Complaint 1675440
2007 FORD EXPLORER • POWER TRAIN • incident Jul 8, 2020
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1675440
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2007
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Jul 8, 2020
- Date Received
- Jul 8, 2020
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON THE THE HIGHWAY ON RAMP THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO ACCELERATE AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SCANNED 16 TRANSMISSION OBD CODES CAME UP. THE CAUSE OF THE CODES WAS A CORRODED CONNECTOR GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT CORRODED FROM WATER INTRUSION FROM WATER LEAKING FROM THE A/C DRAIN ONTO THE TRANSMISSION ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO GET FIXED AND PAID BY FORD FOR POOR ENGINEERING.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.