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.
Nhts recall 01 V 390 000/ manufacturer's recall 01S30 engine concerning cooling fan bearing. Vehicle was not overheating until the vehicle was repaired under this recall at: James hodge Ford; idabel, ok; phone# 580/286-7676.the dealer has been notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Rec'd recall #01V390000. Took vehicle to dealer for repairs of cooling fan. After repairs were done & was driving vehicle, the remedy failed. Fan stopped working. Caused engine to get hotter & then blew radiator & reservoir caps off. This had damaged the vehicle.
While driving 35-40 mph and without warning vehicle overheated. Mechanic stated there was recall 1I011000 concerning engine cooling fan overheating. However, it only covered up to 100 thousand miles. Consumer had 117 thousand miles on vehicle.
While at a stop consumer noticed smoke under the hood. Consumer popped hood and vehicle was on fire. Cause was unknown. Consumer states that while vehicle was stopped fan motor bearing seized causing fun to lock up and caused wiring to overheat and ignited the engine, vehicle has been recalled but dear refused to repair, NHTSA campaign id number: 01I011000.
Consumer had taken vehicle to dealer for a recall on engine cooling fan. But, dealer instead of repairing fan stopped working. They had to replace fan, but still were not working on it.
Oil and water guage kept going to high. Took vehicle to dealer for recall 01I011000 repairs on circuit breaker in cooling fan. Dealer replaced oil sending unit, but problem still occurs.
Prior to recall 01S30, the engine overheated with smoke billowing from underneath the vehicle hood. Also, after the first repair the vehicle seriously overheated again. The consumer was asking the manufacturer to reimburse him for the two repairs.
Vehicle overheated while consumer was driving, and there was coolant all over the engine. Dealer replaced thermostat, but the problem still occurred. Consumer states that Ford recalled the vehicle as the engine cooling fan could over heate and cause a fire, campaign#01I011000, the fan was inspected and a circuit breaker was installed, the circuit breaker turned off this fan once the vehicle was placed into forward motion, this caused vehicle to overheat. Vehicle towed to a local Ford with some minor fire. Consumer traded in the vehicle with different problems like vibration and engine noise.
Vehicle was taken in to the dealership to get a recall repairs doneon engine cooling fan. But soon after taking vehicle out of dealer it caught on fire.
While consumer was driving, head gasket blewout. There was no prior warning. Vehicle became inoperable, and there was a puddle of oil on the ground. Consumer stated the cooling fan stopped working.
Vehicle was serviced on 15-Jan-2002 for recall campaign 01V390000/engine cooling fan bearing. After vehicle was serviced for recall and driven 35 mph, engine overheated and vehicle stalled. Dealership examined vehicle and determined engine cooling fan has failed and repairs were being made to correct the problem.
While driving had found out that vehicle caught on fire without a prior warning. Dealer was contacted, and they said that fire had started at cooling fan, just like mentioned in recall 01 I 011 000.
NHTSA# 01 V 390 000/manufacturer's recall 01S30 concerning engine cooling fan bearing. Consumer informed dealer delta Ford, vicksburg, ms; phone# 601/636-5323 of a problem with cooling fan not working properly. Dealer stated that they only replaced circuit breaker. Asking NHTSA to assist in this matter. Feel free to provide any further information.
Vehicle starting to over heat, cooling fan not coming on during normal operation, only operated while A/C was on. Received recall 01S30, dealer set appt.1/08/02.vehicle not driven 5days prior. Dealer had vehicle 4days, installed circuit breaker, stated vehicle ready, but still overheating, head gaskets damaged.warranty would not cover, fan was not seized up, therefore it works.believe additional problems with fan exist.
While driving engine overheated at all time. Took vehicle to dealer, and they found out that radiator fan had burned, and caused radiator not to operate.
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- Idabel, OK, USA