| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003199719 | Incident Date: Feb, 07 2003 |
| Consumer's City: RIVERSIDE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU34X2TU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 13 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 02 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The blend door on my 1996 ford explorer broke due to a defective design. from the ford owners groups web sites, i have seen numberous other owner's with the same problem. my heating is stuck in hot unless max air is turned on. there is no in between. although it is not an extream safty issue, it is very uncomfortable for my infant child. the ford dealer will fix it but from what i understand it will cost arround $1000. i simply can't afford that kind of money to fix ford's defective parts. |
