| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003111140 | Incident Date: Jan, 27 2003 |
| Consumer's City: JACKSONVILLE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCORT | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:horn |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP13P7VW | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While parked horn went off on its own. owner had taken fuse out to stop horn from blowing. spoke to dealer & informed small plastic piece had worn away between horn & air bag module. it needed to be replaced. seems to be a very common problem and was obviously a hazard (could possibly prematurely activate or fail to activate the airbag). no solution for this problem has been address by the manufature to my knowledge! outside temperature is not a factor at all, occurs on hot, cold or rainy days. *ak |
