Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003202130 Incident Date: Feb, 19 2003
Consumer's City: CHARLOTTE Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAFP13P71R Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 20 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 24 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2001 escort. bought in fall from hertz. have had new platnum plugs installed. but car continues to cut off when leaving from a stopped positon such as a stop sign, light, and left turn lane. cut off 2 days ago when starting from a stop sign. had plenty of time from on comming cars. stalled in hwy and a tractor trailer truck had to brake and i almost lost my life. did same thing several days ago from a left turn lane. went to young ford about it running rough and stalling. ser mgr stated they do that and that is the reason they stopped making them. have had trouble sinc i bought it. you cant tell much about a car with a short demo ride. bought 9/25/02