Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / AIR BAG SWITCH / 9999

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049493	Incident Date: Nov, 22 2005
Consumer's City: BUCHANAN	Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO	Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: AIR BAG SWITCH	Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Equipment
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU70E81U	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 12 2005	Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: Jun, 05 2005
Was Original Owner: No	Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: 2001 ford explorer sport 4x4 has 2-3 shift failure causing car engine rpm to rise severely without shifting transmission into 3rd gear. this first happened while getting on the highway leaving me hopelessly in the right lane as traffic rapidly approached from behind, i was fortunate to be able to get onto the shoulder. i have come to find out today that this has been and continues to be a well known problem by ford for years which has yet to be addressed! there is even a tech service bulletin for this problem! besides ripping off consumers for outrages recurring repair costs, this is a real safety issue. is it going to take someone getting severely hurt before something is done. *nm