DRIVING ABOUT 35 AND THE ABS LIGHT AND ANTI SKID LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN AT SLOW SPEED THE CAR STARTED DOING A CHUGGING AND THEN IT WENT ON BATTERY. IT DID THIS ALL THE WAY HOME. I AM LUCKIER THAN MOST MY MAN IS A MECHANIC AN PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND IT STATED WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. I ALSO LOOKED ONLINE AND SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TONE RING. IN 5 MONTHS MY 16 YEAR OLD WILL BE DRIVING THIS CAR FULL TIME AND NOW I AM REAL CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. SOME ONE RECALL THIS TONE RING, PEOPLE ARE LOOSING BRAKES!!!! *TR
2009
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED FOR 1-2 SECONDS THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. FORD DEALER FOLLOWED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND REPLACED A CONNECTOR. PER FORD, THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN EXISTS BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER VEHICLES. FORD IS TREATING THIS AS A COMMON, OUT-OF-WARRANTY COMPONENT FAILURE. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS REQUIRED FOR SAFE OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. BECAUSE OF THIS I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ELEVATED IN LEVEL. *TR