| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005030331 | Incident Date: Jul, 04 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ESCONDIDO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU32P9VZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 24 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving on the i15 interstate freeway and making a merge onto california state hiighway 78 in heavy traffic the accelerator peddle bracket broke away from the engine firewall where it had been spot welded. after several near collisions, i managed to pull off of the freeway. upon close inspection i saw that the spot welds holding the bracket to the engine firewall had failed, allowing the bracket to pull away from support rendering the accelerator peddle useless. as of today, 7/25/2005, i have not yet reported the incident to ford motor company as i wanted to find out if similar incidents on the 1997 ford explorer have been reported. |
