Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ECONOLINE / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 002097343 Incident Date: Jun, 14 2002
Consumer's City: SLIDELL Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ECONOLINE Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDRE14L8YH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 06 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While proceeding slowly, approx. 3 mph, moving up at a traffic light, steering wheel jerked to the left, felt slack with some slight vibration & popping at , and when i pressed the brakes it almost seemed as those the brakes locked up. pedal would only depress approx 1/4 , with some vibration in pedal, with a grumbling noise. the van then felt as though brakes locked up with the rear end sliding. no collision but was extremely close. there were no high speeds involved & in addition the roads were not wet. the van was then towed to a local dealership where the problem would not duplicate; therefore no action was taken for repair.*ak