Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007103964 Incident Date: Jan, 12 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU74K13Z Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 29 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 27 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. after installing two new tires on the front of the vehicle the contact heard a thumping sound while driving. the dealer stated that the sound was caused by the difference in tread between the new tires and older rear tires, causing the front differential and transfer case to fail. the current and failure mileages were 96,000.*ak