Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003204481 Incident Date: Mar, 04 2003
Consumer's City: BOUSE Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP13P6VW Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 04 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The air bag experienced an electrical short as a result of water contamination to the integrated air bag monitor. consumer then received recall 0 2 v 32 3000 regarding that specific defect. the manufacturer refused to repair air bag even though it may deploy without warning. manufacturer advised they will only install the shield to protect monitor from liquid contamination. *jb