Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPLORER SPORT TRAC / 2001
1 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003240876 | Incident Date: Oct, 05 2003 |
| Consumer's City: PORT ORCHARD | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT TRAC | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU77E81U | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 14 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: May, 31 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving the 2001 ford explorer sport trac, driver suffered a seizure. vehicle hit the post, then vehicle shot across 2 lanes of traffic at approximately 30 mph hitting a tree head on. the air bags did not deploy. vehicle burst into flames. if passer bys did not pull driver from vehicle, driver would have died. vehicle had approximately 25,000 miles on it. driver suffered broken back. vehicle totaled. damage to tree, wall, house. *la |