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1.7

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
97,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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1996 Ford Explorer fuel system problems

fuel system problem

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1996 Ford Explorer Owner Comments

problem #2

Aug 102011

Explorer 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 194,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Ranger. The contact stated the straps to the gas tank rusted and broke causing the gas tank to drop tank dropped onto driveshaft causing fuel leakage. The vehicle had not been inspected. The failure mileage and current mileages were 194,000. Updated 09/29/2011

- Somonauk, IL, USA

problem #1

Mar 162001

Explorer

  • miles
A strong smell of fuel inside of vehicle. Driver has to roll down windowsbecause fumes make consumer sick.

- Roseville, CA, USA

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