| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005040462 | Incident Date: Sep, 06 2005 |
| Consumer's City: KISSEE MILLS | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU34X5TU | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 09 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 96 ford explorer and was told by co-workers that a defective part had been recalled in the 2000 model f-150 that part was the cruise control switch that was located in front of the brake fluid housing, it was a live wire even though the engine was off and the key was not in the ignition, if for any reason there was a spark or short that wire would cause the car to explode. i noticed that i had a leak around a part in my ford explorer that was in front of my brake fluid housing and when i went to the ford dealer to find out what the leak was from the mechanic told me that i had that same part that was being recalled in the f-150. the part only cost 18.00 dollars to replace but the point that i'm making is how would i have explained to my family why my car exploded when i would of had no idea what was wrong. i would like to put a word out to all the explorer owners around the world to have there cruise control switches check or replace so that they don't have a unpleasant visit to the ford repair place to find out that they could of not come back the next morning. *jb |
