1985 MERCURY LYNX Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 85V054000 on 05/12/1985
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/1985 - 03/31/1985
- Affected:
- 10,000
- Defect:
- The throttle lever may not return to idle position due to misalignment of the air conditioner shut off switch to the throttle lever pin. consequence of defect: a jammed throttle could result in a loss of accelerator control, without prior warning, and an accident.
- Correction:
- Adjust shutoff switch and assure proper alignment to throttle lever pin.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with 1.9 2v liter engines and airconditioning.system: throttle lever.
- Campaign:
- 89V095000 on 08/02/1989
- Component:
- Engine and engine cooling:engine
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/1983 - 07/31/1985
- Affected:
- 481,049
- Defect:
- External cracks above the number 3 cylinder (1984 models) or rocker arm cover gaskets splitting (1985 models) could allow oil to leak onto the exhaust manifold.
- Consequence:
- Engine oil leaking onto a hot exhaust manifold couldresult in an engine compartment fire.
- Correction:
- Replace cracked cylinder heads (1984 models); replace rocker arm cover gaskets (1985 models).
- Notes:
- System:engine/cylinder heads, rocker arm cover gaskets.vehicle description:passenger cars with 1.6l and 1.9l engines.
- Campaign:
- 89V170000 on 10/24/1989
- Component:
- Seats
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1984 - 07/31/1987
- Affected:
- 1,375,500
- Defect:
- The forward outboard pedestal of the seat track of driver's seat may be susceptible to fatigue fracture.
- Consequence:
- This could result in a limited degree of rocking motionof the drivers seat assembly upon acceleration or deceleration, which couldcause an accident.
- Correction:
- Install a reinforcement on all models and a new seat track as necessary
- Notes:
- System: seat track pedestal.vehicle description: passenger cars.
1985 MERCURY LYNX TSBs (8)
- Bulletin:
- 9562
- Component:
- 034500 service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc
- Summary:
- roughness concern during brake application. *tw
- Bulletin:
- 9503011
- Component:
- 034500 service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc
- Summary:
- Unknown
- Bulletin:
- 96246
- Component:
- 114000 electrical system:wiring
- Summary:
- Wiring - electrical diode identification and service replacements. *tw
- Bulletin:
- 96221
- Component:
- 131000 visibility:windshield
- Summary:
- Windshield and interior glass - fog/film. *tw
- Bulletin:
- 962612
- Component:
- 103700 power train:automatic transmission:torque converter
- Summary:
- Transaxle - torque converter replacement guidelines and torque converter/transaxle cooling system cleaning procedures - service tip. *tw
- Bulletin:
- 9852
- Component:
- 190000 tires
- Summary:
- Information on tire company telephone numbers for customer assistance. *yc
- Bulletin:
- 99196
- Component:
- 353600 equipment:air conditioner
- Summary:
- Information on identifying non-approved / alternate refrigerants which could cause safety, and performance concerns if installed in ford a/c systems. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 00188
- Component:
- 061100 engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
- Summary:
- Concerns with premature failure occuring on the 1.9l motorcraft remanufactured longblock assembly and shortblock assembly due to ingestion of foreign objects remaining in the transferred intake system from the original failed engine.
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