Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 1996

Recalls
3 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002301476 Incident Date: Nov, 01 2002
Consumer's City: WILTON Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Seat belts:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 3
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU34X4TZ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 03 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Bought ford explorer in 1996, new. filed a complaint with bbb regarding problems. nothing was achieved. in november of 2002 was in an accident where the vehicle rolled over, my seat belt did not lock, nor did the air bags deploy, which resulted in severe injuries to myself. broken neck (c-2, tbi tramic brain injury and broken bones. i beleive the failure of the seat belt, roof stability and airbags malfunction caused my injuries. the driver and other occupant received no serious injuries. nothing was done to correct the failure as you can see in the numerous law suits againist ford motor co. *ak