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 →
HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SUB-FRAME MOUNTS. WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL (#93V106000). HAD VEHICLE BEFORE RECALL WENT OUT, BUT NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE. CALLED FORD & WAS TOLD IT HAD EXPIRED & NO REPAIRS WILL BE DONE. *AK
THE HEADLIGHTS OVERHEAT AND CUT ON AND OFF EVERY OTHER MINUTE. DEALER SAYS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AND MOVE OFF ROAD SAFELY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
A PIN IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY FELL OUT CAUSING THE IGNITION KEY TO TURN FREELY AND DO NOTHING.
DOOR LATCHES AND DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED CAUSING THE REAR DOORS NOT TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE.
CORRODED ENGINE OIL PAN. *AK
HEAD LAMP SWITCH AND CONNECTOR FAILED, CAUSING TEMPORARY LIGHT FAILURE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.
SPEED CONTROL FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL (97V-025). *AK
HEAD GASKET FAILED.
BRAKE PROBLEMS; THE ROTORS WARPED; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BECAUSE OF WARPED ROTORS. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE. A NEW SET WAS PUT ON LATE SUMMER IN 96. CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY CAR ACCELERATED. OWNER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. OWNER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
UNDETECTED LEAKING OIL DRIPPED ONTO STEERING RACK. AS FAMILY PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, THEY NOTICED FLAMES AND BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE.
AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RIDE ROUGH.
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.
DRIVING VEHICLE; VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY; PANIC STOP (ABS BRAKES); BOTH AIR BAGS POPPED OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON; VISIBILITY OBSCURED. TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKES DUE TO REFLECTIONS AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
UNABLE TO REMOVE BULB SOCKET FROM THE HIGH MOUNTED STOP LIGHT ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THE LAMP AND SOCKET ASSEMBLIES WERE MELTED FROM HEAT GENERATED FROM THE BULBS.
HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT THREE TIMES BEFORE WHILE DRIVING, TWO TIMES THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND HAVE TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE TO SEE THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO PLASTIC CONNECTOR ARM DISCONNECTING.
HEAD LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND PROBLEM PERSISTS EVEN AFTER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.
UPPER BRAKE LIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED.
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HIT FROM THE REAR THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. 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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