Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPLORER SPORT TRAC / 1997

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004255412 | Incident Date: Jan, 06 2004 |
Consumer's City: VERADALE | Consumer's State: WA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT TRAC | Model Year: 1997 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMCU24E5VU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 15 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 24 1997 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 1997 ford explorer sport and it is down for the second time with a timing chain problem. the first was when i bought the used vehicle in 1999 from a car lot in lynnwood, wa it had 49,000 miles on it and it need the timing chain assembly replaced. now 4 years later it is sitting at a shop needing a second timing chain assembly replaced. it seems very odd that this would occur twice with a vehicle in its life time. the vehicle originated from canada in 1996, so i am not sure if it had the correct mileage when i purchased this vehicle. the bill is minimum $4500.00 and the vehicle is only worth like $6000.00 in working order. very disappointed in ford products, they are not built to last. *cb |