Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000128075 Incident Date: Sep, 10 2000
Consumer's City: GARY Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAFP13P5YR Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 14 2000 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Was driving vehicle approximately 40mph when air bags partially deployed. one on driver's side was in flames. then, passenger's side started to burn. no indications of air bag areas being hit or vehicle hitting anything when it happened. vehicle was a rental from enterprise.*ak the driver says some one hit him just before the airbag deployed. *yh