Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003223297 Incident Date: Jun, 02 2003
Consumer's City: WILLIS Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FASP13J8SR Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 31 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: There was a gas leak where the gas tank was mounted to the vehicle on the front. the driver was unable to fill the gas tank. the cause of the leak was unknown. *ak the gas tank leaked through a crack in the hard plastic which was used to secure the mount of the heat shield and cover to the plastic tank which was hot welded to the softer plastic tank and over time the stress on the mount caused the crack. the consumer smelled gas for three years. ford stated the vehicle identification number # wasn't included in the recall (#97v144000). *scc *jb