| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 997020898 | Incident Date: Apr, 01 1997 |
| Consumer's City: JAMESTOWN | Consumer's State: ND |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU34E9VZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 18 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 24 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1997 ford explorer lower ball joints on explorer, both sides, left and right, had a clunk when going over dips in road. ford did not find the problem. the problem was there from new, i have 57,000 miles on the explorer. the problem was found at firestone when rotating the tires and getting ready for a front end alinement. i was told that the ball joints were bad on both sides . nothing has been done. i talked to ford, they say the warranty is gone and will do nothing, but will turn it over to the engineers |
