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2013 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan problems

Owners have filed 38 complaints about the 2013 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan with NHTSA between 2012 and 2018. The largest single group is the seat belts.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Ford Police Interceptor Sedan All 2013 cars
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Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

38

Complaints

1

Crashes reported

3

Fires reported

4

Injuries reported

29,634 mi

Median mileage at failure

Half of reported failures happened before this

69%

Failed under 36,000 miles

Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty

What breaks on a 2013 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Seat Belts 8 21.1%

Median failure at 7,929 miles

Electrical System 6 15.8%

0 crashes, 1 fires · median 30,267 mi

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 15.8%

1 crashes, 0 fires · median 38,867 mi

Lights 5 13.2%

Median failure at 26,534 miles

Engine & Cooling 5 13.2%

0 crashes, 1 fires · median 32,734 mi

Body & Structure 2 5.3%

Median failure at 61,700 miles

Brakes 2 5.3%

0 crashes, 1 fires · median 50,000 mi

Seats 1 2.6%
Suspension 1 2.6%
Steering 1 2.6%

Median failure at 56,200 miles

Airbags 1 2.6%

Median failure at 3,000 miles

When it fails

Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.

1,000 – 9,999 miles 9 25.0%
10,000 – 24,999 miles 7 19.4%
25,000 – 49,999 miles 12 33.3%
50,000 – 74,999 miles 7 19.4%
100,000 – 149,999 miles 1 2.8%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Sep 2012 peak 7 May 2018

Recalls on the 2013 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

United States — NHTSA

15V812000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Explorer, Explorer Police Utility, Taurus, Taurus Police Interceptor, Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the fuel delivery module may crack, allowing fuel to leak.

Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.

13V227000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Explorer, Taurus, Flex, Fusion, Police Interceptor Sedan and Police Interceptor Utility vehicles; and certain model year 2013 Lincoln MKS, MKT, and MKZ vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the fuel delivery module may develop a crack, allowing fuel to leak.

Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

at 34,000 miles Reunion, FL Fire 1 injured

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD, THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT HELP SLOW VEHICLE. THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ENTIRE TOP HALF OF ENGINE NEAR FIREWALL ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10584935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 34,000 miles Reunion, FL Fire 1 injured

ENGINE

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD, THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT HELP SLOW VEHICLE. THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ENTIRE TOP HALF OF ENGINE NEAR FIREWALL ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10584935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 34,000 miles Reunion, FL Fire 1 injured

SERVICE BRAKES

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD, THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT HELP SLOW VEHICLE. THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ENTIRE TOP HALF OF ENGINE NEAR FIREWALL ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10584935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 54,000 miles Pineville, MO Crash

POWER TRAIN

THE VEHICLE HIT A COYOTE SAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND TRANSMISSION COOLER ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED USING FORD PARTS THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY FORD THEN THE TRANSMISSION ACCORDING TO FORD WAS DAMAGE AFTER THEY SERVICED IT AND REFILLED THE TRANSMISSION THEY STATED THAT IT WAS DRIVEN AND BURNED UP THE TRANSMISSION THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD AND RETURNED BY THE LOCAL TOWING COMPANY ON A ROLL BACK WRECKER.

NHTSA complaint #10552871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 8,363 miles Chicago, IL 1 injured

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER'S SEAT-BELT BUCKLE RECEIVER COVER BROKE OFF UNDER NORMAL POLICE USE, EXPOSING THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE BUCKLE RECEIVER AND PREVENTING LATCHING OF THE MALE END OF THE BUCKLE INTO THE RECEIVER. DRIVER DID NOT REALIZE RECEIVER WAS NOT SECURELY HOLDING THE SEAT BELT AND WHEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION RESULTING FROM POLICE WORK WAS NOT SECURED AND HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD, REQUIRING STITCHES.

NHTSA complaint #10531942 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

at 66,000 miles Tacoma, WA

SERVICE BRAKES

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LITTLE TO NO BRAKE OPERATION. VEHICLE WAS SLOWING FROM 25 MPH TO A STOP SLOWLY. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THERE WAS A POP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.

NHTSA complaint #11093690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Harrisburg, PA

SUSPENSION

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V172 DISPLAYS OWNER AND DEALER NOTICES FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL ON THIS WEBSITE. PLEASE FIX THIS NOW.

NHTSA complaint #10918770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 35,294 miles Boca Raton, FL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME FOR THIS ISSUE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE 'READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE.' THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. SOMETIMES, NEITHER THE PARKING LAMP NOR THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD FUNCTION. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING, THE FLASH RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CHANGE TO MAKE THE DRIVER AWARE THAT THE FRONT LAMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACED BOTH UNDER ESP WARRANTY. ONCE WARRANTY IS OUT, THIS PART WILL COST $486 EACH.

NHTSA complaint #10860974 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 35,294 miles Boca Raton, FL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME FOR THIS ISSUE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE 'READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE.' THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. SOMETIMES, NEITHER THE PARKING LAMP NOR THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD FUNCTION. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING, THE FLASH RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CHANGE TO MAKE THE DRIVER AWARE THAT THE FRONT LAMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACED BOTH UNDER ESP WARRANTY. ONCE WARRANTY IS OUT, THIS PART WILL COST $486 EACH.

NHTSA complaint #10860974 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 66,862 miles Lake Zurich, IL

STRUCTURE:BODY

WHERE THE FRONT BUMPER REINFORCEMENT BOLTS TO THE FRAME HAS CRACKED AT THE FOR OUTWARD POINTS. ONLY TWO SMALL WELDS ARE HOLDING THE BUMPER IN PLACE. CAR WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10837009 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 32,734 miles Boca Raton, FL

POWER TRAIN

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED' WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WRENCH WARNING LAMP AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, WENT INTO LIMP MODE, AND HAD TO BE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER ESP WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10826114 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 26,534 miles Boca Raton, FL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE WHELEN ION LIGHTS IN THE REAR WINDOW KEPT BLOWING THE FUSE. FORD INVESTIGATED AND FOUND A WIRE ON THE PASSENGER LIGHT TO BE WORN THROUGH AND TOUCHING THE BARE METAL. INSULATION AROUND THE WIRE WAS MELTED FROM THE HEAT. FORD REPLACED THOUGH FACTORY WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10826113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 26,534 miles Boca Raton, FL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE WHELEN ION LIGHTS IN THE REAR WINDOW KEPT BLOWING THE FUSE. FORD INVESTIGATED AND FOUND A WIRE ON THE PASSENGER LIGHT TO BE WORN THROUGH AND TOUCHING THE BARE METAL. INSULATION AROUND THE WIRE WAS MELTED FROM THE HEAT. FORD REPLACED THOUGH FACTORY WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10826113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 32,734 miles Boca Raton, FL

ENGINE

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED' WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WRENCH WARNING LAMP AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, WENT INTO LIMP MODE, AND HAD TO BE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER ESP WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10826114 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 56,539 miles Lake Zurich, IL

STRUCTURE:BODY

WHERE THE FRONT BUMPER REINFORCEMENT BOLTS TO BOTH FRAME RAILS, CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED AROUND THE BOLT HOLES. ONE SPOT IS TOTALLY DETACHED. ONLY TWO SMALL WELDS HOLDING FRONT BUMPER REINFORCEMENT IN PLACE. VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10825866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 102,000 miles Hugo, MN

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FLOOR BOARD

NHTSA complaint #10732239 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 23,791 miles Boca Raton, FL

POWER TRAIN

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WRENCH WARNING LAMP AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, WENT INTO LIMP MODE, AND HAD TO BE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10641090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 18,350 miles Boca Raton, FL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING, THE FLASH RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CHANGE TO MAKE THE DRIVER AWARE THAT THE FRONT LAMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACED BOTH UNDER WARRANTY. ONCE WARRANTY IS OUT, THIS PART WILL COST $486 EACH.

NHTSA complaint #10641077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 24,555 miles Boca Raton, FL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING, THE FLASH RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CHANGE TO MAKE THE DRIVER AWARE THAT THE FRONT LAMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACED BOTH UNDER WARRANTY. ONCE WARRANTY IS OUT, THIS PART WILL COST $486 EACH.

NHTSA complaint #10641083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 18,350 miles Boca Raton, FL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING, THE FLASH RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CHANGE TO MAKE THE DRIVER AWARE THAT THE FRONT LAMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACED BOTH UNDER WARRANTY. ONCE WARRANTY IS OUT, THIS PART WILL COST $486 EACH.

NHTSA complaint #10641077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 24,555 miles Boca Raton, FL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING, THE FLASH RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CHANGE TO MAKE THE DRIVER AWARE THAT THE FRONT LAMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACED BOTH UNDER WARRANTY. ONCE WARRANTY IS OUT, THIS PART WILL COST $486 EACH.

NHTSA complaint #10641083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 23,791 miles Boca Raton, FL

ENGINE

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WRENCH WARNING LAMP AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, WENT INTO LIMP MODE, AND HAD TO BE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10641090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 56,200 miles Whitewater, CO

STEERING

STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY CAME LOOSE. WHEN HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE 12 O'CLOCK AND 6 O'CLOCK POSITION THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BE ROCKED FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS MORE THAN 1/2". THE SAME WAS TRUE IN THE 9 O'CLOCK AND 3 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE PIVOT POINT OF THIS ROCKING ACTION WAS THE BASE OF THE STEERING WHEEL, NOT IN THE COLUMN. ACTUAL STEERING CONTROL, TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT, REMAINED SOLID. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER THAT SAID THE STEERING WHEEL BOLT CAME LOOSE AND THE REPAIR WAS TO TIGHTEN THE BOLT. DEALER CHARGED 1.5 HOURS LABOR.

NHTSA complaint #10638966 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 37,000 miles Byron, GA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

WE HAVE PURCHASED SIX INTERCEPTOR SEDANS, THREE IN 2012 AND THREE IN 2013. ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN PURCHASED WITH THE ROAD READY PACKAGE. THE WHELEN LIGHTS IN THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE ONE CAR THAT IS HAVING TO GET THE LIGHTS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. OUR DEALER, JEFF SMITH FORD, IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE WAY THE CARS ARE DESIGNED THE FRONT BUMPER COVER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THESE BULBS. THE WHELEN BULB IS OVER $400 ALONG WITH THE LABOR COST THIS COULD EASILY COST OVER $500. FORD SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THESE LIGHTS BUT I DISAGREE. OUR SHERIFF?S DEPARTMENT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST PAID $640 TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON ANOTHER CAR. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. VIN: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10626524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 37,000 miles Byron, GA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WE HAVE PURCHASED SIX INTERCEPTOR SEDANS, THREE IN 2012 AND THREE IN 2013. ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN PURCHASED WITH THE ROAD READY PACKAGE. THE WHELEN LIGHTS IN THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE ONE CAR THAT IS HAVING TO GET THE LIGHTS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. OUR DEALER, JEFF SMITH FORD, IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE WAY THE CARS ARE DESIGNED THE FRONT BUMPER COVER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THESE BULBS. THE WHELEN BULB IS OVER $400 ALONG WITH THE LABOR COST THIS COULD EASILY COST OVER $500. FORD SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THESE LIGHTS BUT I DISAGREE. OUR SHERIFF?S DEPARTMENT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST PAID $640 TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON ANOTHER CAR. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. VIN: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10626524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 34,000 miles Reunion, FL Fire 1 injured

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD, THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT HELP SLOW VEHICLE. THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ENTIRE TOP HALF OF ENGINE NEAR FIREWALL ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10584935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 34,000 miles Reunion, FL Fire 1 injured

ENGINE

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD, THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT HELP SLOW VEHICLE. THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ENTIRE TOP HALF OF ENGINE NEAR FIREWALL ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10584935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 34,000 miles Reunion, FL Fire 1 injured

SERVICE BRAKES

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD, THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT HELP SLOW VEHICLE. THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ENTIRE TOP HALF OF ENGINE NEAR FIREWALL ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10584935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 45,000 miles Pineville, MO

POWER TRAIN

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE A CLICKING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD AND A NEW RIGHT AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS LOCKING THE AXLE DID NOT COME OUT.

NHTSA complaint #10552873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 54,000 miles Pineville, MO

POWER TRAIN

THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE SPLINES WORE OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO LOCK IN PARK AFTER A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED BY FORD.

NHTSA complaint #10552869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.