Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FOCUS SVT / 2002

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043392 Incident Date: Oct, 09 2005
Consumer's City: ALEXANDRIA Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FOCUS SVT Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:horn
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAHP39582R Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 19 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 11 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1. most rain or snow (wet condition) driving causes partial or complete failures of horns 2. if car is drive in wet or snow conditions, the horns fail. this is a partial failure where horn are barely audible, or in heavy wet and cold ( freezing conditions) horns fail completely. in all cases to date, over time,( usually weeks ) horn returns to normal function during dry/and warm up periods. do date no consequences. (3) ford dealership has replaced horns 2 times (there is a ford service bulletin) however, has not changed the condition, it continues. old part kept by dealer. *jb