| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004073354 | Incident Date: Nov, 25 2004 |
| Consumer's City: ATHENS | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU32E0WU | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 29 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 13 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Very heavy rattling in the engine of my 1998 explorer 4.0 sohc. took to local ford dealer, they claimed characteristics of the motor, twice. some time later tensioners broke while driving and motor ceased. no cooperation offered on ford's part. had to replace engine out of pocket for ford's design flaw, which has been getting swept under the rug for years now. one month after the replacement ford offered to fix others, if found before 75k miles, etc. too late for me. how many failures have occurred? what if this failure had of occurred at highway speed, instead of idle speed. check the figures on this problem, it's scary, and ford is pitiful. *jb |
