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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001073897 | Incident Date: Jun, 25 2001 |
| Consumer's City: REDDING | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: BRONCO | Model Year: 1993 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMEU15N1PL | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 26 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The vehicle was repaired at chico auto care located at 724 w. 9th st. in chico , ca. 95928 (530) 894-7165. the mechanics repaired the electrical switch that is connected to the top of the in-tank fuel pump, located on the top of the fuel tank. the mechanics stated that they have been seeing this more frequently on the ford trucks and that i was lucky it did not blow up. when trying to get a replacement part, it was learned that ford has designed a new switch for this part and that is what needed in place of the old part. if this was a faulty switch that was shorting out and burning and ford changed the design, why were the owners not notified. thank you for your time. *ak |
