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.
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: the contact stated while idling in the driveway for five minutes, the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire. The fire department determined the master cylinder switch on the front driver side started the fire. The dealer was not alerted.
We own a 1995 Ford Explorer XLT that has a faulty cruise control switch. Ford will not fix the switch, but has recalled other auto models to fix the same problem.
The consumer believes that the vehicle undisclosed transmission problem caused the clutch cylinder, slave cylinder, master cylinder and pressure plate to fail multiply times. The clutch and slave cylinder was replaced four times, the mastercylinder was replaced three times, and the pressure plate had gone flat twice due to leaking. The transmission was hard to shift into low gears while in motion intermittently mostly in first and second.
While driving 35mph applied brakes and pedal went to the floor with no stopping power. Pumped brakes a couple of times, and brakes automatically started working properly. Dealer contacted. Consumer stated the master cylinder failed.
Consumer contacted mechanic for grinding noises in ABS braking system. But was informed that front ABS brake pistons and calipers were made of plastic.
- Concord, CA, USA
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When applying the ABS brakes, the brakes failed. Consumer stated master cylinder failed it was a defective part and dealership replaced at no charge, also front bumper and front strip is damaged.
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- Mount Bethel, PA, USA