Complaint 1388108
2008 FORD EXPLORER • UNKNOWN OR OTHER • incident Apr 6, 2017
- Complaint ID
- 1388108
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Incident Date
- Apr 6, 2017
- Date Received
- Jun 28, 2017
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner Narrative
WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IT CAME FROM NOWHERE. I WAS DRIVING AS NORMAL THEN THERE WAS AN INITIAL LOSS OF POWER AS I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AN UNFAMILIAR ORANGE WRENCH WERE NOW ILLUMINATED. SEEMING AS I HAD NO POWER I CAUTIOUSLY GUIDED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE EXPRESSWAY. SINCE THEN I'VE TRIED HAVING THE PROBLEM FIXED TO NO AVAIL, BECAUSE IT'S INTERMITTENT AND FORD THEMSELVES HAVE NO REMEDY. ALSO, TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO CONTACT FORD TO BE TOLD THE VEHICLE IS PAST WARRANTY SO GO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE AND STILL OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.