Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPLORER SPORT TRAC / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007101494 | Incident Date: Mar, 16 2007 |
| Consumer's City: WAYNESBORO | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT TRAC | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU77E91U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 12 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer sport tract with a failure mileage of 84,000 miles. the contact was driving under wet conditions at about 35 mph when the vehicle made a hard jerk and then lost power. the contact tried to restart the vehicle, but it would not turn over. the vehicle was taken to the mechanic, who found that there was water in the engine and the timing gear had failed. the contact had been to the dealer several times about this problem before the failure happened. the contact had the engine replaced, and found that the engine's failure was due to recall 00m12 concerning the timing chain of which nhtsa had no record. *ak the consumer states that even though the truck is a 2001, it should be listed on the recall because it was manufactured in august 2000. the consumer has provided the repair invoice. update 05/04/07*tr |