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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005018112 | Incident Date: Apr, 01 2005 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: DE |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:stabilizer bar |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU34E8VZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 04 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Consumer heard noise on driver's side wheel and front stabilizer bar broke. consumer called the dealer, and ford was told consumer's vehicle was not included in recall due to vin number. other vehicles of same year were recalled. contact felt this vehicle should have been recalled.*ak at low speed vehicle was responding normally but at increased speed vehicle becomes unstable for a short instance. consumer could not continue to drive unsafely, so consumer purchased two new stabilizer links from ford dealership for $22. mechanic replaced both of them for an additional $40. consumer feels that this incident is unfortunate for the ford company not to stand behind their vehicles because the links are not moving parts of the vehicle and should last a lifetime. *sb *nm |
