Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / E SERIES / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005023826 Incident Date: Jun, 07 2005
Consumer's City: PITTSBURGH Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: E SERIES Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:brake fluid low warning: lamp
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDLE40F8VH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 09 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 10 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was aware of a problem with the ford brake pressure switch starting fires in explores and rangers i believe. our company owns 17 econoline chassis vehicles at this division. i was just concerned when i found a blown fuse in the 4-way flasher circuit of our 97 e-super duty van. which this circuit also contains the brake pressure switch. when reinstalling the fuse the brake pressure switch started to smoke and get hot enough to get the brake fluid to its flash point. the brake fluid proceeded to smoke and push its way past the switch. no damage was done other than a new switch. iwas just concerned that the fuse did not blow and if i was not the the vehicle would have caught fire.