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Complaint 1086610

1998 FORD EXPLORER • ENGINE • incident Jul 12, 2014

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1086610
Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Model Year
1998
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Jul 12, 2014
Date Received
Jul 15, 2014
Data As Of
Aug 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THE TIMING BELT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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