Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007123695 Incident Date: Jul, 09 2007
Consumer's City: BARRINGTON Consumer's State: RI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 2005
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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 21 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 03 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Following a increasingly loudening 'ticking' noise, the engine ejected a spark plug, destroying other components in the engine bay and rendering the entire engine useless. shrapnel from the exploded plug entered the cylinder causing extensive damage. force of plug ejection destroyed threads on cylinder head. *jb