Complaint 1389710
2006 FORD EXPLORER • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) • incident Dec 3, 2016
- Complaint ID
- 1389710
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2006
- Component
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- Incident Date
- Dec 3, 2016
- Date Received
- Jul 6, 2017
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Owner Narrative
THE CAR WAS SOLD WITH LIMITED WARRANTY, USED, BUT HAD WRITTEN COLD START ISSUE. THE VEHICLE GETS WARM IF WARM OUTSIDE AND WILL JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME. RIDING DOWN INTERSTATE, WILL LOSE POWER THEN SHUT OFF AND LEAVE YOU WITH NO POWER STEERING TO CONTROL VEHICLE GOING HIGH SPEEDS, WILL SHUT OFF IN TOWN MULTIPLE TIMES UPWARD OF A DOZEN OR MORE TIMES WHILE DRIVING, 1ST SHOP SENT TO SAID COULDN'T FIND ISSUE SECOND THEY SENT ME TOO SAID COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACING. EITHER WAY I NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED IT WITHOUT IT BEING DONE HAD U KNOWN, MY FIANCE IS SMALL AND NO WAY SHE COULD HANDLE THE VEHICLE IF SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IF NOT REPAIRED AND LOOKED INTO MORE CLOSELY.
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