| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007095993 | Incident Date: Feb, 19 2007 |
| Consumer's City: MECHANICSVILLE | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:torque converter |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU73W33Z | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 20 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 27 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 2003 ford explorer with 51,000 miles. on 2/13/2007 o/d light started flashing and service transmission message appeared in message center. took to an independent service shop and was told it was probably the torque converter. had it transferred to a transmission shop where they removed the transmission pan and found metal shavings. they said it is the torque converter and i will need a partial or full rebuild, they will not be sure until they remove the transmission. they also mentioned they have seen this in multiple vehicles and have had to replace a large number of explorer transmissions for similar problems. *jb |
