| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005068315 | Incident Date: Feb, 01 2005 |
| Consumer's City: POTOMAC | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU35P8TZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 14 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 29 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The air conditioning blend door on my car is stuck and will not defrost the windshield even on cold winter and ice days, including during ice storms. this is a huge safety issue because we cannot get the ice off the windshield. we have been trying to get this problem resolved and fixed by ford motor company for a long time now with no results. now that its summer, the blend door is stuck on hot and its only blowing completely hot air - this is due to a known design and material defect with the blend door and has been reported by thousands of owners for all 1995 - 1999 ford explorers and still ford refuses to fix it and to provide coverage to its consumers to fix it. in the winters this is a very serious safety issue because of the car's inability to defrost/defog the windshield. *jb |
