| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004314416 | Incident Date: Dec, 14 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MADISON | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCORT | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAFP15P5XR | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 21 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 28 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1999 ford escort, 5 speed manual transmission, station wagon: oil leaked through the camshaft bolts into the manual clutch assembly, causing it to gum up and eventually fail to disengage the transmission. symptoms included the car lurching forward when starting the engine with the clutch fully depressed, and a thumping sound when the clutch was depressed while driving. the clutch was replaced at owner's expense by kayser ford in madison wi; unclear what was done with the old parts.*jb |
