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Power Train
01/01/2005
WHILE STOPPED TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL, THE FLOOR-SHIFTING MODULE DID NOT MOVE. *BF ATTEMPTS TO PLACE THE SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE OR 3RD GEAR FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN THE FRONT PISTON IN WHICH THE PLATE WAS WARPED. THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEM, THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *SC
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Electrical System
11/10/2003
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND LET THE VEHICLE COOL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
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Visibility
PROBLEMS SEEING IN THE REAR WHEN BACKING UP VEHICLE. *MR THERE WAS NO VISION WHEN BACKING. (THIS OCCURRED WITH THE USE OF THE MIRRORS) *SCC *JB
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Suspension, tires
STEEL BELTS ARE SHOWING IN TIRE EQUIPMENT.*MR BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES SHOWED INSIDE WEAR MAKING THE STEEL BELT VISIBLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO CHANGE THE TIRE, THE JACK BENT AND COLLAPSED ON THE CONSUMER. MICHELIN P225/60R16 B. *PH
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Electrical System
10/07/2003
CONSUMER WAS HAVING DASHBOARD LIGHT PROBLEMS. THE ELEMENT THAT LIT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP BROKE. CONSUMER CALLED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART HE NEEDED WAS ON BACK ORDER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE JULY 2003. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THIS WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING, DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE WAS TRAVELING, WHEN HE WAS LOW ON FUEL OR WHETHER HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ANY PART OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING BATTERY. *AK
