| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007105051 | Incident Date: May, 04 2007 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU63W92Z | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 07 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 28 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: After coming to a complete stop in a local neighborhood attempted to shift the vehicle into park as my wife exited the vehicle. the shift lever broke inside the steering column with the transmission in reverse. i was able to manually shift the linkage on the side of the transmission using a pair of pliers while the emergency brake was set, and my wife applied the brakes. the vehicle was then driven to the local ford dealer, where i was informed that the entire steering column would need to be replaced at a cost of $1200.00. this vehicle was bought new in 2001 and has only 58,000 miles. it has not been abused in any manner. there was no warning whatsoever that there was any type of a problem. surely, this was a manufacturing defect that ford will probably deny.*ak |
