Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003278463 Incident Date: Aug, 14 2003
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: UN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU34X4VZ 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: Transfer case failed with no apparent problems. when taken apart by tech. it looked perfectly fine. must have complete replace of transfer case, can't just change parts. msn auto-tecs brings up a number of mechanics who found same problems. ford has built better after market replacement but never notified anyone of this problem. some mechanics say that customers have brought in with this problem and they have never engaged their 4x4.