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.
While driving and with no warning, the left rear axle snapped. The dealer was notified. The consumer also stated the vehicle had engine problems in the past.
Transaxle was replaced at 105,000 before purchasing from dealer then 4 months later transaxle goes out(111.000 miles) while driving down interstate dealer where purchased is refusing to fix it.
Just before vehicle went out of warranty (approx. 31,000) transaxle went out. Ford replaced the entire transaxle. Last may, at 141,000 mi. The replacement went out. Though the vehicle has high mileage, the miles have been "easy" primarily highway miles. As evidence of this, the vehicle still has the original muffler system, and has only had two sets of brakes in 150,000 plus miles of use. I feel it is unreasonable, in the 1990's-2000's for a transaxle to fail once, but certainly twice is out of line. The rebuild of the "tranny" cost me $2,100 plus.
While driving on highway at the normal speed limit left rear dropped like in a blowout. Vehicle started to fishtail. Pulled over, and noticed that left rear was down, and the shocks were blownout. Had vehicle towed to dealer. Consumer was told that left rear control arm snapped, causing it to disconnect the rear axle from frame.
- Owasso, OK, USA
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Engine head gaskets needed to be replaced. Consumer spoke with customer service concerning extension of warranty. Request was denied. Also, rear axle/ windshield wipers/ cassette, & oil pump were broken. Manufacturer wasn't responding. Dealer was out of business.
Transmission blew out, causing the vehicle to stall, almost resulting in an accident. Dealer did a transaxle repair, problem is reoccurring. Dealer cannot determine problem. Also problems with the heater blower motor/ head gaskets/ intake manifold/ ABS system, and rear wiper switch motor.
Transaxle malfunctioned, resulting in loss of control. In addition, transmission disengaged upon brake release, causing vehicle to roll backward into traffic.
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- Manheim, PA, USA