Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1996

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001042595 Incident Date: Jan, 31 2001
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FASP15J0TW Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 13 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Three seat belts of 5 in my 1996 ford escort do not work. the springs of the shoulder harness of the two rear seat belts do not work. the escort was under warranty but ford refused to fix without substantial cost for the parts because seat belts were no longer covered. the front driver side shoulder harness motor does not work properly, causing the shoulder harness to not be in a safe position. no injuries at this point. if there was an accident passengers and driver would not be adequately protected by seat belts. incident date below is approximate date rear seat belts failed. *jb