1994 FORD ECONOLINE Complaints

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP BLAMED THE BRAKES FAILING ON UNEVEN TIRE WEAR FRPM WHEN TIRES WERE ROTATED. *AK

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE USING ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN; IT WOULD PICK UP SPEED. ALTHOUGH THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS ONLY (30MPH OR LESS). TOOK TO DEALER 3TIMES & NOTHING WAS FOUND. *AK

ABS: BRAKING ON WET/DAMP PAVEMENT, VEHICLE WOULD PICK UP SPEED; DID NOT SLOW DOWN. HAPPENS AT 25 MPH OR LESS. TOOK TO DEALER & NOTHING WAS FOUND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR BRAKE PADS BECAME UNGLUED FROM THE BRAKES SHOES AND JAMMED UP THE BRAKES, MAKING THE BRAKES HOT AND SMELLY. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR ON BRAKES. THE OWNER REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOES ON 10/8/97. *AK

TRIED TO BACK UP AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED, PULLED THE BRAKE DRUM AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BONDED BRAKE LINING WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE SHOE, CAUSING BRAKE LOST.

FRONT BALL JOINTS MALFUNCTIONED , CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE. IN ADDITION, TIRES WORE OUT DUE TO FRONT END VIBRATION. *AK

SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATED FROM 65 MPH TO 85MPH DUE TO A FAULTY SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 10-15 MPH THE RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, CAUSING A ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD PULL LEFT OR RIGHT ON ITS OWN. DEALER HAS CHANGED STEERING BOX. *AK

ENGINE, THE FAN BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND COULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK