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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000033127 | Incident Date: Feb, 26 2000 |
Consumer's City: TAFT | Consumer's State: TN |
Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
Model Name: AEROSTAR | Model Year: 1991 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDA31U8MZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 05 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1994 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Replaced orginal master cylinder with rebuilt ford master cylinder at approx. 100,000 miles, 8/9/97. replaced rebuilt master cylinder with another ford rebuilt master cylinder 3/15/1999. replaced brake computer and dump valve july-aug. 1999. replaced master cylinder with yet another ford rebuilt master cylinder (under warranty)...failed on feb. 27, 2000. auto mechanic pulls newly rebuilt master cylinders from boxes and they do not work. currently, am awaiting arrival of new ford master cylinder, in attempt to correct problem. since these parts were under warranty by ford, i feel they should compensate mechanic for wasted time of replacing constantly defective parts. mechanic has worked with ford rep in attempt to resolve problems. as of today, van has been in shop for 4 weeks (excluding weekend when it failed again). main family transportation to a family of 7. *ak |