Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003212138 Incident Date: Apr, 06 2003
Consumer's City: LITTLE ELM Consumer's State: TX
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: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP13PXVW Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 20 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 consumer received a recall notice 02v323000 which was remedied on 4-6-03, however on 4-7-03, while driving, there was a "burning" smell and smoke coming the from dashboard area. the consumer pulled over and when he returned for vehicle the next day, it caught fire due to a coolant leak onto the airbag frontal control module. *jb