Complaint 1583862
2008 FORD EXPLORER • UNKNOWN OR OTHER • incident Jun 4, 2019
- Complaint ID
- 1583862
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Incident Date
- Jun 4, 2019
- Date Received
- Jul 13, 2019
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner Narrative
MY FRIEND LET ME USE HIS VEHICLE BUT HE ALTERED IT AND IT IS MALFUNCTIONING . HE EXPLAINS AS IF WHEN I DON'T "BEHAVE" I HAVE REPERCUSSIONS. HE HAS ALTERED THE VEHICLE TREMENDOUSLY. IF WE GET AN ARGUMENT HE WILL TELL ME I HAVE X AMOUNT OF DAYS AND IN THOSE EXACT X AMOUNT OF DAYS THE CAR ENDS UP MESSING UP AND STOPPING. I WAS DRIVING FROM THE HOSPITAL ONE DAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND HE TOLD ME BECAUSE ITS HIS VEHICLE THAT HE WILL FIX IT HIM SELF. HE IS A CHEMICAL ENGINEER NOT A LICENSED MECHANIC TO TOUCH THE OBD ON THE CAR. HE CLAIMS HE IS BETTER THAN GENERAL MOTORS.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.