FORD AIR BAG Complaints

I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE RIGHT WHEEL CYLINDER IN MY 95 NISSAN QUEST FOR THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FIRST TIME I FIXED IT THAT IT WOULD BE A LONG TIME BEFORE I WOULD EVER HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN, WELL NOW IT IS LESS THAN 3 YRS LATER AND I AM HAVING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWERS. *JB

VEHICLE WAS LEFT OUTSIDE DURING SEVERAL RAINY DAYS. UPON STARTING VEHICLE, WIPERS, FANS WOULD NOT WORK. RADIO WOULD NOT OPERATE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN AUXILIARY POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD START ITSELF WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY. IF THE CAR WAS LEFT RUNNING AND IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD TRY TO START WHILE RUNNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, DURING WET RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE, A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PROBLEM EXPLAINED. BY THIS TIME THE AREA AFFECTED HAD DRIED OUT AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATING SYSTEMS. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED UNTIL IT OCCURRED AGAIN. *NM

POPPING NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT TIE ROD ENDS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. TOOK TO DEALER UNRESOLVED. HAVING POSITIVE CRANK CASE PRESSURE IN OIL PAN KEEPS PUSHING OIL DIP STICK OUT OF TUBE, ON 4.6 L 3V. CD PLAYER ON SHAKER 500 AUDIO SYTEMS STOPS WORKING WILL NOT READ CD'S AND AT TIMES WILL NOT PLAY RADIO. *JB

I DROVE AND PARKED THE 2004 FORD FOCUS ABOUT 40 MINS FROM MY HOME. ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER, I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. I INSERTED THE KEY AND IT WOULD NOT TURN. SEVERAL PEOPLE TRIED JIGGLING THE STEERING WHEEL, STEPPING ON THE BRAKE ALL TO NO AVAIL. I CALLED AAA AND FORD ROADSIDE AND WAS TOLD BY BOTH THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE TOWED AND THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING AT THIS TIME (SAT. EVENING/ SUN MORNING OF COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND). *NM

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION XLT IN JULY 2001. WE HAVE ONLY RECEIVED 1 RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH PERTAINED TO THE PCV VALVE. WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY OTHER RECALLS BY FORD. WE HAVE CHECKED YAHOO.COM AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE 7 RECALLS. WE ARE WONDERING IF OUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED. THE VIN # IS [XXX]. WE ARE ALSO WONDERING IF THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THE AXLES OF 2001 MAKES. A YOUNG MAN WRECKED IN OUR FRONT YARD THE OTHER NIGHT BECAUSE HIS BACK RIGHT AXLE BROKE INTO AND MADE THE BACK RIGHT TIRE COME OFF AND FLY ACROSS OUR YARD. LUCKILY, HE WAS NOT HURT. WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE WITH US AND ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS OUR OWN. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT PERMIT THE CAR TO START. THE SWITCH (XS4Z-11582-AC CVR ASY AUX FL) HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, ONCE AT 41,407 MILES AND AGAIN AT 57,834 MILES. THE DEALER AND AAA PROVIDED A TEMPORARY REMEDY TO THE STRANDED DRIVER, WHICH IS "WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, HIT IT HARD WITH A HAMMER TO ENGAGE THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY." AAA KEEPS SPARE FORD FOCUS IGNITION SWITCHES IN ITS EMERGENCY SERVICE SUPPORT TRUCKS. *JB

PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WE HAD THE TELESCOPING BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL REPLACED FOR A DEFECT. (IT DIDN'T WORK) ON SEPTEMBER 9TH 2005 AT APPROX 12:00PM OUR FORD EXCURSION SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. AVOIDED ROLL OVER AND HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. SPUN OUT 2 TIMES BEFORE CRASHING INTO A FENCE @ MCAS (MARINE CORPS AIR STATION) YUMA ARIZONA. WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. HIGHWAY PATROL. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR AND YUMA POLICE HAVE PICTURES AND REPORTS OF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL STILL MASHED INTO THE SUV'S FLOOR-BOARD STILL OPEN AT FULL THROTTLE WITH ENGINE OFF. THE ACCIDENT REPORT STATES MECHANICAL DEFECT OF ACCELERATION PEDAL. THE TIRES AND UNDER CHASSIS CAUGHT WERE ON FIRE WHEN VEHICLE CAME TO A CRASH STOP OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE PRIOR THE INVESTIGATOR WASN'T SURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK THE TIRES WERE STILL SPINNING OUT AS IF THE SUV WAS IN A DRIVE GEAR. ALTHOUGH I SUFFERED MINOR INJURED PULLED NECK AND BACK MUSCLES AND BROKEN ELBOW (RADIAL NECK FRACTURE). I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED ANOTHER HUMAN DUE TO THIS DEFECT. COMPLETELY TERRIFIED TO EVER DRIVE AGAIN. *JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME--APPROXIMATELY AROUND 6:00 AM THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION!*JB

WE OWN A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. A FEW YEARS AGO WE RECEIVED A LETTER WITH A NOTICE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS FORD HAS WITH THE WINDSTAR AND TAURUSES WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE. FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS, 100,000 MILES. AT 83,812 MILES OUR HEAD GASKET BLEW, AND FORD DID FIX IS UNDER WARRANTY WORK. OF COURSE, WE FIGURED THAT WOULD BE THE END OF OUR PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, LAST WEEKEND, AT NIGHT, ON A HILL, ON A BACK ROAD, IN THE RAIN, OUR HEAD GASKET BLEW AGAIN. WE ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON THE HEADGASKETS SINCE THEY "FIXED" IT A FEW YEARS AGO. THIS TIME THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW, THE MOTOR SEIZED AND HE HAD NO POWER IN THE CAR. HE HAD NO HEADLIGHTS, NO BRAKES, NOTHING, AND HE HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN, BESIDES ANOTHER ADULT IN THE CAR WITH HIM. HE COULDN'T SEE OUT THE WINDOW AS IT WAS FOGGING UP, AND HE HAD TO GET IT DOWN A HILL! FORTUNATELY, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, HE GOT IT DOWN SAFELY, AND GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE WERE TOWED AT 12:00MIDNIGHT. FORD IS SAYING THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY TO THIS, AND WE THINK THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. ALL OVER THE INTERNET YOU FIND NOTHING BUT THIS DEFECTIVE PROBLEM IN THIS VAN, AND CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WON'T TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY. IF THE FIRST HEADGASKET WAS GIVEN A WARRANTY OF 100,000 MILES, WHY WOULDN'T THEY WARRANTY THIS ONE WITH MORE THAN 12,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY KNOW THEY HAVE AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM. IN THIS CASE ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN VERY TRAGIC, AND 3 SMALL CHILDREN WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. YET FORD WASHES THEIR HANDS OF US? IF THIS HEAD GASKET HAD HAD MORE MILES ON THEM THAN 45,000 MILES, WE WOULD NOT BE COMPLAINING, BUT OBVIOUSLY FORD HAS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT THEY STILL HAVE NOT RESOLVED, AND THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE COSTLY TO LIVES.

REQUIRED TO PURCHASE & HAVE THREE (3) CLOCK SPRING/WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLIES THAT CONTROL (1) CRUISE CONTROL (2) HORN (3) AIRBAG (4) SHORTED OUT IGNITION KEY ASSY IN THE LAST FOUR (4) YEARS.