Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004011719 Incident Date: Jan, 31 2004
Consumer's City: SKILLMAN Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMZA5149WB Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 19 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Paint began peeling off liftgate, roof and side door in medium to large size strips and has continued to worsen, revealing the white primer below. there is a defect with the paint adhesive. the contrast in tone between the dark blue paint and large uneven patches of white primer is distracting to other drivers, since it looks so odd, and has potential to cause an accident. the entire mini-van needs to be repainted. i note that 4 of the total of 6 complaints of structural defects reported to nhtsa to date for this vehicle make, model and year , not including this one, are also for peeling paint on upper surfaces. this is obviously a manufacturer's defect and should be corrected. (incident date only indicates the time around when i first observed the problem.)*ak