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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005041881 | Incident Date: Sep, 27 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SANTA MARIA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: RANGER | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTYR14X0XP | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 07 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 14 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I had a 1999 ford ranger with a 4.0 liter engine a v-6, it started running rough at 95,000 miles. i took it in to the dealer to be repaired. the next day i was told there was water in # 4 cylinder. they took both heads off and i was told that both heads had cracks in them i went to look for myself i verified that both heads were cracked in the same location a crack on # 4 cylinder and a crack on # 1 cylinder. i was then shown a cracked head off a ford explorer with a 4.0 liter engine same crack same location. this is a manufacturing defect since all the cracks are in the same location and ford already has redesigned the cylinder heads. this cost me almost $4,000. *jb |
