Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / RANGER / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006057706 Incident Date: Feb, 13 2006
Consumer's City: SHREWSBURY Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: RANGER Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTYR10U14T Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 28 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 09 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My 2004 ford ranger pickup has 45,265 miles on the odometer. i brought the vehicle to the local ford dealership to get brake work done plus another issue as outlined in nhtsa complaint/confirmation#10151518. i was trying to get my vehicle an inspection sticker for the state of massachusetts as well. i was told that i need new lower ball joints pn#f87z-3050-ba in order to get my sticker. my vehicle is a 2004, with 45.264 miles of highway and secondary road usage only! no off road or severe usage at all! ball joint replacement and required front-end alignment cost me over $430.00! i have the bad ball joints in my possession. vehicle is driven by me daily, to and from work only!*jb