Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER SPORT / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002247036 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2001
Consumer's City: AUBURN Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU22X8WU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 25 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Over the last year my 1998 ford explorer 2 door sport has been loosing some interior electrical features. the first was the display lights on the radio. they would come and go..... now the display is totally gone. however the radio, cd player and tape deck still work. i just can't see what track, station, or the time. then the next electrical problem was the driver side power unlock switch. i can lock all the doors but i cannot unlock the doors, next the lights went out on the left side of my dash..... i can't remember if this was the same time the lights went out on the steering wheel controls (cruise control settings) or if that went out separately. now........ i cannot unlock the driver door with a key. i can move the key around and unlock the other doors but not the driver door. i have to go through the passenger side and yank on the driver handle several times before the door will open. this is very inconvenient. i plan on taking the vehicle to the dealership for repairs..... but i have heard several other explorer owners having the same problems...... should ford repair this at their cost? it seems to me this is a ford issue and not something i have done to the vehicle, especially if other owners are having the same problem. sounds like something is defective in the electrical harness. *la