| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003227407 | Incident Date: Jul, 28 2003 |
| Consumer's City: LOS LUNAS | Consumer's State: NM |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: PINTO | Model Year: 1978 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 29 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have had problems with the plastic panels on the back of the instrument clusters deteriorating and crumbling with heat and age on 3 cars. these were a 1976 ford pinto wagon, a 1976 ford e250 club wagon van, and a 1972 amc matador (appearently the same ford design of this part). this part holds the connectors and components onto the plastic ribbon that carries the wiring. i found that this causes loose connections and i believe that it could start a fire, in addition to the instrumention not working. i have also heard of this same problem from several other people in ford vehicles. it seems to become appearant when they are over about 10 years old.*ak |
