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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005095617 | Incident Date: Apr, 09 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HENDERSONVILLE | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: FREESTYLE | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDK06155G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 16 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 26 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a ford freestyle. since the first days i drove it, i cannot see the information lighted panels on the dash when outside light is normal brightness. these lighted letter panels should be made bright enough to read at a glance, so that you do not need to take your eyes off the road for long when you need the information. other cars, in the past, and now have panels that can be read easily enough. i believe accidents are being caused by people studying these dim panels and not watching the road at a critical time. i have placed a separate compass on the dash to help myself, for example, so that i don't have to try to see the lighted compass. ford made cars in years past that had readable panels. they should do so again. the service people at ford garages can do nothing to help this condition. sincerely, *jb |
