Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000249021 Incident Date: Feb, 24 2000
Consumer's City: NORTHAMPTON Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAFP11351R Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 03 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 24 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1 week after driving the vehicle it ran rough when the heater or air wass on. the steering wheel shakes and the tachometer continually moves up and down from less then 1rmp to 2 rmp. runs really rough doesn't want to drive. feels like a very old car. the clutch is funny. the car is a lemon!!!! i took the vehicle to the dealer approx. 4 times. last time they told me that the arrow setting on the heater takes more of a draw on the engine how stupid was this answer. the other scenario they gave me was the gas i was using. what year are we in? *nlm