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2000 FORD EXPLORER — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH

crash1 injured · 460517 · 2004-03-14

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
Miles at failure
35,401
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

*NOTE* PROBLEMS AROSE WHEN VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT* VEHICLE BUCKS WHILE IN OD. ALSO VEHICLE MAKES A TICKING/HISSING NOISE. DEALER CANNOT LOCATE NOISE. OD LIGHT FLASHES. REAR RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN FROM INSIDE, CONSUMER MUST PULL LATCH TO EXTREME POINT TO OPEN, ALSO WHEN OPEN, AFTER CLOSED DOME AND DOOR AJAR LIGHTS STAY ON. FORD REFUSES TO FIX. LIGHTER WHILE IN USE WAS PUSHED THROUGH DASH, UNIT AND ALL. PLASTICS MELTED. VEHICLE ALSO GETS 7 MPG HIGHWAY, BUT IS SUPPOSED TO GET 14. EFI CLEANED, HIGHER GRADE FUEL USED, ECT. AND STLL GETS BAD MILEAGE. - UPDATE- TRANSMISSION BUCKING CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT PARKED CAR BEHIND VEHICLE WHEN ACCELARATOR STUCK. SHOULDER DISLOCATED. REAR ENTERTAINMENT HEADPHONE JACK 1 BROKEN WHEN BOUGHT, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE. ON OCCASION WHILE TURN SIGNALS ARE IN USE, SMOKE OMITTS FROM HAZARD SWITCH ON STEERING CONSOLE. VEHICLE'S REAR WIPER ARM SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE IN USE. IF THIS IS THE BEST FORD CAN BUILD, HENRY FORD MUST BE SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE! *PR. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10062128
Machine
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