Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPLORER SPORT / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006057121 | Incident Date: Feb, 22 2006 |
| Consumer's City: TAYLORSVILLE | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU60E21U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 22 2006 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle is equipped with a button to push to place the vehicle into overdrive. however, it goes into overdrive on its own causing the vehicle to jerk badly. it is an intermittent problem that occurs during cold weather. to disengage the overdrive, the vehicle must be turned off and restarted. the dealership was consulted. during cold weather when the vehicle is in overdrive it goes out of overdrive and jerks. the vehicle, speed and rpms drop, and overdrive off light flashes. contact had to pull off the roadway and turn vehicle off and restart for vehicle to start inoverdrive as normal. contact came close to being rear ended. the vehicle would remain in overdrive unless the contact clicked button on shift column to take it out of overdrive or if in overdrive to resume back to overdrive. took vehicle to dealer, who claimed there was no recall, but did advise had similar problems with other consumers. contacted ford motor company, and was told there wa sno recall and could not do anything. *ak |