WAS SENT, CONSUMER DIDN'T RECEIVE LETTER . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD BROKE THE PLASTIC TUBBING THAT CAUSED A LEAK , PURCHASED CAR USED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, ALSO AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BROKE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER.
FRONT SPRINGS THAT GO AROUND STRUTS SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING; CAUSED VEHICLE TO DROP DOWN ABOUT AN INCH ABOVE TIRES; CANNOT TURN VEHICLE, TIRES HIT WHEEL WELL.*AK
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TWO THOUSAND MILES.*AK
ENGINE FIRE.
WHILE DRIVING IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. *AK TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND NEEDS REPLACED. *SLC
INNER TIE ROD SNAPPED/SHEARED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SD
WHEN YOU APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS. *AK
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A CARPORT. ELECTRICAL RELATED IN THE UNDER DASH AREA. *AK
RECALL RELATED, 93V106000, STRUCTURE FRAMES AND MEMBERS RECALL, MOTOR WENT INTO THE HOOD, ACCLERATOR STUCK. *AK CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATOR STUCK AND SEEMED TO EXPLODE, CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY OFF AS THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE SMALL PARTS AND ANTI-FREEZE IN A TRAIL OF APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET, CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED.*JB
ANYTIME YOU ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
FRONT END MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING SLIGHT DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. *AK
THE GRAY PLASTIC TRIM ON OUTSIDE DOOR BROKE OFF. *AK
WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP, VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND CLUNKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. *AK
STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND LOST ITS POWER ONLY ON LONG RIDES. *AK
ENGINE MOUNT FAILED. *DH
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET THAT HOLDS THE ANTI FREEZE IS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK
VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO 2000 RPMS FROM 900 RPMS WHEN SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL OR PARK. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER SMELL A VERY BAG BURNING, SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
IGNITION WIRES CORRODED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING. *SD
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR, WHEN DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENS. *AK
AFTER TAKEN THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, VEHICLE STAYS STARTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
RIGHT INNER TIE ROD SHAFT BROKE. *DSH
INTERIOR COMPARTMENT AND INTER-STURCTURE, UNDER THE DASH FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS, THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE. *AK
ABS BRAKES; SOMETIMES AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT COME BACK TO NORMAL POSITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DRIVER EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *AK
UPON PLACING INTO REVERSE GEAR, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED, THEN SHOT OUT, HITTING VEHICLE IN REAR. *AK
THERE WAS A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUSED THE CAR TO BE TOTALED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ENGINE; WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES. *AK
RIGHT SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING VIBRATION. *SD
DURING IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
PURCHASED CAR NEW THREE TIMES, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS THREE TIMES AND ON THE FOURTH TIME THEY WERE TURNED. *AK
TRANSMISSION; FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *AK
RECALL RELATED 93V106002, 3.0 LITER ENGINE, RECALL INVOLVED 3.8 LITER, SUB-FRAME MOTOR MOUNTS. *AK
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BOLT/BRACKET BROKE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. *DSH
WHILE DRIVING ALL THE SYSTEMS IN THE CAR LOCKED UP AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD STEERED OFF INTERSTATE AND FIRE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TT
WITHOUT HAVING A KEY YOU CAN START THE CAR . TT
DOORS DON'T CLOSE TIGHT, LEAKS.
DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING LOSS OF HEARING. *SD
DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT IMPACT, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOST. TT
ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. *SD
DURING TURNING MANEUVERS TRANSMISSION SHIFTED NOISE IN FRONT END SOUNDED LIKE ENGINE MOUNTS FALLING OFF. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUGHT FIRE. 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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