Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004280731 Incident Date: May, 21 2004
Consumer's City: ARLINGTON Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU34E8VZ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 23 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 18 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While pulling out into traffic, accelerator pedal broke away from the firewall. was able to roll over to shoulder. i was able to reach under the dash and pulled on the pedal to drive. apparently the welds (3) failed (tore out). i repaired it by drilling out holes and screwing the bracket back to the firewall. *ak