NHTSA Complaint #10143658 — 2003 FORD EXPLORER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10143658
Vehicle	2003 FORD EXPLORER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	October 25, 2005
Date Filed	November 25, 2005
Mileage	27,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MA

Consumer Description

2003 FORD EXPLORER XLT STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED/REPLACED TRANSMISSION MAIN CONTROL VALVE TWICE; REPROGRAMMED/RECALIBRATED THE PCM TWICE; REPAIRED/REPLACED TRANSMISSION SOLENOID VALVE; REPLACED FUSE RELAYS; TESTED FUEL PRESSURE AND DID NUMEROUS OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST. STALLING PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 6 PLUS TIMES SINCE MARCH 05 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

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