Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FORD TRUCK / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005011886 Incident Date: Mar, 21 2005
Consumer's City: STERLING HEIGHTS Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FORD TRUCK Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Wheels:rim
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 21 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 17 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: All 4 rims on my 2003 ford explorer limited had severe corrosion around the lugs: nuts area. clearly a major design / quality issue that could lead to rim performance issues. ford replaced the rims under my bumper to bumper warrenty, however the exact rims were placed back on the vehicle. ford uses a newer rim on later model explorer limited models, clearly they changed vendors.*ak