| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999037571 | Incident Date: Nov, 27 1999 |
| Consumer's City: ITHACA | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: RANGER | Model Year: 1995 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTCR10A4ST | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 12 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Windshield wipers -- beginning summer 1998 i experienced problem with my windshield wiper, dome light, and door chime coming on intermittently. in december 1998 the wipers stopped working so i brought the vehicle to maguire ford for repair. the wiper motor was replaced (obviously this intermittent on/off cycle burnt it out), as was a switch for the door. the features were trouble free (though the dome light still has problems) until 5/10/2000. on that day i started the vehicle during a rain storm, and the wipers would not work. i brought the vehicle back to maguire ford for repair. i was told the vehicle had been repaired, but when i started it the wipers still would not work. the vehicle is still in the shop and requires a part (costing ~$150). the mechanics at ford kept referring to "intermittent wiper" problems on other ford's, prompting me to check the "car talk" web site, which had a link to the nhtsa site. on this site i saw that many others have been having similar wiper/door chime/dome light problems. while on this site i noticed numerous instances where people had problems with their abs systems. on 11/28/99 while driving on i-81 just north of binghamton, ny i had a frightening experience with my brakes. a car cut closely in front of me, prompting me to apply my brakes with force, in order to prevent a collision. the brake on the front right-hand side lock, causing the truck to jerk to the right. i surprisingly was able to maintain control of the truck, but after another 30 miles of driving i began noticing a grinding sound in the area of the front right brake. i took the truck to midas and was told the the caliper on the front right brake broke and that something (the brake?) had seized. i paid for repairs and dismissed this incident until reading on the "car talk - nhtsa" link that many other have experienced a similar events with their brakes. the problem, it seems, is worthy of a recall. thanks for your help. *ak |
