Consumer Complaint Detail

ENGINEERING COOLING / ALUMINUM FAN / 1986

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003213890 Incident Date: May, 06 2003
Consumer's City: FLINT Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: ENGINEERING COOLING
Model Name: ALUMINUM FAN Model Year: 1986
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 14 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 08 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I recently just had a recall done on my car. recall - cooling fan motor circuit breaker installation on my 1995 ford mustang tuesday 5/6/03. i picked my car up that wednesday 5/7/03 and now my car is overheating. i am going back and forth with ford service department ar premier ford in grand blanc michigan cause their trying to tell me that what occurred was not likely. they said the recall couldn't have caused this but i beg to differ. i noticed it instantly like the day i drove it, and it started to overheat. i am a technician and i work on instrument panel clusters i know for a fact my car was never overheating before i took it there. i was not having this problem before my car was taken in. i set an appointment to take it in tuesday 5/13/03 to find out what damage occurred, the service manager is trying to convince me it may be my thermostat which may be stuck open. i know there are several complaints of this happening to people after this particular recall was done. several that can be found on the internet. i really like my car and i have been overly satisfied with this up to this point of the recall. i called myself doing the smart thing by finally getting this taken care of now it looks like ford is trying to take me for a ride. a ride that i do not want to go on. i didn't have any major problems like this until i got that recall done i am referring to: recall# tsb number issue date tsb title 01s30 dec 01 recall - cooling fan motor circuit breaker installation i got this recall done at premier ford in grand blanc michigan. (810)695-3000. please advise or i may have to seek legal advise. cause i am convinced after reading about several complaints on the internet following this recall. because it occurs instantly. my vehicle overheated the day recall was done. *jb