| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110061 | Incident Date: Jun, 26 2007 |
| Consumer's City: OMAHA | Consumer's State: NE |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU74W63U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 26 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 21 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: When we starte d our car for the first time after it had sat at an airport parking lot for a week, we heard a ticking noise upon start up ouf our vehicle (2003 ford explorer eddie bauer with v8 engine). upon taking it to a repair shop they stated the noise is coming from the value guard area in the would need to replace both cylinder heads (per ford need to replace both & cannot replace just one). the cost of this repair would be $4,000.00. upon further research, it appears that this is a common problem for our model & year. with all the other problems we have had to pay out of pocket for, it would be nice to have ford look into this issue and possible have a recall. thank you. |
