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Larry, I have two 1997 SHO's, both were purchased with cam failures. My
wife's car had 73,802 miles on it when the cam failed. The damage was extensive,
the valve head broke off and in-bedded it the piston and actually cracked the
piston. I have pictures of this if needed. The ser# is as follows:
1FALP54NXVA107592. I found my SHO when looking for parts for her car. My 1997
SHO had 132,524 miles on it when the rear cam failed. The ser# is
1FALP54N5VA275186. Here is our contact info if you need any other info to join
the class action suit.
Patti Herrage
Stephen Herrage
Aurora, Oh. 44202
Thanks, Stephen and Patti Herrage
Pending Further Details.
1. VIN#s 1FALP54NXVA107592
2. Date of malfunction PRE 11/26/03 PURCHASED WITH FAILURE.
3. Where did the malfunction take place (highway, city streets, driveway, parking lot, etc.) UNKNOWN, PROBABLY HIGHWAY, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HEAD & PISTON.
4. Odometer reading at time of malfunction 73,802
5. How fast were you traveling? UNKNOWN
6. Were you accelerating or staying at a constant speed? UNKNOWN
7. Estimated date of purchase, new or used? 11/26/03
8. Estimated Odometer reading at time of purchase 73,802
9. Full Name, address, and a good phone# to reach you at during the day and night.
10. Brief description of the time of events leading towards the malfunction. (what did you hear and see before, during, and after the malfunction) UNKNOWN
11. Customer service phone # you called and the name of the person you talked to. (if you can remember) SELF REPAIRED
12. Did you feel satisfied with the answers customer service provided? Explain. N/A
13. Which dealership did you take your vehicle in for service? (name, address, phone#) SELF REPAIRED
14. What was the cause of failure determined by the dealer? SPUN CAMSHAFT GEAR ON FRONT HEAD.
15. What was the cause of failure determined by you? YES
16. How much was your statement? (I hope you kept your receipt) I REPAIRED THIS MY SELF, I HAVE RECEIPTS IN TOTAL FOR PARTS OF $1000.00 AND 25 HRS OF LABOR.
17. What can FOMOCO do to make you a satisfied Ford owner? ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING, I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE I DID ALL THE LABOR MYSELF. OTHERS HAVE HAD BILLS UP TO $10,000 DOLLARS.
For those that had engine failure: Answer all the questions the best you can.
1. VIN#s 1FALP54N5VA275186
2. Date of malfunction PRE 2/17/04 PURCHASED WITH CAM FAILURE
3. Where did the malfunction take place (highway, city streets, driveway, parking lot, etc.) UNKNOWN
4. Odometer reading at time of malfunction 132,524
5. How fast were you traveling? UNKNOWN
6. Were you accelerating or staying at a constant speed? UNKNOWN
7. Estimated date of purchase, new or used? 2/17/04
8. Estimated Odometer reading at time of purchase 132,524
9. Full Name, address, and a good phone# to reach you at during the day and night.
10. Brief description of the time of events leading towards the malfunction. (what did you hear and see before, during, and after the malfunction) UNKNOWN
11. Customer service phone # you called and the name of the person you talked to. (if you can remember) SELF REPAIRED
12. Did you feel satisfied with the answers customer service provided? Explain. N/A
13. Which dealership did you take your vehicle in for service? (name, address, phone#)N/A
14. What was the cause of failure determined by the dealer? NO
15. What was the cause of failure determined by you? YES
16. How much was your statement? (I hope you kept your receipt) I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR PARTS TOTALING $957.57 NOT INCLUDING MY LABOR OF 25 HRS TO REPAIR.
17. What can FOMOCO do to make you a satisfied Ford owner? ANYTHING WOULD BE NICE. PARTS FOR THIS CAR ARE OUTRAGEOUS. I
WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO DO THE REPAIRS MYSELF.