Recall Information

Description

Vehicle description: 1995 passenger vehicles equipped with the 2.0L and 2.5L engines, and 1996 vehicles equipped with 2.5L engines. Tightening of the engine cooling fan Motor bearings, up to and including Motor stall, can result in increased Motor torque and higher than normal Motor current and accompanying high Motor temperatures.

Safety Risk

Overheating of the cooling fan Motor due to excessive current can result in smoke and odors from bearing grease, insulation and other internal Motor components. If electrical current continues to be applied to the Motor, internal Motor components could ignite possibly igniting other engine compartment components.

Remedy

Dealers will install a positive temperature coefficient device in-line with each fan Motor. Ford will also extend the warranty on the engine cooling fan assembly to a total of 8 years of service or 100,000 miles from the warranty start date, whichever occurs first. If the vehicle already has more than 100,000 miles, this coverage will last until July 31, 2001.

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Description

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles not equipped with the anti-lock braking system (ABS). A pressure conscious reducing valve (pcrv) in the rear brakes may be subject to corrosion and result in malfunction, when operated in areas that use salt compounds on the roadway for de-icing or dust control.

Safety Risk

If both pcrv's malfunction, vehicle handling could be adversely affected during braking as a result of the rear wheels locking, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will install improved pcrv's in the rear brake system. This recall was expanded in September 2000 to include 1999 and 2000 Ford contour, mercury mystique and cougar vehicles.

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Description

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The terminals at the headlight switch and wiring harness connector can experience heat damage as a result of overheating.

Safety Risk

The damage could result in distortion of the terminal causing an open circuit in the instrument panel illumination, parking lamp, and tail lamp circuits.

Remedy

Dealers will install a headlamp switch wiring connector containing bronze terminals and an inspection, and replacement if necessary, of the headlamp switch.

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Description

On certain my 1996-1998 passenger vehicles built at the kansas city, cuautitlan assembly plants or on my 1999 passenger vehcles built at the automotive alliance international assembly plants, the rough surface of the heater blower resistor's stainless steel blades can damage the copper surface of the wiring harness connector. The damage could, over time, cause increased resistance in the connector and, due to subsequent terminal relaxation, result in an open circuit condition.

Safety Risk

The open circuit could lead to electrical arcing that could melt the connector housing material creasing the potential for a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will install a new heater blower resistor and a new wire jumper harness. Owner notification began August 29, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332.

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Campaign:

97E61

Description

Catalyst/exhaust manifold assembly replacement and three-way (underbody) catalyst i

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Campaign:

98S26

Description

Automatic transaxle shift indicator (prndl) bezel

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Campaign:

97S98

Description

Backfire and tank valve concern - permanent corrective action

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Campaign:

97S95

Description

Throttle cable replacement

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Campaign:

96E60

Description

Catalyst/exhaust manifold assembly & 3-WAY (underbody) catalyst

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