Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033617 Incident Date: Aug, 04 2005
Consumer's City: MANITOWOC Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN 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#: 1FMDU34X9VU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 10 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 14 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Over rough pavement or entering ramped driveways at an angle, vehicle rocked side-to-side more than normal, with an occasional "clunk". inspection revealed a bolt holding the anti-roll bar to the upper control arm had rusted and failed, rendering the anti-roll bar non-functional. given the propensity of this type of vehicle to roll over if driven improperly, this failure increases the risk / decreases the rollover threshold. *nm