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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004287490 | Incident Date: Jul, 04 2004 |
Consumer's City: SEABROOK | Consumer's State: TX |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | 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:filler pipe and cap |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 05 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Smell of gasoline initially noted. appearance of gasoline under vehicle following filling of tank prompted investigation of source of gasoline smell and leak. *nm no consequences resulted from leakage of gasoline. source of gasoline smell/leak was traced to deteriorated hose between filler pipe and gasoline tank. hose had become brittle and cracked near connection to gasoline tank. hose was replaced with standard fuel hose purchased from retail parts store. hose that was removed is available. |