Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / AEROSTAR / 1987

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 989076150 Incident Date: Apr, 23 1989
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: AEROSTAR Model Year: 1987
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMCA11U1HZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 18 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1987
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Original filler neck grommet and seal replaced at our expense in 4/89- reimbursed by dealer in 1990. second failure occurred 6/97, and parts replaced at our expense with no reimbursement. third failure occurred 11/26/98-have not yet notified dealer. noticeable when fuel tank is filled at 15gallons or more, gas runs down over bottom of tank onto ground. same situation as happened in 1989 and 1997. feel this is a safety issue and we should not be expected to continually pay for ford's negligence in producing defective parts. also replaced both inner and outer tie rods.