Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004260547 Incident Date: Feb, 15 2004
Consumer's City: POTTERVILLE Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FASP11J0TW Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 16 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 21 1996
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tie rod failure on the left side. the tie rods on both sides were replaced about 3 years ago. when taken in to the shop they found the right side was very bad also. this car has 59,000 miles. the failure happened while driving. pretty scarry stuff...*jb