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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004269886 | Incident Date: Feb, 25 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SOUTHAMPTON | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU34E2VZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 07 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 01 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Ford did not apply nhtsa recall 98v060 properly to my 1997 ford explorer vin [xxx]. the do not ground warning was applied to the incorrect bracket. when i attempted to jump start the vehicle, i used the fuel line bracket since there was no warning label. the braided fuel line covers overheated and melted the fuel line resulting in a significant leakage of fuel when the engine was running. the vehicle had to be towed. ford claims the recall was done properly. i have photographs which show it was not done properly. i believe that this poses a serious risk to the 300, 000+ vehicles that had this recall done. summary 1.the warning label was not attached to the correct bracket when the vehicle was serviced per the recall 2.there is no label in the engine compartment indicating that the revised alternator bolt is a jump start ground location 3.fords position is that the repairs were done properly. my contention is that they were not done properly. 4.this situation poses an imminent danger to drivers, passengers and bystanders. 5.there are still significant numbers of these vehicles on the road. 6.ford should provide a label indicating that the alternator bolt is a ground location and they should check vehicles that were subject to this recall to ensure that the labels were properly applied. *ak updated 07/30/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) |
