| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298185 | Incident Date: Sep, 09 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MUSKEGO | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU34E5XZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Air bag lamp would light intermitently. (9/10/04 took to dealer. lite is now out.) dealer traced to a wiring harness that needs to be replaced. at present this vehicle only has 67,617 miles. dealer stated that this maybe corrision of contacts. sounds like a design problem. 9/12/2004 lite is back on steady. research has shown that ford had a similar problem with the mercury mystic. ([nhtsa recall no. 99v243/ford recall no. 99s23]. could this be the same wiring harness that was installed in some early production explorers, but escape this recall and now the consumers are stuck footing the bill? going back to dealer today (9/13/2004) for repairs. estimated repair costs $300.00.*ak |
