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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 |