| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003277947 | Incident Date: Oct, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: MONROE | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: AEROSTAR | Model Year: 1988 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMCA11UXJZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: CAG |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Gas tank was recalled 12/98 under 98mo3. gas tank did develop cracks and was replaced by ford in 8/01. replacement gas tank developed cracks in 9/03. the local ford dealership that performed original warranty work states the replacement gas tank has failed because of manufacturer's defect. but ford refuses to replace gas tank again, even knowing their local dealership states this is a ford product defect. basically, ford realized it had a defective part (gas tank), offered a remedy to fix the defective part, but the remedy failed in the same way as the original defective part. ford says it is no longer their responsibility. |
