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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004011451 | Incident Date: Dec, 10 2004 |
| Consumer's City: NEVADA | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCORT | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP10P3XW | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 15 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 19 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On 12-11-04 while returning home from work, i heard a loud noise coming from the engine and the car stalled. at first i though it was the timing belt. i took the car to a local shop who said that the timing belt had been stretched and had actually skipped gears. they replaced the timing belt and upon starting the vehicle, they heard a loud noise from the engine. they removed the spark plugs to find that the #4 plug had been broken due to an impact from the engine. after contacting the spark plug manufactuer, they said that this was a known problem with ford 2.0 engines manufacturered between 1991 and 2000. ford used a powdered metal valve seal instead of a stainless steel one which over time breaks apart and falls into the engine damaging the engine. as a result, the engine must be replaced.*ak |
