| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003214279 | Incident Date: May, 20 2003 |
| Consumer's City: COLUMBUS | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCORT | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:rear:springs:coil springs |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3FALP15P4VR | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 20 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 27 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I bought a 1997 ford escort wagon new and love it and has only 30000 miles on it. recently i had a problem with steering the vehicle so i had it checked out at an auto repair shop. the mechanic told me i needed new tie rod ends and both rear coil springs were broken. as i do not drive this vehicle hard and do not haul anything except my puppy and groceries, i had a hard time believing this. so i took it to another garage and another mechanic told me the same thing and showed it to me. i am no longer driving this vehicle as it is unsafe and this vehicle should be placed on a recall list and fixed by ford free of charge. neither me or my husband have ever had this happen and we feel that definitely this has to be a factory defect. please advise me as soon as possible what to do about this defective vehicle so that i can know which direction to pursue this matter, a.e., newspapers, tv stations, etc. thanks for your help. *jb |
