| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005028686 | Incident Date: Jul, 11 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SAN DIEGO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: FORD | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU64KX3Z | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 12 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 14 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased the 2003 explorer in nov 2003. on 6/16/04, 8/17/04,and finally on 8/20/04, i complained regarding the fuel guage not registering a full tank. ford finally replaced fuel tank. on dec 10, 2004, i brought the car in because when going from park to reverse, a whining and clunking noice could be heard. also, because sometimes the car doesn't start. at first ford claimed nothing was wrong regarding the clunking. i then reminded them about the recalls being discussed in the news regarding the 2004 models. then they replaced something called a soleonid. the start problem still exists and so does the clunking noise. this was covered under the warranty. yesterday, it accellerated while my foot was on the break, form reverse to drive. luckily, there was nothing in front of me. my husband, while driving the car, has experienced this several times as he is changing from reverse to drive. the news just described another ford problem regarding accelleration. i think this is what is affecting my car. |
