Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003244630 Incident Date: Sep, 20 2003
Consumer's City: WATERTOWN Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO 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#: 3FALP15P3VR Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 06 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 14 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My 1997 escort not only had defective airbag deployment but caught on fire. my vehicle is a total loss. how rare is this occurance? ford is only willing to give me the trade in value for my vehicle not the replacement cost. seems like the consumer is the loser again. i was never notified of this recall. my daughter was driving the car and could have been killed when the bags deployed and the dash was already on fire. the fire was so severe it shattered the windshield and melted the entire dash. *la