This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
All four windows would not go down on vehicle. Went to car lot to have it checked out. Mechanic fixed the problem. Went back to work. I got off at 5:00pm. Went home and parked the vehicle. 2 hours later a neighbor told me that the vehicle was on fire after being parked for hours.
Special message #15773 these problems have existed for years. And although I have taken my vehicle in to have correct these problems, at no time did any service personnel reference the above message, or fix my vehicle in accordance with prescribed guidelines. The following is a summary of the services performed on my vehicle that are a direct result of this problem. I will be more than happy to provide copies of these documented services upon request. 2000: My husband and I purchased our vehicle in Washington with 13,000 miles on it while on christmas leave from germany, and our truck sat in storage until our return in Sep 2001. We then drove our vehicle from California to our new duty station at fort belvoir, Virginia. 2002: We had issues with the electrical and transmission modular. We took the vehicle to the world of Ford dealership in arlington, Virginia. They replaced the power train control modular, airbag light, and the check engine light, and reprogrammed the GEM modular. The odometer reading at this time was 26,795 miles. Fortunately, the vehicle was still under warranty. 2002: I took the truck back to world of Ford in arlington, Virginia for the following problems: Transmission slipping, check engine light, airbag lights, and ABS lights. Ford said they could not duplicate problems. The vehicle was still covered under warranty with an odometer reading of 30,481 miles. Again, although the Ford special message had been released in April of 2002, at no time was it mentioned to me as a possible source for these problems. 2004: I went back to world of Ford with the same problems mentioned above, plus the trip meter/odometer was blinking in and out. They replaced the led and electrical connections under the driver seat, and fixed the lights on the dash.
The windshield wipers worked intermittently, causing the interior lights, instrument cluster, and windows not to function. Manufacturer was contacted by consumer.
Driver's power window intermittently sticks and won't open, jiggle switch and it starts, scratch in drivers door window, left door trim panel and inside belt molding removed, inspect glass, test window operation and replaced window switch, several repairs completed to remedy problems.
My concern is the structural integrity of the vehicle, this was a rear end collision with a Mazda 626, why so much damage, why did the rear windows pop open on impact,
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- Beaumont, TX, USA