Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039696 Incident Date: Feb, 01 2005
Consumer's City: FLINT Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 1996
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#: 1FMDU34X0TZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 21 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the vehicle started on february 2, 2005 took it to the dealer, and they said the water pump went out, but did not replace it. also, there was a radiator leak. they did not replace anything. when putting the vehicle into gear the truck will jerk. ford said this was the way it was suppose to drive. took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, they said it was the transmission. the independent mechanic could tell it was not hooked up properly. now the independent mechanic stated this was why the vehicle was torn up due to the way ford had the consumer drive the vehicle.*ak