Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / RANGER / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003039556 Incident Date: Sep, 20 2003
Consumer's City: ROSHOLT Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: RANGER Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTZR15E41P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 28 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the caller said both front ball joints were defective. the vehicle was making noises in the front end. this was the only indication that something was wrong. the dealer told the consumer that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. an independent mechanic told the consumer that the ball joints were bad. the mechanic told him that the ball joints should not go bad at that mileage. the manufacturer offered no help. the consumer did not know if the problem was with the lower joints. *ak (11/15/05) the noise was coming from the drivers side front tire. the consumer was informed that the noise was coming from both ball joints and the cv joint. *sc