Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003081600 Incident Date: Sep, 27 2003
Consumer's City: FAIR LAWN Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 09 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 26 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On three separate occasions the gate lift of my explorer opened on it's own. this happened when the vehicle was quite new. i reported it to ford and they could not find the problem. they said that unless it malfunctioned while they were in possession of it, they could not remedy the problem. i now tie down the gate when carrying precious cargo, my dogs. *jb