Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1999

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003038423 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2003
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAFP15P5XR Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 28 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: 1999 ford escort. the consumer stated the gear shifter malfunctioned. it did not go into 2 or 1 gear. the vehicle was fixed last year on august 3, 2004. the dealership was contacted, and they stated these gears should not be used. the entire shifter assembly will need to replaced at this time. the problem started approximately two years ago, it started shifting hard. this caused something in the mechanism to bend. the remedy did not last a year. this problem was happening all of the time.*ak