Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000082441 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: ISABELA Consumer's State: PR
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FASP15J2TW Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 14 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Several months after purchase the vehicle started making this popping or cracking sound at low speeds and on side to side movements and on uneven terrain. dealer has not found the cause but yet changed all shock absorbers and finally informed me it was design flaw for 96 models - chassis and body - will send me a bulletin but never received one. the noise persist and much louder.