1996 FORD EXPLORER — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 FORD EXPLORER — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Start: 2005-03-27

2 injured · 528265 · 2005-03-28

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure: 79,000

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK PROPERLY, TRAPPING THE DRIVER AND CHILD IN THE VEHICLE. PRESSING THE 'UNLOCK' BUTTON DOES NOTHING. SO FAR, THE FORD DEALER WANTS AROUND $400 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND SAYS IT IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10115953
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown