Issue ID | 848409 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10389739 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | EXPLORER |
Model Year | 2006 |
File date | 11/12/10 |
Component | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford explorer eddie bauer. While driving approximately 10-60 mph, the vehicle began to jerk abnormally. The vehicle would also overheat sporadically and the rear windshield wipers would not operate. The vehicle was taken to a local transmission specialist where they rebuilt the transmission and attempted to repair the rear windshield wipers but to no avail. The failure persisted and the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for the failures. The dealer made repairs to the cooling system but was unable to disable the rear windshield wipers to make repairs. The failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 04/25/11 *bf updated 1/13/2012 *ln |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 100000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
City and State | DURHAM, NC |
VIN pattern | 1FMEU74E46ZXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | |
No. of fatalities | |
Date of purchase | 01/01/08 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
Drive train type | |
Transmission type | |
Vehicle speed | 10 |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | CAPITAL FORD |
Dealer's telephone number | 1-800-849-3166 |
Dealer's city | RALEIGH |
Dealer's state code | NC |
Dealer's ZIP code | 27616 |