Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285104 Incident Date: Jun, 19 2004
Consumer's City: MARINE Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:rear:springs
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAFP15P8XR Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 17 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Both rear springs broke on a 1999 ford escort wagon with 102000 miles providing very dangerous handling situation. this is a very well known problem with this car and is due to poor design.*ak