Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006089065 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2006
Consumer's City: PRESTON HOLLOW Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 2003
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#: 1FMDU75W03U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 10 2006 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving the 2003 ford explorer it started to shake causing lose of steering and brakes. the left rear wheel the came off because the lugs had unscrewed. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who determined that the front differential had blown apart from the inside out. it appeared that the damage was caused by uneven tires and the 4x4 engaging and disengaging on its own. *ts *nm