Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1991

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001070840 Incident Date: Mar, 14 2001
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1991
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAPP11J9MW Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 10 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I also have another 1991 escort with the same problem with the fuel pumpand wiring.both cars wires shorted where the wires go through the sending unit into the tank.there was evidence of arcing on the inside of the fueltank next to the fuelpump,why the fueltank didn't explode is beyond me.the ground wires were burned all the way under the dash, most of the items of the car don't work now . oth cars fuelpumps shorted out where the wires go through