| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093245 | Incident Date: Jan, 15 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BAKER | Consumer's State: FL |
| 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:windshield wiper/washer |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU34X3TU | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 26 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 05 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Front windshield wipers fail to operate during wet/raining weather. the condition is intermittent, ie most wet conditions cause this 'lock-up' condition. turning ignition off-and-on again in attempt to reset function does not work. in addition the interior lights, rear wiper, all power windows, and 4-wheel drive functions fail. the dealership ended up replacing the, you guessed it, gem module - the same one cited in the recall for other year vehicles. there is a recall (number 00v072000) for a similar problem on the same vehicle make and model but for years 1999 and 2000. this is a 1996 ford explorer 4x4 and has exhibited this problem for several years now, only recently was the dealership able to determine that the gem module was the apparent culprit. *nm |
